I will ignore durand line dispute as that is well documented and both sides have their own versions and claims. People of madinah were filled with the spirit of generosity and magnanimity and offered everything they had to their muslim brothers. In the 1920s he created large watercolours in a modified bengalschool style. This book doesnt provide the operational details and techniques, just a view into dynamic and determined life of general akhtar abdur rehman, his dealings. Abdur rahim has 44 books on goodreads with 1920 ratings. Akhtar s father, dr abdul rahman khan was a doctor in a government hospital in peshawar, northwest frontier province presentday khyber pakhtunkhwa. Join facebook to connect with abdur rahman and others you may know. All the controversies surrounding general zia and his teams life aside, this man was responsible for taking on the soviet union and defeating them. Haroon ur rasheed is the author of the book fateh pdf. An account of the life of general akhtar abdur rahman. Gen akhtar abdul rahman, the man behind the soviet defeat in. Fateh life story of general akhter abdul rehman by. View the profiles of professionals named akhtar rahman on linkedin.
Akhtar abdur rahman khan was a pakistani fourstar uso10 insignia. Abdur rahman chughtai 18971975 was a painter and intellectual from pakistan, who created his own unique, distinctive painting style influenced by mughal art, miniature painting, art nouveau and islamic art traditions. He is considered the first significant modern muslim artist from south asia, 1 and the national artist of pakistan. We help our customers in choosing, finding the correct book, even finding the rare islamic books and all these at a very affordable price with excellent customer service. The life of abdur rahman, amir of afghanistan is a twovolume work, edited and translated from the original persian by mir munshi sultan mohamed khan, the amirs former state secretary. Zia gave gul command of the isi in march 1987, replacing general akhtar abdur rahman. It is a biography of general akhtar abdul rehman, the former isi chief and joint chairman chiefs of staff committee. They include, among others, chairman joint chiefs of staff committee gen akhtar abdur rahman, chief of general staff mohammed afzaal, the american ambassador to. Akhtar abdur rahman khan or akhtar abdur rehman khan. Abdur rahman khan reestablished the writ of the afghan government after the disarray that followed the second angloafghan war. Books of taajush shariah mufti muhammad akhtar raza khan may allah preserve him in arabic, urdu and english. Abdur rahims most popular book is arabic course for englishspeaking students.
Fateh life story of general akhter abdul rehman book. Abdur rahman ibn awf was paired with saad ibn arrabiah. A case of exploding mangoes 2008 is a comic novel by the pakistani writer mohammed hanif based on the plane crash that killed general muhammad zia ulhaq, former president of pakistan. Akhtar abdur rahman khan was born on 11 june 1924 in rampur, state of uttar pradesh, british india into a kakazai pashtun family. Akhtar abdur rahman khan or akhtar abdur rehman khan urdu.
Fateh urdu by haroon ur rasheed pdf download the library pk. If you would like to help us with this effort, please contact us. The story of abdurrahman ibn awf the religion of islam. Have you left anything for your family, abdurrahman. Rahman was born in kilakarai, madras state, british india. Even if the isi, under general akhtar abdur rahman, was already aiming beyond the region, for instance establishing contacts with jihadi groups like the abu sayyaf in the. Mohammad yousaf mark adkin the bear trap afghanistans. Akhtars father, dr abdul rahman khan was a doctor in a government hospital in peshawar, northwest. Akhtar abdur rahman historica wiki fandom powered by wikia. Although an established trader abdurrahman also suffered under the severe persecution the meccan elite imposed upon the early believers.
Does this world know about the cost paid by pakistan. Secondincommand gen akhtar abdul rahman khan the news. Akhtar had devised the strategy of supporting the mujahideen in. The man behind the afghan jehad general akhtar abdur rahman shaheed.
