The Muslim 500, Pakistani Names in the list

Christen Europe’s “Dark Age” was a chaotic period before the 1100s. The Islamic culture gave rise to intellectual activity and brought the revolution of science. Islamic contributions touched every facet of life such as science, literature, theology, aesthetics, philosophy, etc. Europe benefited from this unique civilization and absorbed all the knowledge which worked as a foundation for the development of Western civilization.

The contributions of Muslim scholars have been greatly recognized by historians. Islam is regarded as a religion of complete civilization and not just a form of performing religious rituals. Muslim scholars excelled in areas like astronomy, mathematics, geography, and medicine and gave the world everything which we all think is a contribution by Europe. Many Muslim scholars brought the positive impact of Islam to the entire world and encouraged mankind to pursue knowledge. In Pakistan, there are many scholars that study and preach religious teachings and values.

The services of Pakistani scholars and politicians have been highlighted by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (MABDA) which is an affiliated entity of the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Amman. This is a non-profit organization that is independent of state control. In order to serve humanity at large, it has highlighted the contribution of people who are promoting compassion, tolerance, and patience around the world.

Following are the names of people from Pakistan (different fields) who are listed in the PDF. The following order is random and is not based on any criteria.

1. General Raheel Sharif
2. Nawaz Sharif
3. Maulana Fazlur Rahman
4. Abdul Sattar Edhi
5. Imran Khan
6. Mawlana Saleemullah
7. Aayatollah Sayed Sajid Ali Naqvi
8. Siraj Ul-Haq
9. Arshad Madani
10. Dr Ahmad Rafique Akhtar
11. Khanam Tayyaba Bukhari
12. Mawlana Tariq Jameel
13. Bilquis Edhi
14. Chaudhary Faisal Mushtaq
15. Prof Dr Adib Rizvi
16. Asma Jehangir
17. Mala Yousufzai
18. Prof Att-Ur Rahman
19. Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan
20. Umar Saif
21. Al-Hajj Siddiq Ismail
22. Riz Ahmed
23. Sheikh Ahmed Ali
24. Zaid Hamid
25. Salman Iqbal
26. Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman
27. Zayn malik
28. Atif Aslam
29. Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
30. Sheikh Taqi Usmani
31. Muhammad Abdul Wahhab
32. Akbar Ahmed
33. Ayatollah Bashir Al-Najafi

You can download the PDF here.