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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
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Strong team player and self-initiator
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Creative and able to think outside the box
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Committed to strong ethical values
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Able to perform multiple tasks
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Energetic, enthusiastic and able to motivate others by
taking care of them
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Able to develop strong and long-lasting relationships
with scholars & students
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Flexible and quickly adaptable to change
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Enjoy domestic and international traveling
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Capability of motivating people
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Change and Conflict / Resistance Management
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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
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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
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Report Writing
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Training people
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Workshop Management for cross-functional teams
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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
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Reading professional books & journals
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Writing articles
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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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Certification in Advanced Islamic Jurisprudence
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2011
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International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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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, Turkey
Date of Birth
August 15, 1974
Experience History 1987 – Present
Experience related
to Religious Studies 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:
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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
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Missionary Movements e.g. Tablighi Jama'at,
Da'wat-e-Islami
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Revolutionary Movements e.g. Ikhwan-ul-Muslimun (Egypt),
Tanzeem-e-Islami, Minhaj-ul-Qur'an etc.
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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:
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Promoting Islamic values like sincerity, love, impartiality,
open-mindedness, human rights especially for religious minorities and
women, intellectual freedom etc.
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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.
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Studying detailed disciplines related to Islamic
knowledge including Classical Arabic Language, Quranic Studies, Hadith and
its related disciplines, Theology, Jurisprudence, History of Religion,
Comparative Study of World Religions etc.
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Web-based Courses for all levels of students in English
and Urdu languages
The home page of this program is: http://www.mubashirnazir.org/courses/IS001-00-Studiesurdu.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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Emaar Middle East
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2010 – Present
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Internal Audit Manager
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Moore Stephens, Saudi Arabia
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2006 – 2010
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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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