Alfred Neville May

Muhammad Haroon
Personal life
Born
Alfred Neville May

1944
Liverpool, England
Died1998 (aged 53–54)
CitizenshipEngland
EraModern era
Main interest(s)Sufism
Notable work(s)Why I Accepted Islam[1]
EducationPhD
Other namesDr Muhammad Haroon
OccupationIslamic scholar, author
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni[2]
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementBarelvi
Muslim leader
Influenced by

Muhammad Haroon (1944–1998), born as Alfred Neville May,[1] was a British PhD Scholar of Cambridge University. He got his PhD degree in 1970.[4] The topic of his PhD Thesis was "The franchise in thirteenth century England, with special reference to the estates of the bishopric of Winchester".[4][5][6][7] He converted to Islam from Christianity in 1988 when he was 44 years old.[8]

Alfred Neville May had been a communist during his teen-age years.[9]

Works

He wrote more than one dozen book about Islam after accepting Islam. The Raza Academy UK[10] published many of his works.[11] A few of the titles of those works are as follows:

  1. World Importance of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi 1994[3][12]
  2. How to Achieve Muslim Unity[13][14]
  3. A warning to Muslim about Hizb ut Tahrir[15]
  4. The Social Structure of Islam: The Nature of Society in Traditional Islam[16]
  5. The Surah Ya Sin[17]
  6. World Importance of Ghaus al Azam Hazrat Sheikh Muhyiddin Abdul Qadir Jilani 1995[18][19][20]
  7. Why I Accepted Islam 1990[21][22]
  8. Rule of Allah Alone: Sunni Islam's Answers to the Problems of the Modern World 1994[2][23]
  9. Reform Policy of Imam Ahmad Raza Barelvi 1997[24]
  10. Islamic Concept of State 1997[25]
  11. Islam and Women 1995[26][27]
  12. Islam and Punishment 1993[28]
  13. Islam and Alcohol 1994[29][30][31] Read it online here.[32]
  14. Importance of the 1912 Four-Point Programme of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi (Rahmatullahi Alaih) and How to Carry it Out 1996[33][34]
  15. Importance and Truth of the Quran 1994[35][36]
  16. Eid Milad An Nabi: (Birthday of the Holy Prophet) – Sall Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam 1994[37]
  17. Why I Accepted Islam Apr 1994[38]
  18. Islam and the Limits of Science 1995[39]

References

  1. ^ a b Alfred Neville May (7 December 2014). Why I Accepted Islam. Beacon Books. ISBN 978-0992633547.
  2. ^ a b Rule of Allah Alone: Sunni Islam's Answers to the Problems of the Modern World: Amazon.co.uk: Muhammad Haroon: 9781873204085: Books. ASIN 1873204086.
  3. ^ a b Razzaq, Abdul. "Afkare Muslim: The World Importance of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi". afkaremuslim.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Alfred Neville May (1970). "The franchise in thirteenth century England, with special reference to the estates of the bishopric of Winchester / Alfred Neville May". Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  5. ^ R. H. Britnell (2003). The Winchester Pipe Rolls and Medieval English Society. Boydell Press. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-84383-029-0.
  6. ^ Edwin Brezette DeWindt (1974). Land and People in Holywell-cum-Needingworth: Structures of Tenure and Patterns of Social Organization in an East Midlands Village, 1252-1457. Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-88844-029-7.
  7. ^ May, Alfred N. (1973). "An Index of Thirteenth-Century Peasant Impoverishment? Manor Court Fines". The Economic History Review. 26 (3): 389–402. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.1973.tb01943.x.
  8. ^ May, Alfred (2000). "Introduction". Why I Accepted Islam. Beacon Books. ISBN 0992633540.
  9. ^ "The Cooper family background" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  10. ^ "inauthor:"Raza Academy" - Google Search". google.com.pk.
  11. ^ "Islamic Times - Islam 786 Forum". proboards.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  12. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 July 1994). World Importance of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi. The Raza Academy. ASIN 1873204124.
  13. ^ Haroon, Muhammad. "How to Achieve Muslim Unity". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  14. ^ "How to Achieve Muslim Unity - Spirit of Islam". Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Beware of tanzeem hizb e tahree". slideshare.net. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  16. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 January 1996). The Social Structure of Islam: The Nature of Society in Traditional Islam. Raza Academy. ISBN 9787561115336 – via Google Books.[dead link‍]
  17. ^ Barelvī, Aḥmad Raz̤ā K̲h̲ān; Haroon, Muhammad (1 January 1996). The Surah Ya Sin. Raza Academy. ISBN 9781873204337 – via Google Books.
  18. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 January 1994). The World Importance of Ghaus Al Azam Hazrat Sheikh Muhyiddin Abdul Qadir Jilani (Radi Allahu Anh). Vision Islamic. ISBN 9781873204184. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2016 – via Google Books.
  19. ^ Haroon. "The Life of Ghaus-E-Azam" (PDF). All India Tableegh-E-Seerat. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2015.
  20. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 April 1995). World Importance of Ghaus al Azam Hazrat Sheikh Muhyiddin Abdul Qadir Jilani. The Raza Academy. ASIN 1873204183.
  21. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 January 1990). Why I Accepted Islam. Raza Academy in affiliation with Muslim Community Studies Institute. ISBN 9781873204009. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2016 – via Google Books.
  22. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 November 1990). Why I Accepted Islam. Raza Academy. ASIN 1873204000.
  23. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 January 1994). The Rule of Allah Alone: Sunni Islam's Answers to the Problems of the Modern World. Raza Academy. ISBN 9781873204085. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2016 – via Google Books.
  24. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 August 1997). Reform Policy of Imam Ahmad Raza Barelvi. The Raza Academy. ASIN 1873204566.
  25. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 August 1997). Islamic Concept of State. The Raza Academy. ASIN 1873204515.
  26. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 January 1995). Islam and Women. Raza Academy. ISBN 9781873204078. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2016 – via Google Books.
  27. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 April 1995). Islam and Women. The Raza Academy. ASIN 1873204078.
  28. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 December 1993). Islam and Punishment. The Raza Academy. ASIN 1873204035.
  29. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 January 1993). Islam and Alcohol. Maktaba Qadria. ISBN 9781873204160. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2016 – via Google Books.
  30. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 September 1994). Islam and Alcohol. The Raza Academy. ASIN 1873204167.
  31. ^ Noormuhammad, Siddiq Osman. "Islam and Punishment". iqra.net. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  32. ^ "Spiritual Foundation UK | Islam and Alcohol". Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  33. ^ Haroon, M. "Importance of four-point programme" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  34. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 March 1996). Importance of the 1912 Four-Point Programme of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi (Rahmatullahi Alaih) and How to Carry it Out. The Raza Academy. ASIN 1873204469.
  35. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 July 1994). Importance and Truth of the Quran. The Raza Academy. ASIN 187320406X.
  36. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 January 1994). The Importance and Truth of the Quran. Raza Academy [for the] Quran Foundation. ISBN 9781873204061. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2016 – via Google Books.
  37. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 July 1994). Eid Milad An Nabi: (Birthday of the Holy Prophet) - Sall Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam. The Raza Academy. ASIN 1873204051.
  38. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 April 1994). Why I Accepted Islam. The Raza Academy. ASIN 1873204043.
  39. ^ Haroon, Muhammad (1 April 1995). Islam and the Limits of Science. The Raza Academy. ASIN 1873204191.