ALIAH UNIVERSITY

Dr. Meraj Ahmad Assistant Professor / ARABIC

Email : merajnu@gmail.com

Address : Office: Department of Arabic, Aliah University 17, Gora Chand Road, Kolkata-700014, West Bengal, India Residence: Flat No. 3A Sam Villa, Koikhali, Mandal Ganthi, VIP Road, Kolkata- 700052

Phone : +91 9836087672

Joined : 16th September 2010

Dr. Meraj Ahmad is working as Assistant professor, Department of Arabic since 16^th November 2010, with a research interest in the area of Arabic Translation, Modern Arabic Prose and Indo-Arabic literature.

Education

Examination Passed	Subjects	Board / University	Year Of passing
Ph.D	Arabic	JNU, New Delhi	2011
M.Phil.	Arabic	JNU, New Delhi	2005
M.A	Arabic	JNU, New Delhi	2003
B.A	Arabic, Urdu Islamic Studies	JMI, New Delhi	2001
Diploma in Arabic Translation	Arabic VS English	JMI, New Delhi	1999
Advance diploma in Arabic Translation	Arabic VS English	University of Delhi	2003
Certificate in Spanish language	Spanish VS English	Jadavpur University Kolkata	2012
Diploma in Spanish Language	Spanish VS English	Jadavpur University Kolkata	2013

Teaching Experience

6 years, Six Months on (15-03-2017)

Industrial Experience

Administrative Responsibilities held:

Head (Officiating) Warden Boys Hostel, Member of Examination Committee, Coordinator of Hostel Management Committee, Assistant Editor Of University News letter,

Field of Specialization

Translation- Modern Arabic prose and Indo- Arabic Literature

Courses Taught/Teaching

Translation, Modern Arabic Prose, Literary Movements, Indo-Arabic Literature at M.A level and B.A Level Research Methodology Ph.D level

Research Area

Modern Arabic Prose, Indo- Arabic Literature

Journal Papers Published

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Research Papers

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Journals/ Magazine

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حسان الهند غلام علي آزاد البلغرامي وشعره في المديح النبوي

Arabic

Majalla al- Aasima

Dept of Arabic

University college, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala

Vol, 5 2013

ISSN No:

p- 2277-9914

e-2321-27556

181-185

أهمية دراسة السيرة النبوية والعناية بها في حياة المسلمين

Arabic

Al-Shurooq al- Hindi

Annual Refereed Journal,

Dept of Arabic , Assam University

Vol.1

FebS,-2013

ISSN No.

2320-4451

68-76

شخصية الرسول في شعر اقبال

Arabic

Arabic- Persian studies

Journal of Dept of Arabic –Persian University of Calcutta

Vol.VI

2013-2014

ISSN No.

2348-2575

50-62

مساهمة المرأة العربية

في الأدب الروائ

Arabic

Al-Shurooq al- Hindi

Annual Refereed Journal,

Dept of Arabic , Assam University

Vol.2

Feb.2014

ISSN No.

2320-4451

60-64

الهند والهنود في الشعر العربي الحديث

Arabic

AQLAM-UN-WAIDAH

Quarterly Arabic Journal

Hyderabad

June-2014

ISSN No.

2395-5422

64-75

نجيب الكيلاني

رائد القصة الإسلامية

Arabic

Al- Mazahir

Bi-monthly Arabic Journal

Sept-2014

ISSN No.

2348-2575

32-38

شيخ الهند محمود حسن الديوبندي وجهوده في تحقيق والوحدة الإسلامية

Arabic

Al-Dai

Monthly Arabic journal , Deoband,

India

Dec- 2014

ISSN No.

2347-8950

34-39

Interfaith Dialogue in the light of Islam

English

The DISCOURSE

A bilingual refereed Quarterly Research Journal of Humanities and social Sciences

Jharlhand India

Vol.3 Issue .2

April- June 2014

ISSN No.

2278-0920

09-16

The Concept of Morality and the future of Humanity in the light Resale-i- Nur

English

Excellence International Journal of Education & Research(EIJER)

Aligarh Muslim University, India

Vol.1 Issue.2

Sept-2014

ISSN:

2349-8838

19-27

The Role of Sufism in Social and Religious Harmony

English

Excellence International Journal of Education & Research(EIJER)

Aligarh Muslim University, India

Vol.1 Issue.3

Oct-2014

ISSN No.

2349-8838

57-64

Sanskrit: A language of Science and spirituality in the light of Arabic Persian translations

English

The Echo

A Peer Reviewed Indexed Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences

Dept of Bengali

Karimganj College, Assam

Vol.3. Issue2

Oct 2014

ISSN: NO

p-2321-9319

e- 2278-5264

38-42

النهضة النسائية العربية ودورها في تطوير الأدب العربي

Arabic

Arabic- Persian studies

Journal of Dept of Arabic –Persian University of Calcutta

Vol.6 Issue. 2

March,2015

ISSN No.

