Muhammad Mojlum Khan
BornMuhammad Mojlum Khan
(1973-12-06) 6 December 1973
Habiganj District, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh
OccupationWriter, literary critic, scholar
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of East Anglia
GenreNon-fiction
SubjectIslam, comparative religion, contemporary thought, current affairs, history
Years active1993–present
SpouseFahmida Khan
Children2
RelativesInayetullah Khan (ancestor)

Muhammad Mojlum Khan (born 6 December 1973) is a Bangladeshi-born British non-fiction writer.

Early life

Khan was born on 6 December 1973 to a Bengali family in Habiganj District, Bangladesh. His father, Muhammad Yawar Khan (1932–1988), was a direct descendant of Inayetullah Khan, a 17th-century Mughal faujdar of Sylhet.[1]

Khan was brought up and educated in England. He studied classical Arabic and traditional Islamic sciences at a darul uloom (Islamic seminary). He graduated with a degree in Business and Social Policy from the University of East Anglia.[2]

Career

Khan is a teacher, writer, literary critic, research scholar and researcher in Islamic thought and history. He has published over 150 essays and articles worldwide, including 100 essays and articles on Islam, comparative religion, contemporary thought and current affairs. Since the age of 19, he has been a regular contributor to The Muslim News.[3][4] He is also a regular contributor on BBC Radio.

Khan is a former president of a university Islamic society and executive member of Federation of Student Islamic Societies in UK and Eire (FOSIS). He is a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland and a founding director of Bengal Muslim Research Institute UK.[5] He is also chairman of the Ipswich and Suffolk Muslim Council[6] and the manager of the Bangladeshi Support Centre.[7] He is an imam to Her Majesty's Prison Service.

In September 2011, Khan co-ordinated the 1 Big Multicultural Festival, organised by the Bangladeshi Support Centre (BSC).[8]

Awards

Khan is the recipient of one international and two national prizes for his essays on Islam.

Personal life

Khan is married to childminder Fahmida Khan. He lives in Ipswich, Suffolk with his family.[4] In 1988, his father, Muhammad Pathan Yawar Khan, died. He also has two children, Muhtadi Khan (born 2001) and Mustafa Al-amin Khan (born 2003).

Books

Year Title Publisher ISBN
2008 The Muslim 100: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History[9] Kube Publishing Ltd 978-1847740069
2013 The Muslim Heritage of Bengal: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of Great Muslim Scholars, Writers and Reformers of Bangladesh and West Bengal[10] 978-1-84774-052-6
2017 Great Muslims of the West: Makers of Western Islam[11] 9781847741127

See also

References

  1. ↑ Khan, Muhammad Mojlum (16 November 2009). "The Muslim 100, The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History". Bukisa.
  2. ↑ "The Muslim 100 : The Lives, Thoughts, and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History (Muhammad Mojlum Khan)". Kube Publishing. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Muhammad Mojlum Khan". Kube Publishing. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  4. 1 2 "The Muslim Heritage of Bengal: The Lives, Thoughts & Achievements". Kitabun. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Team". Bengal Muslim Research Institute. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Team". Ipswich and Suffolk Muslim Council. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "The Team". Ipswich and Suffolk Bangladeshi Support Centre. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "1Big Multicultural Festival staged in Ipswich park". BBC News. Suffolk. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  9. ↑ Elshayyal, M. F (26 September 2008). "Book Review – One hundred influential Muslim personalities". The Muslim News. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  10. ↑ Ali, Fuad. M (26 July 2013). "Book Review: Rediscovering the Muslim heritage of Bengal". The Muslim News. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "Kube Publishing » Great Muslims of the West – Makers of Western Islam". Kube Publishing. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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