Masood Ahmad

Syed Masood Ahmad (4 August 1915 – 14 February 1997) [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aljamaat/] [http://www.aljamaat.org/jamaat-ul-muslimeen/muhammadishtiaq.htm] , was the first Emir of Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen [http://www.aljamaat.org/islam/articles/a21.htm]

Beliefs

He laid emphasis on the following:

* Unity of Muslims.
* Separation from all sects of the ummah.
* Advocated leaving aside all sectarian names and creed. [http://www.aljamaat.org/jamaat-ul-muslimeen/invitationtohaq/index.html]
* According to him the saved sect is Jamaat-al-Muslimeen, which linguistically can be termed as a sect but according to the shariah is the group on the correct path.
* Strict adherence to sunnah.
* Without Imam Jamaah, a person will die the death of Jahiliya. [http://www.aljamaat.org/books/jamaatpamphlets/english/obedience%20to%20the%20ameer/index.html]
* Even in the absence of Caliphate, the obligation to remain united in the form of one Jamaah, under one Imam and doing his baiyah remains. [http://www.aljamaat.org/books/jamaatpamphlets/english/obedience%20to%20the%20ameer/index.html]

History

* Before reviving Jamaat ul Muslimeen he was member of the Ghurba Ahle Hadith sect.

* Was well known in the Ahle Hadith circle, prior to disassociating himself from the Ahle Hadith sect, he wrote two books from their platform, i.e., Tafeem ul Islam and Talash e Haq.

Books

Most of the books published from Jamaat ul Muslimeen 's platform are of Syed Masood Ahmad, he wrote many books which include:

* Sahih Tafseer e Quran e Aziz (Expalanation of the Quran)
* Minhaj ul Muslimeen (Islamic Encyclopedia of shariah issues from birth till death)
* Salaat ul Muslimeen (Book for Salaat)
* Zakaat ul Muslimeen (Book for Zakaat)
* Sahih Tareekh ul Islam wal Muslimeen-Muktasar (History book based on the Two Sahihs)
* Sahih Tareekh ul Islam wal Muslimeen-Mutawal
* Tafeem ul Islam
* Burhan ul Muslimeen.
* Talash e Haq
* At Tehqeeq (In response to Taqi Usmani 's book on Taqleed) [http://www.aljamaat.org/books/jamaatbooks/english/index.html]

References and External links

* [http://www.aljamaat.org Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen's official website]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aljamaat Muslimeen mailing list]
* [http://aljamaath.googlepages.com Tamil webpage of Jamaat ul Muslimeen]