ڈاکٹر محمود احمد غازی اور علم حدیث

پروفیسر ڈاکٹر عبدالرؤف ظفر * پروفیسر ڈاکٹر نصیر احمد اختر

Abstract

Islam has been a subject of great importance for Muslim and Non-Muslim Scholars. Countless numbers of researchers have written on the Quran, Hadith, Fiqh and Islamic History. Among these scholars Dr. Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi (1950-2010) is renowned for his contribution to Islamic social sciences. He was equally well versed in the classical, as well as, modern scholarly trends in the study of Islam. He worked in various academic, administrative and judicial positions during his life including as professor, Director Da’wah Academy, Director Shariah Academy, Vice President Academics and then President of International Islamic University, Islamabad and was finally elevated in 2010 as a judge at Federal Shariah Court of Pakistan where he served till the end of his life. He was a prolific writer and authored nearly thirty works of high academic value in different Islamic social sciences including Economics, law and Islamic education in Arabic, English and Urdu languages. He attended a large number of conferences across the globe to present his research papers.

He delivered a series of twelve extensive lectures on various aspects of Hadith which were later published as ‘Muhazrat e Hadith’. He believed that hadith is a type of revelation and deemed it essential for understaning the mearning of the Quran. He therefore admired the Muhaddithin for the massive contribution they made in preserving hadith. He ranks Imam Bukhari at the top and Imam Muslim after him among the compilers of the Sihah.We will discuss in detail in this article Dr. Ghazi’s contribution to the science of hadith from his book mentioned above.