Vision
To become a servant of Islam and to make my deeds compatible with the true Islamic knowledge.
Skills and Personality Overview
Personality
—– Strong team player and self-initiator
—– Creative and able to think outside the box
—– Committed to strong ethical values
—– Able to perform multiple tasks
—– Energetic, enthusiastic and able to motivate others by taking care of them
—– Able to develop strong and long-lasting relationships with scholars & students
—– Flexible and quickly adaptable to change
—– Enjoy domestic and international traveling
—– Capability of motivating people
—– Change and Conflict / Resistance Management
—– Project Management including planning, scheduling, staffing, appraising and risk management
—– Ability to deal with multi-cultural people
Academic Skills
—– Strong analytical skills
—– Detailed study of original sources of Islam including the Quran & the Hadith
—– Detailed study of Quranic Exegesis, Hadith Commentary, Islamic History, Islamic Jurisprudence, Sufism and Comparative Study of Religion
—– Strong knowledge of Academic Arabic & English
—– Strong knowledge of Information Systems
Personal Interests
—– Reading professional books & journals
—– Writing articles
—– Playing squash
—– Tourism & Archaeology
Interpersonal Skills
—– Report Writing
—– Training people
—– Workshop Management for cross-functional teams
—– Ability to explain complex technical issues to non-technical people
—– Ability to communicate in English, Urdu / Hindi, Punjabi and Arabic
Internatioanal Awards
—– William S. Smith Award from the Institute of Internal Auditors, USA
Academic & Professional Qualifications
| Qualification | Year | Association / Institute |
| Certified in Risk Management Assurance | 2012 | Institute of Internal Auditors, USA |
| Certification in Advanced Islamic Jurisprudence | 2011 | International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) | 2007 | Institute of Internal Auditors, USA |
| Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) | 2004 | Information Systems Audit & Control Association, USA |
| Fellow Member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) | 2002 | The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK |
| Masters in Business Administration (MBA) | 1996 | The University of Punjab, Pakistan |
| Bachelor in Commerce (B.Com) | 1994 | The University of Punjab, Pakistan |
| Dars-e-Nazami (the Course taught at the Religious Seminaries of South Asia) | 1994 | From private instructors |
Countries Visited
Pakistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arab, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
Date of Birth
August 15, 1974
Experience History 1987 – Present
Experience related to Religious Studies 1987 – Present
| Period | Description of Activity |
| 1987 – 1994 | Conducted a comparative study of the concepts and practices of different religious sects and groups in the South Asia e.g. Barelvi, Deobandi, Ahl Hadith, People not considering Hadith as an original Islamic Source, Muslims not associated to a particular sect etc. |
| 1992 – 2004 | Conducted a comparative study of the views of different religious movements in the Muslim world (especially the South Asia) including: —– Academic Movements e.g. the Movement of Hameed-ud-Din Farahi & Amin Ahsan Islahi, the Movement of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, the Movement of Deoband —– Missionary Movements e.g. Tablighi Jama’at, Da’wat-e-Islami —– Revolutionary Movements e.g. Ikhwan-ul-Muslimun (Egypt), Tanzeem-e-Islami, Minhaj-ul-Qur’an etc. —– Religio-Political Organizations e.g. Jama’at-e-Islami, Jam’iyat U’lema e Islam, Jami’yat U’lema e Pakistan, Justice & Development Party (Turkey) etc. |
| 2003 – 2007 | Detailed academic study of the work of prominent Modern Islamic Scholars including Dr. Hameedullah, Amin Ahsan Islahi, Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, Nasir-ud-Albani, Waheed-ud-Din Khan etc. |
| 2006 – 2007 | Explored the historical sites of Judaism, Christianity & Islam in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt |
| 2007 – Onwards | Establishment of personal website for publishing my writings www.mubashirnazir.org |
| 2010 – Onwards | Question – Answers service to the question of modern-educated people about religious, social and psychological issues. |
Academic Works
| Period | Description of Activity |
| 2003 | The Impact of Atheism on the Western & the Muslim Societies: A detailed article on the movement of Atheism in Europe and its impact on the Western and the Muslim Societies during 19th and 20th century. |
| 2003 | Islam and Discrimination: An analysis of Islamic teachings on racial, economic, religious, colour and ethnic discrimination. |
| 2003 | Review of “Islamic Threat – Myth or Reality”: A detailed review of the book “Islamic Threat – Myth or Reality” written by a famous American scholar, John L. Esposito. |
