Muhammad Muhsin Khan
Muhammad Muhsin Khan (Arabic, Pashto, Urdū: محمد محسن خان;) born 1345 Al-Hijri[1] (1927)[2] is a contemporary Islamic scholar of ethnic Pashtun origin, most notable for his renowned English translations of Sahih Bukhari and the Qur'an, entitled The Noble Qur'an, which he completed along with Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali.
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[edit] Biography
Muhammad Muhsin Khan Khattak, son of Muhi-ud-Din bin Ahmad Al-Essa Al-Khoashki Al-Jamandi Al-Afghani, was born in the year 1927 (1345 Islamic calendar), in Kasur, a city located today in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. His grandfathers emigrated from Afghanistan, escaping from the wars and tribal strifes. Muhsin Khan belongs to the famous Afghan tribe Khattak. The residence of his tribe was the valley of Arghistan, which is located in Kandahar province of Afghanistan. He had most of his education in the city of Kandahar.[2]
Afterwards, he continued his study and attained a Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Punjab in Lahore, Pakistan, where he worked in the University of Punjab Hospital.
He became a specialist of heart diseases as a medical doctor and later traveled to the United Kingdom and stayed there for roughly four years during which he earned a Diploma of Chest Diseases from the University of Wales.
Eventually, he worked in the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia as the Minister, during the period of the late King 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Saud. He stayed in the Ministry of Health for about fifteen years mostly working in the city of Ta'if. While there, he worked as the Director of El-Sadad Hospital for Chest Diseases. He later moved to Medina, where he worked as a chief of the Department of Chest Diseases in the King's Hospital, then Al-Medina University Clinic. Lastly, he worked as the Director of the Islamic University Clinic in Medina.[2]
[edit] Works
- The Translation of the Meanings Of Sahih Al-Bukhari
- Summarized Sahih Al-Bukhari [3]
- Noble Qur'an
- Understanding Ramadan [4]
[edit] See also
- Islamic scholar
- Abd-al-Hamid Siddiqui
- Sheikh Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan Al-Fawzan
- Sheikh Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo
- Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
- Sheikh Muhammad bin Jamil Zeno
- Sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzan
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.dar-us-salam.com/authors/muhsin-khan.htm
- ^ a b c Muhammad M. Khan & Muhammad T. Al-Hilali, Biography of Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan. The Noble Quran, Dar-us-Salam Publications; 1 edition (March 1, 1999).ISBN 9960-740-79-X
- ^ [1], http://simpleislam.com/Confirm.asp?id=17
- ^ Understanding Ramadan
