Muhammad Farooq Khan

Muhammad Farooq Khan

Full name	Muhammad Farooq Khan
Born	1956 Swabi Mardan Division
Died	October 2, 2010 (age 54 years) Baghdada, Mardan, Pakistan
Era	Modern era
Region	Pakistani scholar
School	Farahi-Islahi
Main interests	Islamic law and Quranic exegesis
Notable ideas	Separation of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) from Sharia (Divine law)
Influenced by Amin Ahsan Islahi, Averroes, Hamiduddin Farahi, and Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi
Website	Dr Farooq Khan

Dr Muhammad Farooq Khan was born in a village of district Swabi in 1956 and died as a result of an assassination attack on October 2, 2010. He got his basic education from district Swabi. He then joined Cadet College, Hasanabdal and later on Cadet College, Kohat. After having studied medicine, he decided to specialize in psychiatry. He established his private practice in Baghdada Mardan. The Government of Pakistan had appointed him as the first Vice-Chancellor of Swat Islamic University some time before his death.

books

He was the author of several books on different issues but his main interest areas were the study of Quran and Islam. Dr. Farooq was the author of several books including the following:

• Pakistan and the Twenty First Century (Urdu),
• Jihad, Qital and Islamic world (Urdu)
• What is Islam? (Urdu)
• Islam and Women (Urdu & English)
• Dialogue with the West (English)
• Kashmir Issue (Urdu & English)
• The questions of Modern Mind and Reply of Islam (Urdu)
• Critical study of Ordinance of Hudood, Qisas and Diyat (Urdu)

Assassination

Dr Farooq Presenting Quran to Police Chief of Mardan Division

He was assassinated on 2 October 2010 in his clinic at Baghdada Mardan when two armed young men entered his clinic and opened fire at him.Dr Khan and his assistant died at the spot. Taliban claims responsibility of his murder. He was the Vice-Chancellor of Swat Islamic University.

References

• Personal Website
• The loss of an Intellectual
• A Moderate Scholar is silenced
• Killing of Doctor Part of Taliban War on Educated

External links

• Common ground news
• Daily times news about Dr Farooq
• Swat university VC Assassinated
• Assassination of Dr Farooq
• Poem in memory of Dr Farooq Khan

Persondata
Name	Dr Muhammad Farooq Khan
Alternative names
Short description	Vice-Chancellor of Swat Islamic University
Date of birth	1951
Place of birth	Swabi Mardan Division
Date of death	October 2, 2010
Place of death	Baghdada, Mardan, Pakistan