Up to the date of his tragic death on 17th august, 1988 in the plane crash that also killed gen. General akhtar led the isi at the time of the independence war in afghanistan. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Excerpts from the book the bear trap by brigadier muhammad yousaf retd up to the date of his tragic death on 17th august, 1988 in the plane crash that also killed general zia ul haq, few people apart from his close family knew general akhtar abdul rahman as well as i did. Akhtar abdur rahman was born on 11 june 1924 in rampur, british india. Pakistani writer says his novel on exdictator confiscated. Abdurrahman ibn awf companion of the prophet islamic. Lets look at history and understand afghanpakistan relations. Abdurrahmaan abdulkhaaliq, when bannaawism began to slowly take over his person, spoke with the multiplicity of groups and parties, i. General akhtar abdul rahman khan was born on june 11, 1924. So later i wrote in my book, in attock, i met god, his name was akhtar abdur rahman.
I served under him for four years at the height of the war, but he. We need help with programming java, jdo, mysql, and xml, design, networking, and publicity. Director general of the pakistani militarys interservices intelligence organization 19801987. Navigate using the top menu or the categories on left and right hand sides. Mohammad yousaf history of general akhtars involvement with the mujahideen during the soviet occupation of afghanistan. They asked about my book and took all copies of it, he said, adding that he was consulting his lawyer about filing a complaint with the police. His widely commended strategy is written in the book the bear trap. The man behind the afghan jehad general akhtar abdur rahman shaheed 1st ed by mohammad yousaf isbn. Virtues of scholars the scholars are the inheritors of the prophets shaykh muhammad bazmool the honourable status of the scholars in islaam by ashshaykh abdurrahmaan aladani audioaren revering the scholars and elders, preferring them to others and raising their status riyadussaliheen disobeying the rulers and abandoning the scholars shaykh abdilazeez aali shaikh.
Akhtar khan was said to have coordinated with william casey, the director of the united states central intelligence agency the cia, to support the operations and supply network for the. Akhtar abdur rahman interesting stories about famous. You can support us by purchasing something through our amazonurl, thanks. In the fore front of those who responded was abdurrahman ibn awf. Under zukfikar ali bhutto, in early 1970s pakistan started supportin. At the start of this book, which tells the story of my part in the afghan jehad, i want to acknowledge the debt i, and indeed pakistan and the mujahideen owe to the silent soldier, general akhtar abdur rahman. General akhtar abdul rahman, the man behind the soviet. The life of abdur rahman, amir of afghanistan world. It was also shortlisted for the guardian first book award. General akhtar abdul rahman was born on june 11, 1924. Biography of general akhtar abdul rehman, story of most powerful general of isi, power of isi agency duration. Abdurrahman has been described as light skinned, tall, with lots of hair that he tied at the back of his head in a knot, as was the custom of the time.
Saad ibn arrabiah in the same spirit offered abdur rahman whatever he had. Three fundamental principles shaykh muhammad bin abdulwahhab kitaab attawheed shaykh muhammad bin abdulwahhab four rules regarding shirk shaykh muhammad bin abdulwahhab nullifiers of islam shaykh muhammad bin abdulwahhab sharh assunnah imam barbaharee aqeedah attahaawiyyah imam attahaawi lumatul ittiqaad imam ibn qudaamah usoolussunnah imam. General ziaulhaq to general akhtar abdul rahman in july 1988. Abdul rahman died, when akhtar was only four years old. Volume one consists of 12 chapters, the first 11 of which are an autobiographical narrative of the amirs life up to his accession to the throne at the end. He donated two hundred awqiyyah of gold whereupon umar ibn alkhattab said to the prophet. After completing his high school education from ajnala high school, young akhtar came to amritsar and got admission in islamia college amritsar, and then moved to government college lahore.
Fateh life story of general akhter abdul rehman by haroon ur. To conclude, most people would agree that gen akhtar abdur rahman was a very good officer and an exceptional spy master. He kept insisting that i should take him seriously. Thus to proclaim that either gen akhtar abur rahman or the bigot zia or both were liberators of afghanistan in incorrect. Abdur rahman chughtai project gutenberg selfpublishing. The man behind the afghan jehad general akhtar abdur rahman shaheed yousaf, mohammad on.