Synopsis
Shaykh Ahmed Raza Khan (1856-1921) is an Indian, Sunni, Hanafi, Maturidi, and a Sufi scholar who is recognized as the leader of Ahle Sunnah Wal Jammat in the subcontinent. His following dominates the social religious domain of the Muslims of several countries around the world including, especially India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the UK, Africa, and others. This book introduces Shaykh Ahmed Raza Khan as the last polymath of the Islamic world by contextualizing his encyclopedic academic contribution in the modern context. By venturing to write in more than 56 branches of knowledge like Islamic Jurisprudence, Hadith, Quran translation, Mathematics, Astronomy, Philosophy, Theology, Politics, Physics, Chemistry, literature, poetry, and so on, therefore, representing the last polymath of the Islamic world. The book, also, for the first time provides the known list of works in the English language along with a synopsis. The book aims to de-construct the popular notion about his personality and put his contribution in front of modern science and the political changes the last century has gone through. This analogy highlights the importance and value of his argument that was proposed during the First World War in British India. That how he single-handedly defended the Islamic creed from Wahabism and the challenges posed by modern science. This book will be a paradigm shift in understanding the Islamic intellectual history in the 20th century.
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About the Author
The Author started his academic journey as a Diploma and completed his Bachelors from the Institution of Engineers (I.E.I India) while working as the Deputy Manager at Essar Projects India Limited. After this, he secured a Master by research degree from `International Islamic University Malaysia's focusing on natureinspired wingtip devices. Currently, he is enrolled as a Ph.D. student in Canada at Ontario Tech University. The author has published original articles in different fields in reputable journals like the International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, Hamdard Islamic, Intellectual Discourse, Philosophy of science and technology and IIUM Journal of Religion and Civilisational Studies. Additionally, presented papers in national and international conferences like the CSME conference in Canada, the ILEM conference in Istanbul, and the IJAS conference, Harvard, The USA.
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