2348-2575

40-53

علي أحمد باكثير: رائد المسرحية الإسلامية

Arabic

Al- Mazahir

Bi-monthly Arabic Journal

March-2015

ISSN No.

2348-2575

51-61

حركة الشعر الحر في الأدب العربي

Arabic

Majalla al- Lugah

KERALA, India

Vol 2 Issue 1

Octiober 2015

ISSN No.

2394-4862

42-54

Arabic Literary Criticism in Pre- Islamic Period

English

International Journal

of English language literature and Humanities

(IJELLH)

Vol.3, Issue. 4^th

July 2015

ISSN No.

2321-7065

21-32

Arabic Poetry: origin and development

English

The Echo

A Peer Reviewed Indexed Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences

Dept of Bengali

Karimganj College, Assam

Vol 3, Issue 4

April 2015

ISSN No.

p-2321-9319

e- 2278-5264

58-64

Contribution of Anwar Shah Kashmiri to Hadith Literature

English

(EIJISTR)

Excellence

International Journal of Islamic Studies and Theological Research

Vol.1 Issue .2

February

2015

ISSN No.

2394-6830

47-57

حركة ريشمي رومال

ودورها في تحرير الهند

Arabic

Thaqafatul Hind

Arabic quarterly Journal

ICCR

Ministry of External Affars

Vil.66 Issue .1

March

2015

ISSN No.

0970-3713

94-109

أحمد ذكي أبو شادي من الرواد المدرسة الرومانسية

Arabic

JAJALI

A Half Yearly Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

ASSAM

Vol.2, Issue .1,

July- Dec, 2015

ISSN No.

2395-762X

109-115

الحركات النسائية في العالم العربي ودورها في تطوير الأدب العربي

Arabic

Nidaul Hind

December 2015

ISSN No,

…….

Education a catalyst to promote peace and harmony

English

Excellence International Journal of Education & Research(EIJER)

Aligarh Muslim University, India

Vol.2, Issue.3, August, 2015

ISSN No.

2349-8838

49-61

Mystic fervor in the poetry of Amir Khusrow

English

International Journal of English language, literature & Translation Studies

(IJELR)

Vol.2 Issue.4,

Oct- Dec

2015

ISSN No.

2395-2628

448-453

الغة العربية في الهند:

نشأتها وتطورها

Arabic

AQLAM-UN-WAIDAH

Quarterly Arabic Journal

Hyderabad

September

2015

ISSN No.

2395-5422

98-108

القاضايا الاجتماعية في روايات نجيب محفوظ

Arabic

Arabic- Persian studies

Journal of Dept of Arabic –Persian University of Calcutta

Vol.8 Issue.1,

2015-2016

ISSN No.

2394-9635

30-41

Islamic approch to Environment

English

Indonesia

النقد في الأدب العربي: نشأته وتطوره

Arabic

JAJALI

A Half Yearly Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

ASSAM

Vol.3, Issue.1.

Jan- June

2016

ISSN No.

2395-762X

173-178

The Neccessity for Tolerance : An Indian perspective

English

Eastern Crescent

Monthly Journal

Mumabi

India

February 2016

ISSN No.

2347-906x

25-33

الأخوة العالمية في ضوء القرآن الكريم

Arabic

Al- Mazahir

Bi-monthly Arabic Journal

Vol.3, Issue.1.

Jan- June

2016

ISSN No.

2348-2575

59-65

الهند كما تتجلى في لشعر العربي الحديث

Arabic

Thaqafatul Hind

Arabic quarterly Journal

ICCR

Ministry of External Affars

New Delhi

Vol.76, Issue.1,

Jan- March

2016

ISSN No.

0970-3713

159-172

توفيق الحكيم: رائد المسرحية في الأدب العربي

Arabic

Al-Tanweer

Annual Research Journal

Dept. of Arabic

Osmania University

Hyderbad

January-2016

ISSN No.

2385-5627

18-29

النظريات النقدية عند طه حسين

Arabic

Majalla al- Lugah

KERALA, India

January-2016

ISSN No.

2394-4862

41-51

Literary Miracle of the Holy Quran

English

Ar- Rainary

International journal of Islamic Studies

Indonesia

Vol.3, Issue.1,

2016

ISSNL 2355-7885e

ISSN: 2355-813x

205- 220

هدى شعراوي: رائدة النهضة النسائية في العالم العربي

Arabic

Majalla

Nidaul Hind

Kerala- India

December

2016

……

…..

