Allama Mashriqi & Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan

This book is about two great personalities of Pakistan, Allama Mashriqi and Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan. Allama Mashriqi was an eminent mathematician and scientist and a renowned scholar who broke records at Punjab and Cambridge Universities. At Cambridge University(U.K), he passed four Tripos exams with distinction in five years. Allama Mashriqi was also a great writer and a poet. He authored many books, and his monumental work, Tazkirah (a commentary on the Holy Quran), was nominated for the Nobel Prize. He was one of the founding fathers of Pakistan and the founder of the Khaksar Movement; he played a vital role in the independence of Indo-Pakistan. The first part of this book discusses Allama Mashriqi and his Khaksar Movement (Khaksar Tehrik). This book is an eye opener, as Mashriqi’s grandson reveals facts from Pakistan’s history that are unknown to many. The second part of the book is about Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan. Dr. Khan was a scholar, a world renowned social scientist, and the founding father of the Pakistan Academy for Rural Development and the Orangi Pilot Project. His projects acclaimed global recognition and are benefiting millions of poor people around the world. He was also a recipient of many prestigious Civil Awards. Dr. Khan was a visiting Professor at Harvard University, Princeton University, Michigan State University, Oxford University, and Lund University. He was part of the prestigious Indian Civil Service (I.C.S.). He wrote extensively on community and rural development. Mashriqi and Dr. Khan were closely related. Both men’s services to Pakistan are unprecedented as they successfully mobilized the masses for their causes: Mashriqi for freedom and Dr. Khan for poverty alleviation. Mashriqi’s followers were in millions while Dr. Khan’s projects are benefiting millions. Web sites dedicated to Allama Mashriqi: http://www.allamamashraqi.com http://www.allamamashriqi.info http://www.allama-mashriqi.8m.com