Alfred Neville May Explained

Era:Modern era
Muhammad Haroon
Birth Name:Alfred Neville May
Birth Date:1944
Birth Place:Liverpool, England
Occupation:Islamic scholar, author
Other Names:Dr Muhammad Haroon
Citizenship:England
Education:PhD
Alma Mater:Cambridge[1]
Notable Works:Why I Accepted Islam[2]
Religion:Islam
Denomination:Sunni[3]
Jurisprudence:Hanafi
Movement:Barelvi
Main Interests:Sufism
Influences:Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi[4]
Hassan Raza Khan
Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri
Hamid Raza Khan
Ibrahim Raza Khan
Akhtar Raza Khan

Muhammad Haroon (1944–1998), born as Alfred Neville May,[2] was a British PhD Scholar of Cambridge University. He got his PhD degree in 1970.[1] The topic of his PhD Thesis was "The franchise in thirteenth century England, with special reference to the estates of the bishopric of Winchester".[1] [5] [6] [7] He converted to Islam from Christianity in 1988 when he was 44 years old.[8]

Alfred Neville May had been a communist during his teen-age years.[9]

Works

He wrote more than one dozen book about Islam after accepting Islam. The Raza Academy UK[10] published many of his works.[11] A few of the titles of those works are as follows:

  1. World Importance of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi 1994[4] [12]
  2. How to Achieve Muslim Unity [13] [14]
  3. A warning to Muslim about Hizb ut Tahrir [15]
  4. The Social Structure of Islam: The Nature of Society in Traditional Islam [16]
  5. The Surah Ya Sin [17]
  6. World Importance of Ghaus al Azam Hazrat Sheikh Muhyiddin Abdul Qadir Jilani 1995[18] [19] [20]
  7. Why I Accepted Islam 1990 [21] [22]
  8. Rule of Allah Alone: Sunni Islam's Answers to the Problems of the Modern World 1994 [3] [23]
  9. Reform Policy of Imam Ahmad Raza Barelvi 1997 [24]
  10. Islamic Concept of State 1997 [25]
  11. Islam and Women 1995 [26] [27]
  12. Islam and Punishment 1993 [28]
  13. Islam and Alcohol 1994 [29] [30] [31] Read it online here.[32]
  14. Importance of the 1912 Four-Point Programme of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi (Rahmatullahi Alaih) and How to Carry it Out 1996 [33] [34]
  15. Importance and Truth of the Quran 1994 [35] [36]
  16. Eid Milad An Nabi: (Birthday of the Holy Prophet) – Sall Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam 1994 [37]
  17. Why I Accepted Islam Apr 1994 [38]
  18. Islam and the Limits of Science 1995 [39]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alfred Neville May . The franchise in thirteenth century England, with special reference to the estates of the bishopric of Winchester / Alfred Neville May. . 1970 . 10 February 2024 . 10 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230710022736/https://idiscover.lib.cam.ac.uk/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=44CAM_ALMA21429703120003606&context=L&vid=44CAM_PROD&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,(UkCU)11349-manuscrpdb&sortby=rank . live .
  2. Book: Why I Accepted Islam. December 7, 2014. Alfred Neville May. Beacon Books . 978-0992633547.
  3. Book: Rule of Allah Alone: Sunni Islam's Answers to the Problems of the Modern World: Amazon.co.uk: Muhammad Haroon: 9781873204085: Books. .
  4. Web site: Afkare Muslim: The World Importance of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi. Abdul. Razzaq. afkaremuslim.blogspot.com. 19 November 2015. 20 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151120140244/http://afkaremuslim.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-world-importance-of-imam-ahmed-raza.html. live.
  5. Book: R. H. Britnell. The Winchester Pipe Rolls and Medieval English Society. 2003. Boydell Press. 978-1-84383-029-0. 199.
  6. Book: Edwin Brezette DeWindt. Land and People in Holywell-cum-Needingworth: Structures of Tenure and Patterns of Social Organization in an East Midlands Village, 1252-1457. 1974. Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. 978-0-88844-029-7. 249.
  7. 10.1111/j.1468-0289.1973.tb01943.x . 26 . An Index of Thirteenth-Century Peasant Impoverishment? Manor Court Fines . The Economic History Review . 1973 . 389–402. May . Alfred N. . 3 .
  8. Book: May , Alfred . Alfred Neville May

    . Alfred Neville May . Why I Accepted Islam . Beacon Books . 2000 . 0992633540 . Introduction.

