Muniruddin Ahmed
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Muniruddin Ahmed (born 1934 in Rawalpindi
) is a Pakistan
i writer. He is a specialist in the history and politics of the Muslim
world with emphasis on the South Asia
. He studied Arabic
and Political Science at the University of Panjab (Lahore
) and the University of Hamburg
(Germany). He was associated with Deutsches Orient-Institut, Hamburg
, as research scholar and taught at the University of Hamburg.
He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Urdu Literature in Diaspora. His work encompasses five volumes of short stories and seven books of translations from German Literature into Urdu and one volume from the literature of different Pakistani languages into German. His autobiography Dahlte Saayee has been serialized in the literary journal Savera, Lahore and was published in book form in October 2006. His correspondence with Sayyid Ahmad Sa'id Hamdani was published from Delhi
in 1999. Lately another book of his correspondence with Agha Babur is due to appear in Pakistan
.
He publishes in German
, English
and Urdu
. He writes his name as "Munir D. Ahmed" and "Munir-ud-Din Ahmed" for publications in European languages.
Articles.
Delhi 1999.
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...
) is a Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i writer. He is a specialist in the history and politics of the Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
world with emphasis on the South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
. He studied Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
and Political Science at the University of Panjab (Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
) and the University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...
(Germany). He was associated with Deutsches Orient-Institut, Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, as research scholar and taught at the University of Hamburg.
He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Urdu Literature in Diaspora. His work encompasses five volumes of short stories and seven books of translations from German Literature into Urdu and one volume from the literature of different Pakistani languages into German. His autobiography Dahlte Saayee has been serialized in the literary journal Savera, Lahore and was published in book form in October 2006. His correspondence with Sayyid Ahmad Sa'id Hamdani was published from Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
in 1999. Lately another book of his correspondence with Agha Babur is due to appear in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.
He publishes in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
. He writes his name as "Munir D. Ahmed" and "Munir-ud-Din Ahmed" for publications in European languages.
Articles.
- Vom Tajmahal zur Faisal-Moschee
- Islamstudien von Munir D. Ahmed
- Islamischer Fundamentalismus
- Der Islamische Staat nach Abul A´la Maududi
- Kulturrelativismus und Menschenrechte aus islamischer Sicht
- Der Islam und sein Bild der menschlichen Gesellschaft
- Der Islam und die Aufklärung
- Frauenfrage und Islam
- Frauen und der Islam: Von der „Gleichstellung“ zur Gleichberechtigung
- Die Frauen in der islamischen Gesellschaft
- Frauen und der islamische Fundamentalismus
- Die Deutschen und die Muslime - Deteminanten des Zusammenlebens
- Islam in Indien
- Islam in Bangladesch
- Der Islam und der Westen - Verständigungsschwierigkeiten
- Ahmadiyya - Geschichte und Lehre, in: Die Religionen der Menschheit. Der Islam. III. Islamische Kultur - Zeitgenössische Strömungen - Volksfrömmigkeit. Band 25, 3. S. 415-422.
- Koran in der Ahmadiyya-Theologie, XIX. Deutscher Orientalistentag vom 28. September bis 4. Oktober 1975 in Freiburg im Breisgau
- Hadith in the Ahmadiyya Theology
- Das Fiqh der Ahmadiyya, Deutscher Orientalistentag in Würzburg
- Die Christologie der Ahmadiyya, XXII. Deutscher Orientalistentag vom 21.-25. März 1983 in Tübingen
- Die Soziologie der Ahmadiyya, XX. Deutscher Orientalistentag vom 3. bis 8. Oktober 1977 in Erlangen
- Ausschluss der Ahmadiyya aus dem Islam: Eine umstrittene Entscheidung des pakistanischen Parlaments, in: Orient. Opladen. 16 (1975)1, S. 112-143
- Militär und Politik in Pakistan
- Feste in Pakistan
- Lösungsmodelle für den Kaschmir-Konflikt
- Das föderalistische Prinzip und Pakistan
- Islamisierung in Pakistan
- Pakistan: eine islamische Atommacht?
- The Schi'is of Pakistan
- Conflicting definitions of the Islamic State
- Technologische Rückständigkeit islamischer Länder
- Salman Rushdies "Satanische Verse"
- Muslim minority as part of the German community
- Maulavi Muhammad Fazl Khan: a forgotten Indian Muslim Scholar
- Iqbal and his political philosophy
- Muslim women in an alien society
- Traditionelle Formen der Erziehung in der islamischen Welt
Literary works
- Muslim education and the scholars' social status up to the 5th century Muslim era (11th century Christian era) in the light of Ta'rikh Baghdad. Zürich 1968. (Translations have been published in Arabic and Persian).
Urdu short stories
- Zard sitaara (زرد ستارہ) Lahore 1988. Hamburg 1991.
- Shajar-i mamnu'a ( شجر ممنوعہ۔ افسانے ۔ نظمانے ۔ نثرانے - Lahore 1991.
- Bint haraam - بنت حرام - Delhi 1999.
- Bichri hui koonj - بچھڑی ھوءی کونج - Delhi 2001 - Lahore 2002.
- La faani ishq - لافانی عشق - Hamburg 2005.
Translations from Pakistani literature
- Pakistanische Literatur. Übersetzungen aus den Sprachen Pakistans. Herausgegeben von Munir D. Ahmed unter Mitwirkung von Annemarie Schimmel. Hamburg 1986.
Translations from German literature
- Ma'asar Jarman Adab. Numa'inda adab aproon ka majmu'a. - معاصر جرمن ادب ۔ نماءندہ ادب پاروں کا مجموعہ - Hamburg 1986. 2nd edition. Lahore 1994.
- Jiwan saayee . jarman sha'ir Erich Fried ki aik sau nazmaiN. جیون ساءے۔ جرمن شاعر ایریش فرید کی ایک سو نظمیں ۔ -Lahore 1993. 2nd edition. Lahore 2001.
- MaiN usee dhundta phira. das jarman sha'irooN ki aik sau nazmaiN. میں اسے ڈھونڈتا پھرا ؕ دس جرمن شاعروں کی ایک سو نظمیں۔ - Delhi 1999.
- Doodi darwaaze. jarman sha'ir Wolfgang Bächler ki aik sw nazmaiN. دودی دروازے۔ جرمن شاعر وولفگانگ بیشلر کی ایک سو نظمیں۔ - Delhi 1999.
- Aadami jis née apne aap ko bhula diya. jarman kahaniyaN. ادمی جس نے اپنے اپ کو بھلا دیا۔ جرمن کھانیاں - Lahore 1995.
- Peter Bichsel . kahaaniaN - afsaane - khubaat-i bootiqa . پیٹر بخسل ۔ کھانیاں ؕ افسانے ؕ خطبات بوطیقا ۔ Lahore 1995. 2nd edition Lahore 2001.
Correspondence
- Hadeeth-e yaaraaN - Maktoobat . حدیث یاراں ۔ مکتوبات ۔ منیر الدین احمد ۔ سید احمد سعید ھمدانی۔
Delhi 1999.
- Agha Babur se murasalat - اغا بابر سے مراسلت۔ ۔ - Lahore 2007.
Autobiographical
- Dhalte saayee - Zindgi naama - ڈھلتے ساءے - Lahore 2006.