Playing God

"All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author." Appendix: Brief Biographical Notes 76 al-dhab ī h (Which of Abraham’s son was Sacrificed?) and Aqs ā m al-Qur’ ā n (Oaths of the Qur’ ā n). www.amin-ahsan-islahi.com is a resource site on his life and works. iii. J ā ved Ahmad Gh ā mid ī J ā ved Ahm ad G h ā mid ī was born in 1951 in a village of S ā h ī w ā l, a district of the Punjab province. After matriculating from a local school, he came to Lahore in 1967 where he is settled ever since. He did his BA honours (part I) in En glish Literature from Government College, Lahore in 1972 a nd studied Islamic disciplines in the traditional manner from various teachers and scholars throughout his early years. In 1973, he came under the tutelage of Am ī n Ahsan Isl ā h ī (d. 1997), who was destined to who have a deep impact on him. He was also associated with the famous scholar and revivalist Ab ū al- A‘l ā Mawd ū d ī (d. 1979) for several years. He taught Islamic studies at the Civil Services Academy for more than a decade from 1979 to 1991. Gh ā mid ī has written and lectured widely on the Qur’ ā n, Islamic law and various other aspects of Islam. He is the founder-president of Al-Mawrid Institute of Islamic Sciences ( www.al-mawrid.org ) and is the chief editor of the Urdu Monthly “Ishraq” ( www.ghamidi.net/Ishraq.html ) and the English Monthly “Renaissance” ( www.monthly- renaissance.com ) . He is also the founder of the Mus‘ab School System ( www.musab.edu.pk ) . He appears regularly on various television channels to discuss Islam and some contemporary issues as a part of his campaign to educate people about Islam. His talks and lectures can be accessed www.javedahmadghamidi.com www.al-mawrid.org