Aeen – Ikhtiaraat ka Tawazun aur Tarz-e-Hukumrani
(Constitution: Balance of Power and the Style of Governance)
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Author: Professor Khurshid Ahmad E-Flyer | |
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About the Book
The current constitution of Pakistan was approved in 1973. It is an extraordinary document as it was passed unanimously by the then Parliament. Subsequent governments, especially the various periods of martial law, have resulted in many changes in the Constitution, yet the people’s elected body – the parliament – has succeeded as a whole in restoring and preserving its basic structure and the spirit.
Prof. Khurshid Ahmed is among the members of the Pakistani Parliament who has constantly strived to restore the sanctity of the Constitution and implement it in accordance with its spirit. He has taken timely notice of every irregularity and raised his voice on it in and outside the Parliament. In this regard, his articles and speeches in the Parliament are significant as they not only expose the wrongdoings of the rulers on important occasions in the constitutional and political history of Pakistan but also chalk out a strategy for the efforts to be made for the implementation of the Constitution in its true spirit by putting an end to such deviations.
The book under review Aeen Ikhtiaraat ka Tawazun aur Tarz-e-Hukumrani (Constitution – Balance of Powers and Governance) has been compiled on the basis of some such articles and speeches. The first part of the book consists of the writings of Prof. Khurshid Ahmed for Tarjuman ul Quran while the second part consists of his selected speeches in the Senate on similar topics. The book takes into account the chronic diseases Pakistani politics has been suffering from for decades and which has not changed much over time. Thus, the book is a must read for Pakistani politicians, policy makers as well as researchers, teachers and students interested in Pakistani politics.
This is the fifth book of IPS’ Press series Armughan-e-Khurshid, which contains speeches and articles of Professor Khurshid Ahmad. The series also includes the following publications:
– Pakistan ki Nazriati Asaas: Nifaz-e-Shariyat aur Madina ki Islami Riasat
(The Ideological Basis of Pakistan: The Implementation of Shari’ah and the Islamic State of Madina)
– Dehshat Gardi ke Khilaaf Jang: Pak-Amreeka Taa’wun aur uske Asraat (Volume 1)
(The War on Terror: Pak-US Cooperation and Its Implications – Vol 1)
– Dehshat Gardi ke Khilaaf Jang: Pak-Amreeka Taa’wun aur uske Asraat (Volume 2)
(The War on Terror: Pak-US Cooperation and Its Implications – Vol 2)
– Islam aur Maghrib ki Tehzeebi-o-Syasi Kashmakash
(The Cultural and Political Struggle between Islam and the West)
– Pakistani Maeeshat ki Soorat-e-Haal: Masayel, Asbaab aur Lahia-e-Amal
(The State of the Pakistan’s Economy: Problems, Causes and Strategies)
– Aeen-e-Pakistan: Inhirafaat aur Bahali ki Jiddojehad
(Constitution of Pakistan: Deviations and the Struggle for Restoration)
About the Author
Professor Khurshid Ahmed (born March 2, Delhi) is a renowned thinker, politician, economist, author and researcher, and is one of the few Pakistani personalities to have a global reputation as an advocate for Pakistan and the Muslim Ummah. One of the major facets of his introduction is his long association with the Jamaat-e-Islami. However, he is such an intellectual and leader with whom even those with intellectual and political differences are convinced of his sincerity, scholarship and patriotism. Prof. Khurshid Ahmed remained a member of the Senate for 22 years, excluding a short hiatus, from 1985 to 2012. He had also served as Minister for Planning and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. In 1979, he laid the foundation of the Institute of Policy Studies in Islamabad and served as its chairman until 2021. He is the Founding Trustee of the International Islamic University; Chairman of the Mark Field Institute of Higher Education, Leicester, UK; Board of Governors of the University of Management Sciences, Lahore; and Chairman of the Islamic Foundation, UK. Prof. Khurshid Ahmed has edited and authored more than 100 books in Urdu and English. These books and essays have been translated and published in many languages including Arabic, French, Turkish, Bengali, Japanese, German, Indonesian, Hindi, Chinese, Korean, Persian and others. PhD dissertations in leading universities in Malaysia, Turkey and Germany have been written on Professor Khurshid Ahmad. In recognition of his academic and research services, he was awarded with a PhD in Islamic Economics by the University of Malaya, Malaysia, PhD in literature by Loughborough University, UK, in 2004, and a PhD in education by the International Islamic University of Malaysia. Prof. Khurshid Ahmed was conferred with the highest award by the Islamic Development Bank in 1989 for his valuable contributions to Islamic Economics, while the Saudi government awarded him the Shah Faisal Award in 1990 for his services to Islam at the international level. In addition, in recognition of his services in 1990, the Government of Pakistan awarded him the highest civilian honor, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz.