The Quranic Concept of Universal brotherhood

English

Australian Journal of Humanities and Islamic Studies ( AJHISR)

Pakistan

Vol.2,Issue.2,

Jul—Dec

2016

ISSN NO.

2206-1010

…..

تقرير: الاحتفال باليوم العالمي الثاني للويغا

Arabic

Thaqafatul Hind

Arabic quarterly Journal

ICCR

Ministry of External Affars

New Delhi

Vol.67, Issue.4,

Oct- Dec-2016

ISSN No.

0970-3713

117-121

Rhetoric Aspect of the Holy Quran

English

International Journal of Humanities and Social science Studies ( IJHSSS)

Assam

Vol.3, Issue.3,

November

2016

ISSN No.

2349-6711 p

2349-6959 e

3 18- 328

Islamic directives of Interfaith Dialogue

English

The Scholar

Islamic Academic research journal

Pakistan

Vol.2, Issue.1,

January

2017

ISSN No.

2413-7480

( print version)

20-35

محمود تيمور : رائد القصة القصية في الأدب العربي

Arabic

JAJALI

A Half Yearly Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

ASSAM

Vol.3 Issue.2,

July-Dec

2016

ISSN No.

2395-762X

97-103

المخطوطات العربية ودورها في حمياة التراث العربي في الهند

Majallah

Nidaul Hind

Kerala

Novemebr

2016

…….

التسامح الديني والتعايش السلمي في ضوء القرآن والسنة

Arabic

Al- Deebal

Half yearly Academic Resesach Journal

Hydearbad- Pakistan

Vol.1, Issue.1,

Jan- June

2016

ISSN No.

5142-2255

56-63

شيخ الهند محمود حسن الديوبندي

وموقفه من التياش السلمي والتسامح الديني

Arabic

Majjalha

Wahdatul Ummah

Half yearly Arabic journal , Deoband,

India

Vol. 1, issue,3

2016

222-2235

الفلسفة الوجودية في شعر عبد الوهاب البياتي

Arabic

Majalla al- Aasima

Dept of Arabic

University college, Thiruvananthapuram

Vol. 8 issue I, 2017

ISSN No:

p- 2277-9914

e-2321-27556

……

Books Published

In Arabic; “Contribution of Shaikhul Hind Mahmood Hasan al- Deobandi to freedom struggle” published by Darul Maárif Deoband in 2008.
In Arabic:“Hassanul Hind- Ghulam Ali Azad al- Bilgrami; His life and works” by Hind Asian Publication New Delhi in 2012

In Urdu; “Musafir” Translation of “The Prophet” by Gibran Kahlil by Hind Asian Publication New Delhi in 2012
In English: “Revolution in Arab world” from Urdu “Arab dunya me Inqalabat” by Professor Moohsin Usmani Nadwi.
In Urdu “Dharti ka Deota” translation of “Aalihatul - Ardh” by Gibran Kahlil by Hind Asian Publication 2013.
In Urdu “Ret aur Jhag” translation of “Raml wa Zubd” by Gibran Kahlil in 2013
In Urdu; “Pagal” translation of “Al- Majnoon” by Gibran Kahlilin 2013

Chapters in Book:

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Dr. Kalam:

the mentor and Mpotivator

Iconic Kalam

An anthology of Thought & practice

Mohammad Shaheer Siddiqui

Subhankar Ghosh

New Delhi Publisher

New Delhi

978-93-85502-22-4

2016

32-44

Sufism in India Origin and development

Sufism And Indian Spiritual Tradition

Mohammad Shaheer Siddiqui

New DelhiPublisher

New Delhi

978-81-85503-05-9

e book

978-81-85503-06-6

Print book

2015

59-67

Awards

JRF, SRF from UGC
MCM from JNU
Central Scholarship for Minority Meritorious Students, Govt. of India
Zakir Husain Memorial Scholarship, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

Ph.D. Thesis Guidance

2 nos. continued

InviteLectures

2 nos.

Membership Of Learned Societies

Member of PPREC (Ph.D) Programmers Research and Evolution Committee, Aliah University, Member of the DAC, (Departmental Academic Committee,

Member of Board of Studies, Patna University, Member of board of Studies, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah, University,Jammu & Kashmir, Member of board of studies Visva Bharti Santi Nekatan, West Bengal.

Orientation/Refresher/QIP CourseAttended/Organized

Three weeks Refresher Course from Calcutta University from 2^nd January to 22th January 2014.
Four weeks Orientation Programme from Jadavpur University from 15-06-2015 to 11-07-2015

One week Workshop in Arabic teaching, organized by the department of Arabic, Aliah University, Kolkata from 16^th January to 23^rd January 2017.

