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Vision
To become a servant of Islam and to make my deeds
compatible with the true Islamic knowledge
Skills and
Personality Overview
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a. Personality
· Strong team player
and self-initiator
· Creative and able
to think outside the box
· Committed to strong
ethical values
· Able to perform
multiple tasks
· Energetic,
enthusiastic and able to motivate others by taking care of them
· Able to develop
strong and long-lasting relationships with scholars & students
· Flexible and
quickly adaptable to change
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Enjoy domestic and international traveling
· Capability of motivating
people
· Change and Conflict
/ Resistance Management
· Project Management
including planning, scheduling, staffing, appraising and risk management
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Ability to deal with multi-cultural people
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b. Academic Skills
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Strong analytical skills
· Detailed study of
original sources of Islam including the Quran & the Hadith
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Detailed study of Quranic Exegesis, Hadith Commentary,
Islamic History, Islamic Jurisprudence, Sufism and Comparative Study of
Religion
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Strong knowledge of Academic Arabic & English
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Strong knowledge of Information Systems
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d. Interpersonal Skills
· Report Writing
· Training people
· Workshop Management
for cross-functional teams
· Ability to explain complex
technical issues to non-technical people
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Ability to communicate in English, Urdu / Hindi, Punjabi
and Arabic
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C. Personal Interests
· Reading
professional books & journals
· Writing articles
· Playing squash
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Tourism & Archaeology
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E. International Awards
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William S. Smith Award from the Institute of Internal
Auditors, USA
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Academic &
Professional Qualifications
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Qualification
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Year
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Association / Institute
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Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
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2007
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Institute of Internal Auditors, USA
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Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
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2004
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Information Systems Audit & Control Association, USA
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Fellow Member of The Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants (ACCA)
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2002
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The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK
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Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
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1996
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The University of Punjab,
Pakistan
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Bachelor in Commerce (B.Com)
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1994
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The University of Punjab,
Pakistan
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Dars-e-Nazami (the Course taught at the Religious Seminaries
of South Asia)
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1994
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From private instructors
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Countries Visited
Pakistan, Kuwait,
Saudi Arab, Jordan,
Egypt
Date of Birth
August 15, 1974
Experience History 1987 – Present
Religious Experience
1987
- Present
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Period
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Description of Activity
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1987 – 1994
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Conducted a comparative study of the concepts and
practices of different religious sects and groups in the South Asia e.g.
Barelvi, Deobandi, Ahl Hadith, People not considering Hadith as an original
Islamic Source, Muslims not associated to a particular sect etc.
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1992 – 2004
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Conducted a comparative study of the views of different
religious movements in the Muslim world (especially the South
Asia) including:
· Academic Movements
e.g. the Movement of Hameed-ud-Din Farahi & Amin Ahsan Islahi, the
Movement of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, the Movement of Deoband
· Missionary
Movements e.g. Tablighi Jama'at, Da'wat-e-Islami
· Revolutionary
Movements e.g. Ikhwan-ul-Muslimun (Egypt), Tanzeem-e-Islami,
Minhaj-ul-Qur'an etc.
· Religio-Political
Organizations e.g. Jama'at-e-Islami, Jam'iyat U'lema e Islam, Jami'yat
U'lema e Pakistan,
Justice & Development Party (Turkey) etc.
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2003 – 2007
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Detailed academic study of the work of prominent Modern Islamic
Scholars including Dr. Hameedullah, Amin Ahsan Islahi, Javed Ahmed Ghamidi,
Nasir-ud-Albani, Waheed-ud-Din Khan etc.
