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Javed Ahmad Ghamidi is a well reputed and one of the leading Pakistani Islamic modernist theologist Quran scholars and interpreter as well as an educationist.

He has been a student of the Islamic scholar and interpreter Amin Ahsan Islahi. Javed Ahmad Ghamidi is the founder of Al-Mawrid Institute of Islamic Sciences and its sister organisation Danish Sara.

His work has taken him all over the world, Australia and the United States being the most recent.

He became a member of Council of Islamic Ideology in 2006, which is a constitutional body responsible for giving legal advice on Islamic issues to the government and the Parliament. He has also taught at the Civil Services Academy from 1980 until 1991. He is running an intellectual movement similar to Wastiyya in Egypt on a local channel.

What is outstanding about such a learned and esteemed scholar like Ghamidi is the fact that he stresses on morals and ethics in Islam. He has raised concerns on moral and ethical issues in Muslims several times

Born in 1952, Ghamidi graduated from the esteemed Government College University, Lahore, with a degree in English. Initially, he was more interested in literature and philosophy. Later on, he worked with renowned Islamic scholars like Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi and Amin Ahsan Islahi on various Islamic disciplines particularly interpretations and Islamic law.

He is a renowned writer as well and has authored books titled Maqamat, Mizan, Ikhlaqiyat, Morals & Morality and Faiths & Beliefs, among others. He has also written several books and poem compilations for children.

What is outstanding about such a learned and esteemed scholar like Ghamidi is the fact that he stresses on morals and ethics in Islam. He has raised concerns on moral and ethical issues in Muslims several times.

“After faith, the second important requirement of religion is purification of morals. This means that a person should cleanse his attitude both towards his Creator and towards his fellow human beings. This is what is termed as a righteous deed,” he wrote in one of his books.

His work has made him globally relevant and most recent of his trips have been to the US and Australia

In 2009, Ghamidi was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence), the third highest civilian honour of Pakistan.

Ghamidi had appeared on several TV channels and appears regularly on dedicated programmes. His television audience consists of a wide target audience of men, woman and the youth.

                                 Achievements

A DEDICATED SCHOLAR

Javed Ahmad Ghamidi has spent all his life based on his strong principals and understanding of Islamic teachings and law. He is also one of the leading educationists in the country.

HELM OF AFFAIRS

Javed Ahmad Ghamidi is the founder of Al-Mawrid Institute of Islamic Sciences and Danish Sara. He was also a member of the Council of Islamic Ideology.

A REPUTED TEACHER

Ghamidi has also taught at the Civil Services Academy for 11 years.

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION

Ghamidi is the proud recipient of the Sitara-e-Imtiaz which is the third highest civilian honour of Pakistan. His work has made him globally relevant and most recent of his trips have been to the US and Australia.

A PROLIFIC WRITER

He is a renowned writer as well and has authored books titled Maqamat, Mizan, Ikhlaqiyat, Morals & Morality and Faiths & Beliefs, among others. He has also written several books and poem compilations for children

Published in Daily Times, August 11^th 2018.