Karam Shah al-Azhari explained

Muhammad karam Shah al-Azhari
Birth Name:Muhammad Karam Shah
Birth Date:1918 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Bhera (currently Pakistan)
Death Place:Islamabad, Pakistan
Alma Mater:Al-Azhar University
Children:Shaykh Muhammad Amin al-Hasanat Shah, Hafeez Ul Barkat Shah, Major Ibrahim Shah, Mohsin Shah, Dr. Abulhassan Shah Al-Azhari, Farooq Bahawal Haq Shah

Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari (1 July 1918  - 7 April 1998) was an Islamic scholar of Hanafi jurisprudence, Sufi, and Muslim leader. He is known for his work Tafsir Zia ul Quran fi Tafsir ul Quran, (Transl. The light of the Quran in the Exegesis of the Quran). It is commonly referred to as Zia ul Quran.[1] He also wrote Zia un Nabi, a biography of Muhammad in seven volumes.[2]

He was a spiritual guide of the Chishtiyya Sufi order.[3] [4]

Early life and career

Muhammad Karam Shah was born on 1 July 1918 at Bhera, Sargodha District, British India.[3] He finished his basic education in his hometown Bhera in 1936. Then he learned Persian and Arabic languages. Then on the advice of Khwaja Qamar ul Din Sialvi (1906  - 1981), he went to Muradabad, in 1942 for the study of hadith. He graduated from the University of the Punjab in 1945 and then went on to Egypt for higher religious education at Al-Azhar University. He received his master's degree in Islamic Law.[3]

He wrote "Zia un Nabi", a 1995 Urdu biography of Muhammad.[3] [5] in seven volumes. It was translated into English by Muhammad Qayyum Awan.[6] He wrote Tafsir Zia ul Quran, an Urdu interpretation of the Quran in 5 volumes.[7] [8] [9]

He reorganized the Islamic institution Dar al Ulum Muhammadiyyah Ghausiyyah established by his father in Bhera (Sargodha) and brought major changes in the syllabi of religious education. He was of the view that modern education also should be learned along with religious education.[3]

Karam Shah al-Azhari was an active participant in the Pakistan movement and vigorously campaigned in the Indian provincial elections, 1946 for All India Muslim League.[3]

He also served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Pakistan until his death in 1998 and had served on its Shariat Bench.[3] He became a justice of the Federal Shariat Court, when it was first established in 1981.[3] [10]

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Awards and recognition

Death

Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari died on 7 April 1998 after being ill for nearly a year.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tafaseer . 21 April 2021 . 5 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105085239/http://alquraan.net/Tafaseer/tf5.html . dead .
  2. http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/uocc/PDF-FILES/(1)%20Dia%20al%20Quran%20(Dr.%20Muhammad%20Sultan%20Shah).pdf Diya’al-Qur’an: A Unique Qur’anic Commentary and the Commentator
  3. Web site: Diya'al-Quran: A Unique Quranic Commentary and the Commentator (profile of Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari). University of the Punjab website. Muhammad Sultan Shah. 21 September 2019.
  4. http://www.waag-azhar.org.uk/distinguished-al-azhari-scholar-of-the-20th-century-honoured-in-international-conference/ Distinguished Al-Azhari scholar of the 20th century honoured in international conference on The World Organization for al-Azhar Graduates (UK website)
  5. Web site: Zia-un-Nabi (Urdu) - Maktabah Mujaddidiyah. maktabah.org. 21 September 2019.
  6. Web site: Zia un Nabi : English 7 Vol's - £69.99 : Madani Propagation, Online book shop. islam786books.com. 21 September 2019.
  7. Web site: Tafsir Zia-ul-Quran Urdu : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive. archive.org website. 21 September 2019.
  8. Web site: تفسیر ضیاء القرآن، اردو - Maktabah Mujaddidiyah. maktabah.org. 21 September 2019.
  9. Web site: mohrasharif.com - Tafsir Zia-ul-Quran - Volume 1 to 5 (Urdu). mohrasharif.com. 21 September 2019.
  10. https://www.dawn.com/news/54307 Some new faces in Sargodha
  11. https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=Pir+Muhammad+Karam+Shah+al-Azhari+profile Books of Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari on goodreads.com website
  12. https://paknetmag.blogspot.com/search?q=Muhammad+Karam+Shah+al-Azhari Profile and commemorative postage stamp of Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari on paknetmag.com website