Javed Ahmad Ghamidi, born April 18, 1951, is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and philosopher, also described as a theologian, historian, linguist, political theorist and poet, who founded the Al-Mawrid Institute of Islamic Sciences and is regarded as one of the most influential and popular Islamic scholars in Pakistan. His works include Mizan, a comprehensive treatise on Islamic teaching, Al-Bayan, a Quranic exegesis, and Burhan, a critical analysis of contemporary religious thought, and his ideas include distinguishing Islamic jurisprudence from divine law, reinterpreting hadith within a Quranic framework, and arguing that democracy is consistent with Islamic principles. He served on Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology and received the Sitara-i-Imtiaz award in 2009.
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Defining MomentExpelled from Jamaat-e-Islami in 1977 after voicing doctrinal disagreements with Maududi 1 Notable Publication Office HeldMember of the Council of Islamic Ideology, appointed 28 January 2006 1 BirthplacePakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan 1 TraditionFarahi school influence, with conclusions on some subjects similar to Islamic modernists and progressives 1 Tradition
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Javed Ahmad Ghamidi (born 18 April 1951) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and philosopher who is the founder of Al-Mawrid Institute of Islamic Sciences and its sister organisation Danish Sara.
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Born: (1951-04-18) 18 April 1951 (age 75) Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan
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employing the traditional Islamic framework, he reaches conclusions which are similar to those of Islamic modernists and progressives on the subject
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Born: (1951-04-18) 18 April 1951 (age 75) Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan
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His work with Maududi continued for about nine years before he voiced his first differences of opinion, which led to his subsequent expulsion from Maududi's political party, Jamaat-e-Islami in 1977.
Views section, Mizan reference
Ghamidi's conclusions and understanding of Islam, including the Sharia, has been presented concisely in his book Mizan
Career section, Council of Islamic Ideology clause
became a member of the Council of Islamic Ideology (responsible for giving legal advice on Islamic issues to the Pakistani government and the country's Parliament) on 28 January 2006, where he remained for a couple of years
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Born: (1951-04-18) 18 April 1951 (age 75) Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan
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