Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din

Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din (1870 in Lahore – December 28 1932 in Lahore), a lawyer by profession [ [http://www.wokingmuslim.org/pers/kk/index.htm Life of Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din] ; [http://www.wokingmuslim.org/pers/kk-whos.htm Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din: Entry in Who’s Who] ; [http://www.wokingmuslim.org/history/kh-mem.htm To the memory of Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din] , editorial in The Islamic Review in its first issue of 1962] , was a member of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement and the author of numerous publications [ [http://aaiil.org/text/books/kk/fulllistkhwajakamaldinbooks.shtml A Complete List of Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din Sahib's Books] ] about Islam and the Ahmadiyya movement.

Life

Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din was born in Punjab, India, and received his education at the famous Forman Christian College, Lahore. His grandfather, Abdur Rashid, a famous poet, was at one time chief Muslim Judge of Lahore during the Sikh period. In 1893 he joined the Ahmadiyya Movement and became a close associate of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Founder of the Ahmadiyya movement. He served the Movement and the Founder in various leading capacities. Through Mirza’s teaching and influence, the Khwaja was inspired to become a successful lecturer, orator and missionary of Islam, and gave powerful lectures before large multi-faith audiences in many countries.

In 1912 he proceeded to England and laid the foundation of the “Woking Muslim Mission and Literary Trust” [ [http://www.wokingmuslim.org Woking Muslim Mission Website] ] as well as "The Islamic Review". [ [http://www.wokingmuslim.org/work/islamic-review/index.htm The Islamic Review online archive, 1913-1970] ]

From 1912 till his death, he devoted his life to the propagation of Islam. Besides visiting England several times for lengthy periods, he also toured other countries in Europe, Asia and Africa, including his home country of India, delivering lectures on Islam. He performed his second "Hajj" in the company of Lord Headley, [ [http://www.wokingmuslim.org/pers/headley/index.htm Life of Lord Headley]
[http://www.wokingmuslim.org/pers/headley/hajj-fod.htm Hajj of Lord Headley, 1923] ] the famous British Muslim convert and the Khwaja's close friend and associate.

Literary Work

Below is a partial list of English books by Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din, which can be read online: [ [http://aaiil.org/text/books/bookmain.shtml#kk Books by Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din online] ]

(Urdu books by Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din are also accessible online. [ [http://aaiil.org/urdu/books/mainbook.shtml#kk Urdu books by Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din] ] )

* Al-Islam
* Ethics of War
* The Existence of God
* Five Pillars of Islam
* God and His Attributes
* The Great Revolution
* The Holy Quran and the Bible
* Introduction to the Study of the Holy Quran
* Islam and Christianity
* Islam and Civilisation
* Islam & Other Religions
* Islam to East and West
* Jesus — An Ideal of Godhead and Humanity
* Muhammad the Most Successful Prophet
* Mysticism in Islam
* The Problem of Human Evolution
* The Quran a Miracle
* A Running Commentary on the Holy Quran
* The Sources of Christianity
* The Status of Women in World Religions and Civilisations
* The Strength of Islam
* Study for an Atheist
* Study of Islam
* Sufeism in Islam
* Unity of the Human Race
* The Vicegerent of God on Earth
* Woman from Judaism to Islam
* Worship and Sacrificialism

References

External links

* [http://www.aaiil.org/text/biog/auto/kkintrvw.shtml An Interview with Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din Sahib - His Missionary Work in England] , Special to the "Rangoon Mail", Islamic Review, October, 1920 (Vol. 8, No. 10) pp. 362-366