Zafar Ishaq Ansari
Zafar Ishaq Ansari (; 27 December 1932 – 24 April 2016) was a scholar of Islamic Studies. He was the Director General of the Islamic Research Institute of the International Islamic University. Previously, he was the President of the International Islamic University Islamabad. Education and early life Ansari obtained his M.A. and PhD from the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Canada in 1966. His main thesis for his PhD program was titled "The Early Development of Fiqh in Kufah with special reference to the works of Abu Yusuf and Shaybani". Academic career He was the editor of the quarterly journal Islamic Studies. Publications His books and articles include: "'Islamic Perspectives: Studies in Honour of Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi '', edited by K. Ahmad and Z.I. Ansari, Leicester, UK, 1979. Living Religions of the World: A Socio-Political Study, A. Al-Masdousi, translated into English (Karachi, 1962). Towards Understanding the Qur'an, vols. 1–10 and the last part (Juz' 'Amma – surahs 78-114), English rendering of Sayyid Abu A`la Mawdudi, Tafhim al-Qur'an (Leicester, 1988–2010). (Ten volumes have been published so far). Towards Understanding the Qur'an Abridged Version (Leicester: 2006). "Muslims and the West: Encounter" (Islamabad and Washington DC; 2001), Edited, in collaboration