Professor Ahmed Rafiq Akhtar
Professor Ahmad Rafique Akhtar is a Mystic and distinguished Muslim scholar of Modern Era from Pakistan, Gujar Khan. He was born on April 15, 1941. He graduated from Government College, Lahore, and later associated with teaching in MAO College Lahore for several years.
The enlightenment of his thoughts has heralded the dawn of a new age in the present world. Due to his acquaintance with books, intricate queries in his wits; he studied literature, philosophy, Mythologies and all contemporary subjects during his student life. His tendency of intensive study led him to think profoundly about God. This inquisitiveness of mind continued its progress towards the logical end. He was gifted with a philosophical approach which is not satisfied without scrutinizing the process of intellectual capacity and objectively according to scientific principles.
At the stage of his career choice, his exuberance and intelligence reached its pinnacle when he was faced with the most problematical query of its nature,” Does God exist or Does he not ”, “Am I free or to be accountable in front of an unseen divine force.”
He started the journey of his mental investigation from doubt and denial. The center of attention and the direction of his study and meditation took eight years of his life; he dedicated all his investigation and struggle to find a reason to deny the existence of God. His thesis was very simple, if a man commits thousands of mistakes he still remains a human being, but if we find even one mistake of God, He can not be a God. Thus he declared the criterion to find God; he had to uncover only one error in God’s words,” The Quran”. All his explorations, scientific investigations and academic researches and findings were rendered futile when he found that his efforts lead him to the confirmation of the Quran and existence of God.
Consequently he made God his first and foremost priority. He was already a teacher but the focus of his teaching had now diverted to
The enlightenment of his thoughts has heralded the dawn of a new age in the present world. Due to his acquaintance with books, intricate queries in his wits; he studied literature, philosophy, Mythologies and all contemporary subjects during his student life. His tendency of intensive study led him to think profoundly about God. This inquisitiveness of mind continued its progress towards the logical end. He was gifted with a philosophical approach which is not satisfied without scrutinizing the process of intellectual capacity and objectively according to scientific principles.
At the stage of his career choice, his exuberance and intelligence reached its pinnacle when he was faced with the most problematical query of its nature,” Does God exist or Does he not ”, “Am I free or to be accountable in front of an unseen divine force.”
He started the journey of his mental investigation from doubt and denial. The center of attention and the direction of his study and meditation took eight years of his life; he dedicated all his investigation and struggle to find a reason to deny the existence of God. His thesis was very simple, if a man commits thousands of mistakes he still remains a human being, but if we find even one mistake of God, He can not be a God. Thus he declared the criterion to find God; he had to uncover only one error in God’s words,” The Quran”. All his explorations, scientific investigations and academic researches and findings were rendered futile when he found that his efforts lead him to the confirmation of the Quran and existence of God.
Consequently he made God his first and foremost priority. He was already a teacher but the focus of his teaching had now diverted to