The Desert Chief: Story of Thumama Ibn Uthal

By Khurram Murad

This is the story of how a proud and powerful chieftain came to embrace Islam as a result of the humane treatment shown to him by the Prophet during his capture and imprisonment.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Islamic Foundation
• Release date: Aug 14, 2017
• ISBN: 9780860376781

Khurram Murad

Khurram Murad (1932-1996) a greater scholar of our times occupies a place of distinction in the intellectual firmament of contemporary Islam. A thinker and a prolific writer, he has been one of the architects of current Islamic resurgence. While his da'wah activities began in Pakistan, he has been involved in the promotion of the Islamic movement in Asia, Europe and Africa. As a teacher and a da'iyah his speeches and thoughtful orations have inspired thousands of young men and women all over the world. As chief of the training departments of the Jamiat, the Jamaat and as an active resource-person in training programmes in the UK, he played a key role in the character-building of the youth in the Islamic Movement. Khurram Murad served as Naib Amir (Vice-President) Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, a Trustee and a former Director General of the Islamic Foundation in Leicester, UK, and editor of Tarjumanal Qur'an, Lahore, Pakistan (an epoch making journal founded by the renowned Islamic scholar, Abul Ala Maududi in 1932), and the quarterly Muslim World Book Review, Leicester, UK. He was born in Bhopal India, and after graduating cum laude, he took his Master's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota. From 1975-1976, he was involved in the extension project of Masjid al Haram in Makkah. An author of over thirty-five works in Urdu and English, his thoughts have influenced two generations of Muslims all the world over.

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MUSLIM CHILDREN’S LIBRARY

An Introduction

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Reviews for The Desert Chief

[Muhammad Shoaib · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is beautiful, I had to stop my tears from flowing while reading the book. Muhammad PBUH is one of the best people in the world indeed and this story tells exactly that. I would recommend everyone to read how exemplary the life of Muhammad was, how he (SAW) is a role model to all of us till the end of the world

THANKYOU for writing this Khurram Murad.