Musharraf Hussain

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| name = Musharraf Hussain

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| religion = Islam

| denomination = Sunni

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| nationality = British, Pakistani

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| known_for = Religious scholar, writer, Quran translator

| citizenship = Britain

| occupation = Islamic scholar

| website = [https://www.musharrafhussain.com/ musharrafhussain.com]

| jurisprudence = Hanafi

| creed = Maturidi

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Musharraf Hussain {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE|DL}}{{Cite web|last=Council|first=Nottinghamshire County|title=Dr Musharraf Hussain BSc, MA, PhD, Al-Azhari OBE, DL|url=https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/lord-lieutenant/deputy-lieutenants/musharraf-hussain|access-date=2020-11-13|website=Nottinghamshire County Council|language=en}}{{Cite news|date=2015-01-12|title=Paris attacks: Muslims fast over 'senseless' deaths|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-30779303|access-date=2020-11-25}} is a British-Pakistani born scientist, educator and religious scholar in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.

Biography

Musharraf Hussain is the Chief Executive of the Karimia institute Nottingham, an author and the Chief Editor of The Invitation, a Muslim family magazine.{{cite news |title='Trusted' officials make plea |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3689172.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=25 September 2004 |accessdate=6 January 2010 }}{{Cite web|last=Affairs|first=Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World|title=Musharraf Hussain|url=https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/people/musharraf-hussain|access-date=2020-11-11|website=berkleycenter.georgetown.edu|language=en}} Musharraf is also a senior trustee of Muslim Hands, an international charity working in over 50 countries.{{Cite web|url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/4009565/trustees|title = MUSLIM HANDS – Charity 1105056}}

He trained and worked as a research scientist before becoming a full-time imam and an Islamic teacher. From 2000 to 2003, he was the vice-chairman of the Association of Muslim schools.{{Cite web|title=Dr. Musharraf Hussain on translation of the Majestic Quran – Muslims on Fire|url=https://poddtoppen.se/podcast/1482339738/muslims-on-fire/dr-musharraf-hussain-on-translation-of-the-majestic-quran|access-date=2020-11-16|website=Poddtoppen|language=sv}}

In September 2004, he and Daud Abdullah flew to Iraq, where they appealed to the captors to release British hostage Ken Bigley.{{Cite news|title=British Muslims seek hostage's release {{!}} CBC News|language=en-US|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/british-muslims-seek-hostage-s-release-1.471983|access-date=2020-11-25}} In 2005, Hussain received an honorary degree from Staffordshire University.{{Cite web|date=25 November 2020|title=Staffordshire University Autumn Awards Ceremony 2019|url=https://www.staffs.ac.uk/assets/autumn-graduation-brochure-2019.pdf|website=staff.ac.uk}}

In 2006, he was appointed by the Prime Minister to chair the UK-Indonesian Islamic advisory group, they were tasked to advise the government on countering radicalism and promoting mutual trust.{{Cite web|title=The Muslim News|url=http://archive.muslimnews.co.uk/index/press.php?pr=239|access-date=2020-11-26|website=archive.muslimnews.co.uk}} From 2008 to 2010, he was the chairman of the Christian Muslim forum.{{Cite web|last=Institute|first=The Woolf|date=2020-11-16|title=Dr Musharraf Hussain|url=https://www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/videos/dr-musharraf-hussain|access-date=2020-11-16|website=The Woolf Institute|language=en}}

In 2019, he was awarded the 'Iman wa Amal' Special Award by The Muslim News for his translation of the Quran.{{Cite web|title=Winners of The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2019|url=https://muslimnews.co.uk/pressreleases/press-releases/winners-muslim-news-awards-excellence-2019/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=The Muslim News}}

Books

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2009

|Seven Steps to Moral Intelligence

| rowspan="3" |Kube Publishing

|{{ISBN|9781847740090}}{{Cite book|last=Hussain, Musharraf|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/652044424|title=Seven steps to moral intelligence : based on Imam Ghazali's teachings|date=2009|publisher=Kube Publishing Ltd.|isbn=978-1-84774-009-0|location=Markfield|oclc=652044424}}

2012

|Five Pillars: Laying the Foundations of Divine Love and Service to Humanity

|{{ISBN|9781847740236}}{{Cite book|last=Hussain, Musharraf|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/820884234|title=Five pillars : Laying the foundations of divine love and service to humanity|date=2011|publisher=Kube Publishing Ltd.|isbn=978-1-84774-023-6|location=Markfield|oclc=820884234}}

2014

|Seven Steps to Spiritual Intelligence

|{{ISBN|9781847740786}}{{Cite book|last=Hussain, Musharraf|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/898329879|title=7 steps to spiritual intelligence : based on classical Islamic teachings|date=9 June 2015|isbn=978-1-84774-078-6|location=Markfield, Leicestershire, United Kingdom|oclc=898329879}}

2018

|The Majestic Quran: A plain English translation

|Invitation Publishing

|ISBN 9781902248660{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1053860115|title=The majestic Quaran : a plain English translation|others=Hussain, Musharraf.|year=2018|isbn=978-1-902248-66-0|location=Nottingham|oclc=1053860115}}