Malik Ghulam Murtada
- Died
- -
- Born in
- -
Malik Ghulam Murtada is a scholar and academic who served as the head of the translation department at the Islamic University of Madinah .
Career and Scholarly Work
During his tenure at the Islamic University of Madinah, Murtada directed the department of translation and contributed research to the university's journal, Majallat al-Jami'ah al-Islamiyyah bi-al-Madinah al-Munawwarah . His writings addressed contemporary ideological challenges, comparative critiques, and social and psychological issues from an Islamic perspective .
In his treatise al-Muskirat min al-Nahiyah al-Nafsiyyah (Intoxicants from a Psychological Perspective), Murtada integrated theological, psychological, and physiological analyses to examine the nature of intoxication, the progressive stages and harms of alcohol dependence, and spiritual and conventional avenues for rehabilitation . He also authored Da'irat al-Ma'arif al-Britaniyyah bayn al-Jahl wa-al-Tadlil (The Encyclopædia Britannica between Ignorance and Misleading), a critical study addressing Orientalist representations, in which he documented the consensus reached by Muslim scholars worldwide concerning the Ahmadiyya movement and its declaration as a non-Muslim minority in Pakistan in September 1975 . In addition, his apologetic study Ta'addud Zawjat al-Rasul (The Plurality of the Prophet's Wives) was serialized in the Islamic University's periodical, addressing modern polemics surrounding the marriages of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
Answer updated
List of Works
This apologetic treatise addresses modern polemics and misconceptions regarding the marriages of the Prophet Muhammad. Originally published in serial form in the periodical Majallat al-Jami'ah al-Islamiyyah bi-al-Madinah al-Munawwarah across successive issues, including issues 59 and 60, the work examines the historical circumstances, comparative religious precedents, and underlying wisdoms of the Prophet's unions.
This treatise examines the nature of intoxicants and alcohol addiction by integrating Islamic theological, psychological, physiological, and social perspectives. It explores the concept of intoxication, the stages and harms of dependence, the foundational causes of addiction, and spiritual mechanisms alongside conventional measures for individual and societal rehabilitation.