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Musharraf Hussain
Musharraf Hussain
Hussain in September 2021
Personal life
Born
Pakistan
CitizenshipBritain
EducationAston University (BSc & PhD in Biochemistry)
Darul Uloom Muhammadia Ghausia (Ijaza in Hadith)
Al-Azhar University (BA in Usul al-Din)
Known forReligious scholar, writer, Quran translator
OccupationIslamic scholar
Websitemusharrafhussain.com
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi

Musharraf Hussain OBE DL[1][2] is a British-Pakistani Islamic scholar, biochemist and educator in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.

Biography

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Born in Pakistan in 1958, he relocated to Halifax, West Yorkshire, with his family in 1966. During his youth, he memorized the Quran and acquired foundational knowledge in Arabic and Tajwid. He initially pursued a career in the sciences, earning a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Aston University before completing a science doctorate. He trained and worked as a research scientist before becoming a full-time imam and an Islamic teacher: he worked as a scientist until 1990, at which point he shifted his focus toward religious service. To formalize his theological training, he studied at a seminary in Pakistan under Justice Pir Muhammad Karam Shah, followed by further Islamic studies at Al-Azhar University in Egypt.[3][4]

In 1995, he co-founded Jamia Al Karam, an Islamic boarding school located in Retford, where he served as headteacher for three years. Throughout his career in education, he has also served as the director of a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) program and as vice-chair of the Association of Muslim Schools.[3][4]

Musharraf Hussain is the Chief Executive of the Karimia institute Nottingham, an author and the Chief Editor of The Invitation, a Muslim family magazine.[5][6] Musharraf is also a senior trustee of Muslim Hands, an international charity working in over 50 countries.[7]

From 2000 to 2003, he was the vice-chairman of the Association of Muslim schools.[1][8] In September 2004, he and Daud Abdullah flew to Iraq, where they appealed to the captors to release British hostage Ken Bigley.[3][4][9] In 2005, Hussain received an honorary degree from Staffordshire University.[10]

In 2006, the British Prime Minister appointed him to chair the UK–Indonesian Islamic Advisory Group.[11] The group was tasked with advising the government on countering extremism and fostering better mutual understanding between Islam and the Wests. Additionally, he has held leadership and board positions across several organizations, including serving as chair of the Christian Muslim Forum, a senior trustee of the international charity Muslim Hands, and a trustee of the National Centre for Citizenship and Law.[3][4][12]

Motivated by a desire to make Islamic texts more accessible to English-speaking Muslims, Hussain began working on a plain English translation of the Quran in 2014. After consulting with a panel of Islamic scholars to complete the project, he published the work under the title The Majestic Quran. On March 25, 2017, the translation was officially certified by Dr. Ibrahim Negm, the Senior Advisor to the Grand Mufti of Egypt.[3][4] In 2019, he was awarded the 'Iman wa Amal' Special Award by The Muslim News for his translation of the Quran.[13]

Books

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Year Title Publisher ISBN
2009 Seven Steps to Moral Intelligence Kube Publishing ISBN 9781847740090[14]
2012 Five Pillars: Laying the Foundations of Divine Love and Service to Humanity ISBN 9781847740236[15]
2014 Seven Steps to Spiritual Intelligence ISBN 9781847740786[16]
2018 The Majestic Quran: A plain English translation Invitation Publishing ISBN 9781902248660[17]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 Council, Nottinghamshire County. "Dr Musharraf Hussain BSc, MA, PhD, Al-Azhari OBE, DL". Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Paris attacks: Muslims fast over 'senseless' deaths". BBC News. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "About". Dr Musharraf Hussain. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Translator". The Majestic Quran. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "'Trusted' officials make plea". BBC News. 25 September 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  6. ↑ Affairs, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World. "Musharraf Hussain". berkleycenter.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 11 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "MUSLIM HANDS – Charity 1105056".
  8. ↑ "Dr. Musharraf Hussain on translation of the Majestic Quran – Muslims on Fire". Poddtoppen (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "British Muslims seek hostage's release | CBC News". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Staffordshire University Autumn Awards Ceremony 2019" (PDF). staff.ac.uk. 25 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "The Muslim News". archive.muslimnews.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  12. ↑ Institute, The Woolf (16 November 2020). "Dr Musharraf Hussain". The Woolf Institute. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Winners of The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2019". The Muslim News. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  14. ↑ Hussain, Musharraf (2009). Seven steps to moral intelligence : based on Imam Ghazali's teachings. Markfield: Kube Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84774-009-0. OCLC 652044424.
  15. ↑ Hussain, Musharraf (2011). Five pillars : Laying the foundations of divine love and service to humanity. Markfield: Kube Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84774-023-6. OCLC 820884234.
  16. ↑ Hussain, Musharraf (9 June 2015). 7 steps to spiritual intelligence : based on classical Islamic teachings. Markfield, Leicestershire, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-1-84774-078-6. OCLC 898329879.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  17. ↑ The majestic Quaran : a plain English translation. Hussain, Musharraf. Nottingham. 2018. ISBN 978-1-902248-66-0. OCLC 1053860115.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
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