| 2006 – 2007 | In the Land of the Qur’an & the Bible: It is the detailed travelogue of my travels into the lands of Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt in order to explore the sites mentioned in the Quran and the Bible. |
| 2007 | Urdu Translation of Kitaab ur Risala: It is the translation of the first book on Islamic Jurisprudence from Arabic to Urdu language. The book was written by Muhammad Ibn Idrees Shafi’i (d. 204H / 819AD). I translated the book into easy Urdu. |
| 2007 | Islam & the Changes in the Modern World: A detailed analysis of psychological, sociological, political, economic and technological changes in the modern world and its impact on the world of Islam. |
| 2008 | An Introduction to the Disciplines related to Hadith: It is a course for beginners providing a detailed introduction to different academic disciplines associated with the Hadith (Prophetic Traditions) including the basic concepts, evaluation of authenticity of a Hadith, types of Hadith, Asma-ul-Rijaal etc. |
| 2008 | Abolition of Physical & Intellectual Slavery in Islam: It is a detailed research work on the reforms introduced by Islam in order to abolish slavery. Why did the slavery continued in the Muslim world? What are the measures to abolish the intellectual slavery from the Muslim world? |
| 2008 | Intellectual Slavery in the Muslim World: It is a part of the above mentioned book published separately in order to describe the condition of intellectual slavery in the Muslim World, teachings of Islam about the intellectual slavery, transformation of the Muslim World to adapt to the intellectual slavery and remedies to abolish the intellectual slavery in the Muslim World. |
| 2009 ….. Now | Development of an Islamic Educational System:Currently I am working on a big project to develop a Web-based Islamic Educational System. Salient features of the project include: —– Promoting Islamic values like sincerity, love, impartiality, open-mindedness, human rights especially for religious minorities and women, intellectual freedom etc. —– Removing the personality weaknesses developed by the current religious educational system e.g. hatred, narrow-mindedness, intellectual slavery, sectarianism, religious arrogance, ostentation, persecution of children, minorities and women etc. —– Studying detailed disciplines related to Islamic knowledge including Classical Arabic Language, Quranic Studies, Hadith and its related disciplines, Theology, Jurisprudence, History of Religion, Comparative Study of World Religions etc. —– Web-based Courses for all levels of students in English and Urdu languages —– As a part of the Islamic Educational System, the following sub-projects were completed. |
| 2008 – 2009 | Personality Development Program: It is a compilation of essays of different scholars related to the concept of Tazkiya Nafs (Personality Development) in Islam. |
| 2009 – 2010 | Quranic Arabic Program: The objective of this program is to learn Arabic from the beginner’s level to the heights of the classical Arabic of pre-Islamic era in which the Quran was revealed. The program has five modules and the most advanced one deals with the intricacies of eloquent classic Arabic. |
| 2010 – 2011 | Quranic Studies Program: The objective of this program is to learn the message of the Quran. The program starts with a selective syllabus of the Quran. Its intermediate modules include comparative studies of five major commentaries of the Holy Quran. |
| 2011 | Comparative Studies Program: It involves an impartial comparative study of views and argumentation of different sects and groups within the Muslim world. It has seven modules which involve study of sects and groups on grounds of creed, jurisprudence, Sufism, movement, and orientation towards modernism. |
| 2012 | Historical Studies Program: It is in progress and encompasses political, social, intellectual and religious aspects of the Muslim history. |
| 2019 – Today | Islamic Studies Lectures —– Quran Studies, Hadith Research, Islamic Jurisprudence, Personality Development, Civilization History of Muslims |
Professional Career 2000 – Present
| Organization | Period | Position |
| Pakistan Credit Rating Agency | 2019 – Today | Senior Financial Risk Analyst |
| Frontier Works Organization, Pakistan | 2018 – 2019 | Internal Audit Manager |
| The University of Punjab, Pakistan | 2017 – 2018 | Professor – Audit, Risk Management and Financial Analysis |
| Rolaco Trading & Contracting, Saudi Arabia | 2012 – 2016 | Business Process and Risk Manager |
| Emaar Middle East, Saudi Arabia | 2010 – 2012 | Internal Audit Manager |
| Moore Stephens, Saudi Arabia | 2006 – 2010 | Manager – Business Risk & Internal Audit Services |
| Ernst & Young, Pakistan / Kuwait | 2004 – 2006 | Manager – Business Risk Services |
| Pak Arab Refinery Limited, Pakistan | 2003 – 2004 | Management Executive |
| Unilever Pakistan Limited | 2000 – 2003 | Credit Manager |