Dr. Muhammad Ahmad Munir teaches Arabic at the Institute of Islamic Studies, 51吃瓜网, where he also earned his PhD in Islamic Studies. He has taught courses in Islamic law, Qur示膩nic sciences, and religious studies in Canada, the United States, and Pakistan. Previously, he served as Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Shariah and Law, International Islamic University, Islamabad.
With over 15 years of experience teaching Arabic at various levels, Dr. Munir first learned the language at home, later refining his skills through specialized training at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. He is fluent in Modern Standard Arabic, an expert in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, and certified by the University of Cambridge CELTA for teaching English as a second language. A polyglot, he speaks Arabic, English, Urdu, Punjabi, French, and Persian鈥攅nriching both his teaching and his research.
Beyond teaching, Dr. Munir is Editor of Islamic Studies (a Scopus-indexed international journal) and Associate Editor of the Integrated Encyclopedia of the Qur示膩n (Center for Islamic Sciences, Canada). His research interests include Islamic legal theory, comparative law, mental health and the law in Muslim contexts, Qur示膩nic interpretation, and the intellectual history of South Asia.
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
- Muhammad Ahmad Munir and Brian Wright, 鈥淩eshaping Insanity in Pakistani Law: The Case of Safia Bano鈥�. American Journal of Law and Medicine 49, no. 2-3 (2023): 300-312.
- Muhammad Ahmad Munir, 鈥淭he Principles and Rules of Change in Presumptive Rulings and 贵补迟飞腻蝉 Due to the Change of Time and Situation and Their Application in the Present Era鈥�. Al-Qamar 6, no. 4 (2023): 151-166.
- Muhammad Ahmad Munir, 鈥溾��. Pakistan Journal of Islamic Research 23, no. 2 (Dec 2022): 87-114.
- Muhammad Ahmad Munir, 鈥淚nterpretation and Textual Implications in Classical Islamic Legal Theory: An Analysis of Majority (闯耻尘丑奴谤 and 惭耻迟补办补濒濒颈尘墨苍) Approach鈥�. Fikr-o Nazar Islamabad 60, no, 1 (2022): 111-145.
- Muhammad Ahmad Munir and Brian Wright, 鈥湽蟛钩俜赡宀� of 士Abd Al-岣yy of Farang墨 Ma岣ll and Their Role in the Formation of Sunn墨 Identity in British India鈥�. Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization 11, no. 2 (2021): 20-43.
- Muhammad Ahmad Munir, 鈥�鈥� [Classical 岣naf墨 Methodology of Interpretation and Textual Implications: An Analysis] Fikr-o Nazar Islamabad 57 no, 3 (2020): 49-102.
- Muhammad Ahmad Munir, ,鈥� Islamic Studies 58, no. 1 (2019): 127-148.
- Muhammad Ahmad Munir, 鈥淚slamic Juridical Discourse on Death: Is Brain Death a Modern Criterion of Death?鈥�, Islamic Studies 57, no. 3-4 (2018): 187-209.
- Muhammad Ahmad Munir, Document 鈥�,鈥� Islamic Studies 57, no. 3-4 (2018): 299-309.
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- Muhammad Ahmad Munir, 鈥淎 Critical Analysis of Reflective and Research Journals of Islamic Research Institute,鈥澨�丕 Fikr-o-Nazar Islamabad听55 no, 1-2听(2017): 135-207.
- Muhammad Ahmad Munir, An Introduction to 鈥淗ud奴d Ordinance, Zina Ordinance 1979, Qazf Ordinance 1979 and the Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006,鈥� Islamic Studies 46, no. 1 (2007): 87-114.
- Muhammad Ahmad Munir 鈥淨urb膩n墨 awr Daur-e-Jad墨d ka 鈥楢mal鈥� [Sacrifice and our Practices in Modern Age], Rukn ul-Islam, Hyderabad (Feb. 2005): 38-44.
Books
- A岣膩m-i Nik膩岣� (Islamabad: Islamic Research Institute, 2022).
- Paigham-e-Pakistan (English translation, Islamic Research Institute, 2018).
- Edited To God Belong the Names Most Beautiful (2nd ed.).
- Edited Urdu translation of Wahba al-Zu岣yl墨鈥檚 Al-Fiqh al-Isl膩m墨 wa Adillatuhu (vols. 2, 5鈥�10).
Book Chapters
- 鈥淚sl膩m墨 Na岷搑iy膩t墨 Konsal: Tashk墨l, Usl奴b-i K膩r awr Aham Fiqh墨 膧r膩鈥�,鈥� in Ijtim膩士墨 Ijtih膩d: Ta峁wwur, Irtiq膩鈥� awr 士Aml墨 峁⑴玶tayn (2007).
- 鈥淭herapeutic Jurisprudence in Pakistan: Juvenile Delinquency & the Role of the Defense Lawyer,鈥� in Transforming Legal Process in Court and Beyond (2007).
Integrated Encyclopedia of the Qur示膩n 鈥� Urdu Edition (Translation) (2024鈥�25)
- Ahmad, upon him peace
- Ablution
- Abu Bakr, Allah be well pleased with him
- Beauty
- Cushions
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