About

Born in Chishtian, a city of Punjab, Pakistan, Zohaib Ahmad completed his early education from his home town. He completed his doctorate as well as Masters and Bachelors from the Department of Comparative Religion, International Islamic University (IIU), Islamabad, Pakistan. He learned from the notable scholars such as Anis Ahmad, Imtiyaz Zafar, Nabil Foli, Muhammad Akram, Muhammad Modassir Ali, and Khursheed Ahmad. The academic environment of IIU played a major role in his mental grooming. It was where he decided to select the Study of World Religions as his major specialization. In the university, he learned English, Arabic, and Hindi languages. Before joining the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, he served as Assistant Professor in the University of Sialkot and as a Lecturer in the University of Lahore.

Research Interests

Religious Conversion, Ilm al-Kalam, and Interfaith Dialogue

Awards and Honors

HEC Approved Supervisor, Letter Number, HEC/HRD/ASA/2020/44486.

Won HEC Indigenous Scholarship for MS and PhD.

Distinction in BA (HONS), International Islamic University, Islamabad

Won NLA (National Language Authority) award for creating open-source Urdu word processor Abjad.

Publications

1. Zohaib Ahmad, "A Study of the Evolution of Maryam Jameelah's Thought and Ideas," Fikro Nazar 54 no. 3 (2017): 89-116.
2. Zohaib Ahmad, "The Revival of Islamic Civilization: A Study of Maryam Jameelah's Views," Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization 8 no. 2 (2018): 81-94.
3. Zohaib Ahmad, "The Concept of Arrogance in Muslim and Buddhist Scriptures: A Comparative Analysis," Hamdard Islamicus XLI no. 3-4 (2018): 175-93.
4. Zohaib Ahmad, "Aspects of Maryam Jameelah's Post-Conversion Understanding of Islam," Islamic Studies 58 no. 1 (2019): 33-49.
5. Zohaib Ahmad, "Study of Religious Conversion in Islam: A Critical Analysis," Al-Baseerah 7 no. 2 (2019): 1-22.
6. Zohaib Ahmad, "Application of Lewis Ray Rambo’s Stage Model to the Conversions to Islam," Fikro Nazar 56 no. 3-4 (2019).
7. Zohaib Ahmad, "Book Review: The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology,"          Islamic Studies           58 no. 2 (2019): 321-325.
8. Zohaib Ahmad, "Marginalization and Reform of Religion: A Comparative Study of Moses Mendelssohn and Syed Ahmad Khan," Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization 9 no. 2 (2019): 139-159.
9. Zohaib Ahmad, "The Impact of Abū ’l-A‘lā Maudūdī and Jamā‘at-i Islāmī on the Intellectual Career of Maryam Jameelah,"        Islamic Studies         59 no. 1 (2020) 79-93.
10. Zohaib Ahmad and Arzoo Ahad, "COVID-19: A Study of Islamic and Scientific Perspectives," Theology and Science 19 no. 1 (2021): 32-41.
11. Zohaib Ahmad, "Book Review: Ayman Shihadeh and Jan Thiele, eds. Philosophical Theology in Islam: Later Ash‘arism East and West," Islamic Studies 60 no. 1 (2021): 112-115.
12. Zohaib Ahmad, "An Analytical Study of Maryam Jameelah’s Religious Conversion," Fikro Nazar 58 no. 2 (2021): 107-136.
13. Zohaib Ahmad, "Women and Da‘wah in the 20thCentury: An Analysis of Maryam Jameelah's Contributions," Journal of Religious and Social Studies 1 no. 1 (2021): 17-32.

Affiliations

Department of World Religions, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

Department of Islamic Studies, The University of Sialkot, Pakistan.

Department of Islamic Studies, The University of Lahore, Pakpattan Campus, Pakistan.

Department of Comparative Religion, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.