Education and Experience

Once completed secondary school, Rahman took the field studies in the literature arab Departeman in eastern Punjab University. In the year 1942, he successfully completed studies at the University and carry the title of M. A literature in Arabic.

Are not satisfied with the education in the land of water, in 1946, Rahman continue to study doktoralnya Oxford University, and successfully reaching the doctorate in philosophy in 1951. At this time a zealous Rahman learn Western languages, so it was a lot of the language. At least he does not take Latin, Greek, English, French, German, Turkish, Persian, Arabic and Urdu. [4] He was taught some time in Durham University, UK, and then served as Associate Professor of Philosophy in Islamic Studies, McGill University, Canada.

Upon return to the country, Pakistan, in August 1962, he was appointed as director of the Institute of Islamic Research. Later, he was also appointed as member of Advisory Council of Islamic Ideology Pakistan Government, 1964. Islamic Institute aims to interpret Islam in the term-term rational and scientific in order to answer the needs of a modern progressive society. While the Advisory Council of Islamic Ideology duty to review all that is good law and has not been determined, with the goal menyelaraskannya with "Al-Qur'an and Sunnah." Both agencies have a close working relationship, because the Board of Advisors may request a research institute to collect materials and make suggestions on the draft law. [5]

Because the task diemban by both institutions this is Rahman intense efforts in re-interpret Islam to the challenges that time. Of course liberal ideas Rahman, who represents the modernis, always attack from the get tradisionalis scholars and fundamentalists in Pakistan. Idea-the idea about usury and bank interest, Sunna and Hadith, charity, the decline in revelation of Al-Qur'an, the fatwa kehalalan animals disembelih the mechanical, and other, have set off controversies that prolonged national scale.

Even in the paper statement Rahman magnum opusnya, Islam, that "Al-Qur'an as a whole that is God, and Kalam-in-common is also the word of Muhammad is entirely", scandalize the media has been for about a year. Many media menyudutkannya. Al-Bayyinat, the fundamentalist media, for example, set as munkir Rahman al-Quran. Peak of this controversy is the mass demonstrations and strike action total, that protests against the book. Finally, make a recession even Rahman himself from his Islamic Research Institute Director on 5 September 1968. Position as member of Advisory Council of Islamic Ideology also dilepaskannya in 1969.

Finally, Rahman decided Hijrah to Chicago for serving as teachers in the study of Islam in every aspect in the Departement of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, University of Chicago. For Rahman, the ground water is not yet seem ready to provide the intellectual environment of responsible freedom

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