Rashid Shaz Explained

Religion:Islam
Rashid Shaz
Native Name:راشد شاز
Occupation:Islamic scholar[1]
Denomination:Islam
Alma Mater:Aligarh Muslim University[2]
Main Interests:Interfaith studies[3]
Notable Ideas:Building a bridge between Religion and Science.
Notable Works:idrak-e-zawaal-e-ummat, Lastam pokh, Islam: negotiating the future,[4] Islam: creating a future Islamic civilization.[5]
Birth Date:5 February 1963
Birth Place:Darbhanga India

Rashid Shaz (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|راشد شاز;) is an Indian Islamic scholar at the Aligarh Muslim University, India. His books include: Idrak Zawal-e-Ummat,[6] lastam pokh,[7] kitabul Urooj, and Manifesto of United Islam.

Brief introduction

Rashid Shaz is an ISESCO Ambassador for Dialogue of Culture among Civilizations [8] and a professor of English at the Aligarh Muslim University,[9] India. In 2008, he released in Monaco an important founding document “Calling for a New Dialogue between Islam and Christianity”.[10] Shaz has also engaged with the debate on shibh-ahle-kitab. In his book ادراک اسباب تراجع الامۃ(۲ مجلد) he takes up the issue from the point where Al-Baironi and Shahrastani had left. In 2004, he motivated many enlightened intellectuals in Abrahamic traditions to debate the common issues on futureislam.com.[11]

Appreciation and activism

In 1992, while the Oslo Peace Accord was in the air, he went on a peace mission to London and Washington DC to convey to the policy makers in these capitals about the Muslim sentiments on Jerusalem. In 1994, he launched from New Delhi a weekly newspaper Milli Times International that ceased publishing in the year 2001.[12] [13]

In news

Professor Rashid Shaz condemned the silence of Aligarh on lynching incidents.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aligarh Muslim University || Bridge Course. amu.ac.in. 2017-08-12.
  2. Web site: Biography. rashidshaz.com. 2017-08-12. 28 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171028210631/http://www.rashidshaz.com/biography.htm. dead.
  3. Web site: Dr Rashid Shaz addressing International Conference - Reconfiguring Interfaith and Intrafaith Understanding, CPECAMI, AMU, 2015. Future Islam. 2017-08-12. 13 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170813010210/http://www.futureislam.com/video_inner.php?id=NjYw. dead.
  4. Web site: Islam negotiating the future by Rashid Shaz - Issuu. 7 March 2015 .
  5. Web site: Creating a future islamic civilization by Rashid Shaz - Issuu. 7 March 2015 .
  6. Book: In Pursuit of Arabia. Shāz, R.. 2003. Milli Publications. 9788187856108. 221. 2017-08-12.
  7. Web site: Lastam Pokh By Rashid Shaz : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive. archive.org. 2017-08-12.
  8. Web site: Indian Muslim academic Dr Rashid Shaz appointed as ISESCO's Ambassador for Dialogue among Cultures and Civilizations. archive.isesco.org.ma. 2017-08-12.
  9. Web site: Aligarh Muslim University || Bridge Course. amu.ac.in. 2017-08-12.
  10. Web site: A New Dialogue between Islam & Christianity by Rashid Shaz by Rashid Shaz - Issuu. 30 July 2017 .
  11. Web site: Perspective. Future Islam. 2017-08-12. 13 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170813010354/http://futureislam.com/perspective.php. dead.
  12. Web site: Home . barizmedia.com.
  13. Web site: Biography . 12 August 2017 . 28 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171028210631/http://www.rashidshaz.com/biography.htm . dead .
  14. https://www.google.com.hk/search?hl=en-US&ie=UTF-8&source=android-browser&q=rashid+shaz+on+lynching&gws_rd=ssl>

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