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Editorial

Praise be to Allah, the Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Peace and blessings be upon our Holy Prophet

Mohammad (Sallallahho-Alaih-i-Wasallam. We are honored to present the !th"olume of Maarif-e #a$a

(cogni$ance of %mam Ahmad #a$a & the Annual %slamic #esearch 'ournal on %mam Ahmad #a$a ithorthhile research articles and a bibliography on the research or) done on %mam Ahmad #a$a.

%t is no a matter of common )noledge that %mam Ahmad #a$a *han (may Allah bless him. +uring his short

span of life of years (!-/0 contributed more than one thousand boo)s co1ering more than 2disciplines of learning. 3esides, a large number of research papers and boo)s ha1e been produced by learned

scholars. 4herefore, it is ne5t to impossible to co1er each and e1ery aspect of his life and or)s. Hoe1er, e

are presenting such articles hich not only portray the great personality but also his or)s co1ering sub6ects ofreligious nature as ell as based on modern sciences.

A personality on hose life and or)s research has been conducted for more than eight decades, it is a difficulttas) to portray his life in a short space. Hoe1er, Syed Wa6ahat #asool 7adri, President of the our research

institute, has made sincere a effort to encompass his life in an article, An ocean of knowledge and wisdom Imam Ahmad Raza Khan of Bareilly

An article Imam Ahmad Razas Concet of !eacher by #ana Muhammad +ilshad, a young and talented

research scholar and lecturer in the department of education, %slamia 8ni1ersity 3ahaalpur is being presentedin the 6ournal. 4he riter has touched upon an important contribution of %mam Ahmad #a$a. 4his articleincludes pearls of guidelines for teachers in particular and educationalists in general.

Muhammad 9baid-ur-#ehman, a chartered accountant by profession and a young and dynamic researcher has

brought about the malice of pyramid, pon$i and fraudulent multi-le1el mar)eting schemes described by %mamAhmad #a$a years ago. His article, "haria against financial decetion# Ahmad Raza on yramid$ onzi

and fra%d%lent m%lti&le'el marketing schemes, includes a brief commentary on a fatwaissued by the %mam.

At present such fraudulent schemes are raising round the orld, therefore, this article is orth reading.

%n /0, %mam Ahmad #a$a proposed a four points agenda for amelioration of Muslims: social, political,

economic and educational status. 4his article as published from ;alcutta in a boo)let entitled Tadbeer-e-flah-o-islah-o-nijat(Action Plan for the betterment, impro1ement and sal1ation of Muslim 8mmah. While Prof.Mohammad #afiullah SiddiIslamic Economic (%idelines# as )roosed *y Alahazrat Ahmad Raza in +,+-. 4his article pro1esbeyond any doubt that %mam Ahmad #a$a *han had a farsighted 1ision and command not only on religious

matters but also has complete grasp o1er the modern sub6ects.

Although o1er si5ty years of %ndependence ha1e passed, yet the debate is still going on as to the role of 8lema

in pre-partitioned %ndia. We are therefore publishing a research paper of +r. Syed A$har Ali, former professor

of Political Science, *arachi 8ni1ersity, under the title ./a%lana Ahmad Raza and /%hammad Ali 0innah#

Congr%ity of their 1iews on Contemorary /%slim )olitics in India4he learned riter has collectedauthentic material and, in 1ie of the historical nature of the topic, has