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2006 – 2007
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Explored the historical sites of Judaism, Christianity
& Islam in Saudi Arabia,
Jordan and Egypt
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2007 – Onwards
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Establishment of personal website for publishing my
writings www.mubashirnazir.org
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Academic Works
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Period
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Description of Activity
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2003
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The Impact of Atheism on the Western & the Muslim Societies: A detailed article on the
movement of Atheism in Europe and its impact on the Western and the Muslim
Societies during 19th and 20th century. It is
available in Urdu language at: http://www.mubashirnazir.org/ER/L0001-00-Ateism.htm
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2003
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Islam and Discrimination: An analysis of Islamic teachings
on racial, economic, religious, colour and ethnic discrimination. It is
available in Urdu language at: http://www.mubashirnazir.org/ER/L0006-00-Discrimination.htm
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2003
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Review of "Islamic Threat – Myth or Reality": A detailed review of the book
"Islamic Threat – Myth or Reality" written by a famous American
scholar, John L. Esposito. It is available in Urdu language at: http://www.mubashirnazir.org/ER/L0012-00-Islamic%20Threat.htm
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2006 – 2007
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In the Land of the Qur'an & the Bible: It is the detailed travelogue of
my travels into the lands of Saudi Arabia,
Jordan and Egypt
in order to explore the sites mentioned in the Quran and the Bible. It is
available in Urdu language at: http://www.mubashirnazir.org/ER/L0014-00-Safarnama.htm
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2007
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Urdu Translation of Kitaab ur Risala: It is the translation of the
first book on Islamic Jurisprudence from Arabic to Urdu language. The book
was written by Muhammad Ibn Idrees Shafi'i (d. 204H / 819AD). I translated
the book into easy Urdu. It is available at: http://www.mubashirnazir.org/ER/L0017-00-Risala.htm
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2007
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Islam & the Changes in the Modern World: A detailed analysis of
psychological, sociological, political, economic and technological changes
in the modern world and its impact on the world of Islam. It is available
in Urdu language at: http://www.mubashirnazir.org/ER/L0016-00-Change.htm
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2008
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An Introduction to the Disciplines related to Hadith: It is a course for beginners
providing a detailed introduction to different academic disciplines associated
with the Hadith (Prophetic Traditions) including the basic concepts,
evaluation of authenticity of a Hadith, types of Hadith, Asma-ul-Rijaal
etc. It is available in Urdu language at: http://www.mubashirnazir.org/ER/Hadith/L0004-00-Hadith.htm
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2008
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Abolition of Physical & Intellectual Slavery in
Islam: It is a
detailed research work on the reforms introduced by Islam in order to
abolish slavery. Why did the slavery continued in the Muslim world? What
are the measures to abolish the intellectual slavery from the Muslim world?
It is available in Urdu language at: http://www.mubashirnazir.org/ER/Slavery/L0018-00-Slavery.htm
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2008
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Intellectual Slavery in the Muslim World: It is a part of the above
mentioned book published separately in order to describe the condition of
intellectual slavery in the Muslim World, teachings of Islam about the
intellectual slavery, transformation of the Muslim World to adapt to the
intellectual slavery and remedies to abolish the intellectual slavery in
the Muslim World.http://www.mubashirnazir.org/ER/Slavery/L0019-00-Intslavery.htm
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2008 – 2009
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Personality Development Program: It is a compilation of essays of
different scholars related to the concept of Tazkiya Nafs (Personality Development)
in Islam. It is available in English language at http://www.mubashirnazir.org/PD/Personalityenglish.htm
while the Urdu version is available at http://www.mubashirnazir.org/PD/Personalityurdu.htm.
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2009 …..
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Development of an Islamic Educational System: Currently I am working on a big
project to develop a Web-based Islamic Educational System. Salient features
of the project include:
· Promoting Islamic
values like sincerity, love, open-mindedness, human rights especially for
religious minorities and women, intellectual freedom, democracy etc.
· Removing the
personality weaknesses developed by the current religious educational
system e.g. hatred, narrow-mindedness, intellectual slavery, sectarianism,
religious arrogance, ostentation, persecution of children, minorities and
women etc.
· Studying detailed
disciplines related to Islamic knowledge including Classical Arabic
Language, Quranic Studies, Hadith & its related disciplines, Theology,
Jurisprudence, History of Religion, Comparative Study of World Religions
etc.
· Web-based Courses
for all levels of students in English, Arabic & Urdu languages
The home page of this program is: http://www.mubashirnazir.org/courses/IS001-00-Studiesenglish.htm
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Professional Career 1997 –
Present
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Organization
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Period
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Position
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Moore Stephens, Saudi Arabia
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2006 – Present
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Manager – Business Risk & Internal Audit Services
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Ernst &
Young, Pakistan
/ Kuwait
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2004 – 2006
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Manager – Business Risk Services
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Pak Arab Refinery Limited
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2003 – 2004
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Management Executive
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Unilever Pakistan Limited
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2000 – 2003
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Credit Manager
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Exactek, Pakistan
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1997 – 2000
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Assistant Manager – Business Analysis
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