This article is about Pakistani Islamic theologian. For other people with the same name, see Israr Ahmed (disambiguation).
Dr.
Israr Ahmad
اسرار احمد
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1st Ameer of Tanzeem-e-Islami
In office
1975–2002
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Akif Saeed
Personal
Born 26 April 1932
Hisar, Punjab, British India
(present-day Haryana, India)
Died 14 April 2010 (aged 77)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Religion Islam
Nationality Pakistani
Children Akif Saeed (son)
Citizenship
British Indian (1932–1947)
Pakistani (1947–2010)
Era 20th-century
Denomination Muslim
Movement Tanzeem-e-Islami 1975–2002
Jamaat-e-Islami 1947–1957[1]
Main interest(s)
Islamic philosophyQuran and Sunnahrealismrationalism
Notable idea(s) Call to Qur'an, revival of Khilafah, and prophetic model of revolution
Notable work(s) The Call of Tanzeem-e-Islami[2]
Education King Edward Medical College (MBBS)
University of Karachi (B.A., M.A., Islamic Studies)
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced
Awards Star of Excellence Sitara-e-Imtiaz.png Sitara-i-Imtiaz (1981)
Website Israr's official website
Tanzeem-e-Islami website
Israr Ahmad (Urdu: اسرار احمد; 26 April 1932 – 14 April 2010), was a Pakistani Islamic leader,[3] and theologian. He developed a following in South Asia but also among some South Asian Muslims in the Middle East, Western Europe, and North America.[4][5][6]

He wrote around 60 books on Islam and Pakistan, of which twenty nine have been translated into several other languages, including in English, as of 2017