Israr Ahmed

Israr Ahmed ,( ), (April 26, 1932 – April 14, 2010) was a Pakistani Muslim religious scholar followed particularly in South Asia and also among the South Asian diaspora in the Middle East , Western Europe , and North America . Born in Hissar, (today's Haryana ) in India, the second son of a government servant, he is the founder of the Tanzeem-e-islami , an off-shoot of the Jamaat-e-Islami . He hosted a daily show on Peace TV , a 24 hours Islamic channel broadcast internationally, and until recently on ARY Qtv . His supporters describe him as having spent the "last forty years" actively engaged in "reviving the Qur'an -centered Islamic perennial philosophy and world-view" with "the ultimate objective of establishing a true Islamic State, or the System of Khilafah." Ahmed had been skeptical of the efficacy of "parliamentary politics of give-and-take" in establishing an "Islamic politico-socio-economic system" as implementing this system is a "revolutionary process". Controversy has accompanied statements he has made about Ali ibn Abu Talib, Jews and conflict with non-Muslims.

Israr Ahmed ( ; 26 April 1932 – 14 April 2010; Msc, MBBS ) was a prominent Pakistani Islamic theologian , philosopher , and one of the noted Islamic scholar followed particularly in South Asia as well as by the South Asian diaspora in the Middle East, Western Europe, and North America. He was the founder of the Tanzeem-e-Islami and an off-shoot activist of the rightist Jamaat-e-Islami . Ahmed wrote and published 60 books on the different aspects of Islam and religion, nine of which were translated into English. Prior to that, he was a television personality and daily hosted a religious show on Peace TV .

He was the founder of Tanzeem-e-Islami , an offshoot of the Jamaat-e-Islami .

Pakistani Islamic scholar (1932–2010) This article is about Pakistani Islamic Scholar. Israr Ahmad ( ; 26 April 1932 – 14 April 2010), was a Pakistani Islamic leader, and theologian . He developed a following in South Asia but also among some South Asian Muslims in the Middle East , Western Europe , and North America . He wrote around 60 books on Islam and Pakistan, of which twenty nine have been translated into several other languages, including in English, as of 2017. In 1956 he left the Jamaat-e-Islami , which had become involved in electoral politics, to found Tanzeem-e-Islami . Like many other Sunni Islamic activists/revivalists he preached that the teachings of the Qur'an and the Sunnah and divine law of Sharia must be implemented in all spheres of life, that the Caliphate must be restored as a true Islamic state, and that Western values and influences were a threat to Islam and Pakistan. He was also known for his belief that Pakistan, not Arab lands, should be the foundation for a new caliphate, that democratic governance was unislamic, and his opposition to Shi'i Islam .