Musharraf Hussain | |
|---|---|
 Hussain in September 2021 | |
| Personal | |
| Born | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | British, Pakistani |
| Citizenship | Britain |
| Denomination | Sunni / Sufi |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Barelvi[ citation needed] / Islamic neo-traditionalism[ citation needed] |
| Known for | Religious scholar, writer, Quran translator |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar |
| Website | musharrafhussain.com |
Musharraf Hussain OBE DL [1] [2] is a British-Pakistani born scientist, educator and religious scholar in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.
Musharraf Hussain is the Chief Executive of the Karimia institute Nottingham, an author and the Chief Editor of The Invitation, a Muslim family magazine. [3] [4] Musharraf is also a senior trustee of Muslim Hands, an international charity working in over 50 countries. [5]
He trained and worked as a research scientist before becoming a full-time imam and an Islamic teacher. From 2000 to 2003, he was the vice-chairman of the Association of Muslim schools. [1] [6]
In September 2004, he and Daud Abdullah flew to Iraq, where they appealed to the captors to release British hostage Ken Bigley. [7] In 2005, Hussain received an honorary degree from Staffordshire University. [8]
In 2006, he was appointed by the Prime Minister to chair the UK-Indonesian Islamic advisory group, they were tasked to advise the government on countering radicalism and promoting mutual trust. [9] From 2008 to 2010, he was the chairman of the Christian Muslim forum. [10]
In 2019, he was awarded the 'Iman wa Amal' Special Award by The Muslim News for his translation of the Quran. [11]
| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Seven Steps to Moral Intelligence | Kube Publishing | ISBN 9781847740090 [12] |
| 2012 | Five Pillars: Laying the Foundations of Divine Love and Service to Humanity | ISBN 9781847740236 [13] | |
| 2014 | Seven Steps to Spiritual Intelligence | ISBN 9781847740786 [14] | |
| 2018 | The Majestic Quran: A plain English translation | Invitation Publishing | ISBN 9781902248660 [15] |
- ^ a b Council, Nottinghamshire County. "Dr Musharraf Hussain BSc, MA, PhD, Al-Azhari OBE, DL". Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Paris attacks: Muslims fast over 'senseless' deaths". BBC News. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "'Trusted' officials make plea". BBC News. 25 September 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
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^ Affairs, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World.
"Musharraf Hussain". berkleycenter.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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- ^ "Dr. Musharraf Hussain on translation of the Majestic Quran – Muslims on Fire". Poddtoppen (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "British Muslims seek hostage's release | CBC News". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Staffordshire University Autumn Awards Ceremony 2019" (PDF). staff.ac.uk. 25 November 2020.
- ^ "The Muslim News". archive.muslimnews.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ Institute, The Woolf (16 November 2020). "Dr Musharraf Hussain". The Woolf Institute. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Winners of The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2019". The Muslim News. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Hussain, Musharraf (2009). Seven steps to moral intelligence : based on Imam Ghazali's teachings. Markfield: Kube Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84774-009-0. OCLC 652044424.
- ^ Hussain, Musharraf (2011). Five pillars : Laying the foundations of divine love and service to humanity. Markfield: Kube Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84774-023-6. OCLC 820884234.
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^ Hussain, Musharraf (9 June 2015).
7 steps to spiritual intelligence : based on classical Islamic teachings. Markfield, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.
ISBN
978-1-84774-078-6.
OCLC
898329879.
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The majestic Quaran : a plain English translation. Hussain, Musharraf. Nottingham. 2018.
ISBN
978-1-902248-66-0.
OCLC
1053860115.
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