Rashid Shaz (Urdu: راشد شاز; c. ) 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.
Rashid Shaz | |
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راشد شاز | |
 Dr. Rashid Shaz addressing CRANS MONTANA FORUM ON AFRICA & SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION "Toward a better Governance for a sustainable Economic & Social Development" Dated 17 to 22 March 2016 held in Dakhla (Morocco) | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 5 February 1963 Darbhanga India[citation needed] |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Islam |
| Main interest(s) | Interfaith studies[2] |
| Notable idea(s) | Building a bridge between Religion and Science. |
| Notable work(s) | idrak-e-zawaal-e-ummat, Lastam pokh, Islam: negotiating the future,[3] Islam: creating a future Islamic civilization.[4] |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University[5] |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar[1] |
Brief introduction
editRashid 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
editIn 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
editProfessor Rashid Shaz condemned the silence of Aligarh on lynching incidents.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Aligarh Muslim University || Bridge Course". amu.ac.in. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Dr Rashid Shaz addressing International Conference - Reconfiguring Interfaith and Intrafaith Understanding, CPECAMI, AMU, 2015". Future Islam. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Islam negotiating the future by Rashid Shaz - Issuu". 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Creating a future islamic civilization by Rashid Shaz - Issuu". 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Biography". rashidshaz.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Shāz, R. (2003). In Pursuit of Arabia. Milli Publications. p. 221. ISBN 9788187856108. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Lastam Pokh By Rashid Shaz : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". archive.org. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Indian Muslim academic Dr Rashid Shaz appointed as ISESCO's Ambassador for Dialogue among Cultures and Civilizations". archive.isesco.org.ma. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Aligarh Muslim University || Bridge Course". amu.ac.in. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "A New Dialogue between Islam & Christianity by Rashid Shaz by Rashid Shaz - Issuu". 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Perspective". Future Islam. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Home". barizmedia.com.
- ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ https://www.google.com.hk/search?hl=en-US&ie=UTF-8&source=android-browser&q=rashid+shaz+on+lynching&gws_rd=ssl> [bare URL]
External links
edit- Future Islam [1] Archived 13 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Bridge Course [2]
- www.rashidshaz.com
- Madrasa Sirajul Uloom Hilali Sarai Sambhal