  9. Web site: The Cooper family background . 30 November 2015 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111909/http://www.chivalryandwar.co.uk/Resource/family_background.pdf . live .
  10. Web site: inauthor:"Raza Academy" - Google Search. google.com.pk.
  11. Web site: Islamic Times - Islam 786 Forum. proboards.com. 19 November 2015. 20 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151120083627/http://ashraf786.proboards.com/thread/18701/islamic-times. live.
  12. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. World Importance of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi. 1 July 1994. The Raza Academy. .
  13. Web site: Haroon . Muhammad . How to Achieve Muslim Unity . 26 November 2015 . 26 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151126190715/https://yanabi.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/unity.doc . live .
  14. Web site: How to Achieve Muslim Unity - Spirit of Islam . 11 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151120003538/http://www.yanabi.com/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F51938-how-to-achieve-muslim-unity%2F . 20 November 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  15. Web site: Beware of tanzeem hizb e tahree. 25 June 2011. slideshare.net. 20 November 2015. 20 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151120235336/http://www.slideshare.net/themrtariq/beware-of-tanzeem-hizb-e-tahree. live.
  16. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. The Social Structure of Islam: The Nature of Society in Traditional Islam. 1 January 1996. Raza Academy. 9787561115336. Google Books.
  17. Book: The Surah Ya Sin. Aḥmad Raz̤ā K̲h̲ān. Barelvī. Muhammad. Haroon. 1 January 1996. Raza Academy. 9781873204337. Google Books.
  18. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. The World Importance of Ghaus Al Azam Hazrat Sheikh Muhyiddin Abdul Qadir Jilani (Radi Allahu Anh). 1 January 1994. Vision Islamic. 9781873204184. Google Books. 13 November 2016. 10 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240210065837/https://books.google.com/books?id=9VxdNwAACAAJ. live.
  19. Web site: Haroon . The Life of Ghaus-E-Azam . All India Tableegh-E-Seerat . https://web.archive.org/web/20151120235454/http://tableeghseerat.com/English%20Books/Life%20Of%20Ghaus%20-E-Azam.pdf . 20 November 2015 . dead.
  20. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. World Importance of Ghaus al Azam Hazrat Sheikh Muhyiddin Abdul Qadir Jilani. 1 April 1995. The Raza Academy. .
  21. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. Why I Accepted Islam. 1 January 1990. Raza Academy in affiliation with Muslim Community Studies Institute. 9781873204009. Google Books. 13 November 2016. 10 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240210070006/https://books.google.dz/books?id=smZeAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y. live.
  22. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. Why I Accepted Islam. 1 November 1990. Raza Academy. .
  23. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. The Rule of Allah Alone: Sunni Islam's Answers to the Problems of the Modern World. 1 January 1994. Raza Academy. 9781873204085. Google Books. 13 November 2016. 10 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240210065958/https://books.google.com/books?id=RY9QAAAACAAJ. live.
  24. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. Reform Policy of Imam Ahmad Raza Barelvi. 1 August 1997. The Raza Academy. .
  25. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. Islamic Concept of State. 1 August 1997. The Raza Academy. .
  26. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. Islam and Women. 1 January 1995. Raza Academy. 9781873204078. Google Books. 13 November 2016. 10 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240210065837/https://books.google.com/books?id=AIxOAAAACAAJ. live.
  27. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. Islam and Women. 1 April 1995. The Raza Academy. .
  28. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. Islam and Punishment. 1 December 1993. The Raza Academy. .
  29. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. Islam and Alcohol. 1 January 1993. Maktaba Qadria. 9781873204160. Google Books. 13 November 2016. 10 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240210065840/https://books.google.com/books?id=rYh4AAAACAAJ. live.
  30. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. Islam and Alcohol. 1 September 1994. The Raza Academy. .
  31. Web site: Islam and Punishment. Siddiq Osman. Noormuhammad. iqra.net. 19 November 2015. 19 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119181902/http://www.iqra.net/articles/archives/punishment.html. live.
  32. Web site: Spiritual Foundation UK | Islam and Alcohol . 19 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151119175839/http://www.spiritualfoundation.org.uk/index.php/academic/146-islam-and-alcohol . 19 November 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  33. Web site: Haroon . M. . Importance of four-point programme . 19 November 2015 . 10 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240210065919/https://yanabi.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/4point-plan.pdf . live .
  34. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. Importance of the 1912 Four-Point Programme of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi (Rahmatullahi Alaih) and How to Carry it Out. 1 March 1996. The Raza Academy. .
  35. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. Importance and Truth of the Quran. 1 July 1994. The Raza Academy. .
  36. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. The Importance and Truth of the Quran. 1 January 1994. Raza Academy [for the] Quran Foundation. 9781873204061. Google Books. 13 November 2016. 10 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240210065839/https://books.google.com/books?id=RAi9AAAACAAJ. live.
  37. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. Eid Milad An Nabi: (Birthday of the Holy Prophet) - Sall Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam. 1 July 1994. The Raza Academy. .
  38. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. Why I Accepted Islam. 1 April 1994. The Raza Academy. .
  39. Book: Haroon, Muhammad. Islam and the Limits of Science. 1 April 1995. The Raza Academy. .