Seminar/Conference/Workshop

Presented a paper entitled “Contribution of Arab women in modern Arabic Novel” in a two days National Seminar organized by the Department of Arabic, University of Delhi on 22^nd-23rd of March 2011.
Presented a paper entitled” New trends in writing of Biography of the Prophet in India” in a two days National Seminar organized by the Department of Arabic, University of Delhi on 21st -22nd of March 2012.
Presented a paper entitled “Prophet Mohammed in the Urdu Poetry of Dr. Mohammed Iqbal” in a two days International Seminar organized by International league of Islamic Literature on 14th -15th of December 2012.
Presented a paper entitled “Sufism: as means of social harmony in India” in a two-day UGC sponsored national Seminar organized by the department of philosophy, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand on 5th-6th of March 2013.
Presented a paper entitled “Image of Arab women in modern Arabic Novel Literature” in a tow day UGC sponsored national seminar organized by the Department of Arabic Pokker Sahib Memorial College, Kerala on 10th-11th of September -2013.
Presented a paper entitled “Arabic& Persian translation of Sanskrit Literature” in a three day International Seminar organized by the Department of Sanskrit , University of Calcutta on 9^th -10th -11th of January -2014.
Presented a paper entitled, “Holistic approach to morality and the Future of humanity in the light of Risale-i-Noor” in a three day International Conference organized by Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture with the collaboration Department of Islamic Studies. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh on 10th, 11th, 12th February, 2014.
Presented a paper entitled “Peaceful Coexistence in Multicultural Societies” in a Three-day international conference organized by the Department of Islamic theology Alaih University, Kolkata
Presented a paper entitled “The Concept of peace in Islam” in a tow-day national conference organized by Indialogue Foundation New Delhi on 24^th- 25^th October 2014.
Presented a paper entitled “The philosophy of Peace in Islamic Discourse” in a tow- day national Conference organized by K.A Nizami Centre of Quranic studies AMU, Aligarh on18th -19^th March 2014.
Presented a paper entitled “Anwar Shah Kasmiri and his Arabic Poetry in India” in the two day International Seminar organized by the Department of Arabic and Persian, Calcutta University, Kolkata on 24^th- 25^th February 2014.
Presented a paper entitled, “Quranic Civilization in Risale-i-Noor” in a tow –day international conference organized by the Department of Arabic, Aliah University Kolkata on 12^th 13^th Feb 2015
Presented a paper entitled “Maulana Azad: A Revolutionary Journalist” in the two day International Seminar organized by the Department of Arabic and Persian, Calcutta University, Kolkata on 18^th-19^th March 2015.
Presented a paper entitled “Human Trends in the Poetry of Fadwa Tauqan” in a two- day National seminar organized bt the Department of Arabic, Osmania university, Hyderabad on 18^th -19^th Feb 2015
Presented a paper entitled “Azad and Nehru in Modern Arabic poetry” in a two-day International conference organized by the Department of Arabic& Persian , University of Calcutta, Kolkata on 30^th-31^th March 2016.
Presented a paper entitled “The importance of marriage in Islam” in a two- day- national conference organized by school of Islamic studies, BS Abdur Rahman University, Chennai on 22th and 23^rd February 2016.
Presented a paper entitled “New Trends in Modern Arabic prose” in the two day International Seminar organized by the Centre of Arabic and African studies, JNU New Delhi on 22th, 23^rd March 2016.
Presented a paper entitle “Abul Hasan Ali al- Nadwi and his views towards Arab leadership” organized by the Department of Arabic, University of Kerala on 22th, 23^rd March 2016.
Presented a paper entitled “Literary miracle of the holy Quran ” in a two- day- national conference by centre of Quranic studies AMU on 4^th-5^th April 2016.
Presented a paper entitle “Contribution of Ahmed Shawqi to Novel Literature” in a two-day International conference organized by the Department of Arabic, University of Gour Banga, Malda, West Bengal on 18^th-19^th December 2016.
Presented a paper entitle “Cultural Exchange and scientific cooperation between Indian and Arab World” in a tow-day national Conference organized by India Arab cultural centre (IACC) JMI New Delhi, 14^th -15^th February, 2017.

Session chaired

Chaired a session “The Role of Sufism in Social Harmony” in a two day UGC sponsored national Seminar organized by the department of philosophy, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand on 5th -6th of March 2013.
Chaired a session “Peace in Islamic Philosophy and history” in a tow- day national Conference organized by centre of Quranic studies AMU on

Department of ARABIC

Dr. Meraj Ahmad Assistant Professor / ARABIC

Education

Teaching Experience

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Field of Specialization

Courses Taught/Teaching

Research Area

Journal Papers Published

Books Published

Awards

Ph.D. Thesis Guidance

InviteLectures

Membership Of Learned Societies

Orientation/Refresher/QIP CourseAttended/Organized

Seminar/Conference/Workshop

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