ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The author of this book “Freedom of Religion” Dr. Mahbub is a lecturer in the Intemational Islamic University Malaysia. He was born in 1956 in Bangladesh. He is qualified both in Islamic as well contemporary disciplines particularly laws. His academic background is as follows: Mahbub obtained his PhD in constitutional and human rights’ law in the faculty of Shari ’ah of the National University of Malaysia, MCL (Master of Comparative Laws) and LLB (hons) from the Intemational Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Prior to that he obtained his MA with BA (hons) and LLB from the University of Dhakay. He also studied Kamil, majoring in hadith, at Dhaka ‘Aliah Madrasah, the most reputed Islamic Institute of Bangladesh and obtained Fazil degree equivalent to BA under Bangladesh Madrasah education Board.
He has been teaching as a lecturer with the faculty of the Islamic Revealed Knowledge and human Sciences of the IIUM since 1989. Prior to his enrolment with the IIUM as the first batch student in 1983. He has also served as a journalist in the Daily Newspaper in Bangladesh. Dr. Mahbub published more than 50 articles on various topics including contemporary issues both in Bangla and English. His research workon Christian Missionary Activities in Malaysia was published (as monograph) by the KL branch of the WAMY.
He has prepared a manuscript on the Characteristics of an Islamic Constitution, translated two books on Islam and Science and Shi’aism and Islam. Currently he i_s working on another manuscript relating to Introduction to laws. In addition to his academic work Dr. Mahbub is also an activist of the cause of Islam. He is married with 4 children. His wife Mrs. Mahmudah Khanam, who too contributed a lot in her own way in the preparation of this great work, passed away peacefully on 31st May 1999 in Dhaka 31 Surawardi Heart Institute and Hospital. The author dedicated the book in the name of hjm beloved deceased wife Mrs. Malnnudah.
