Biography

I am currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Government College University, Lahore. My professional journey reflects a sustained effort to develop a meaningful dialogue between Islamic tradition and contemporary knowledge systems. Through teaching, research, and academic service, I seek to contribute to Islamic studies as a discipline that is intellectually rigorous, socially relevant, and ethically responsive to modern challenges.
My doctoral research examined assisted reproductive technologies through the principles of Islamic jurisprudence, maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah, and contemporary fiqh discourse, with the aim of offering an Islamic ethical framework for infertility treatment. Earlier, my MPhil research engaged the Prophetic discourse on health, prevention, and contagion, addressing broader concerns of public health ethics in Islam.
Over time, my research has expanded to integrate classical Islamic thought with modern biomedical, social, and technological questions. In recent years, I have further explored ethical and psychological challenges arising from digital culture and artificial intelligence. Alongside research, I have more than a decade of teaching experience and have actively contributed to academic administration and institutional development.

Education

• PhD in Islamic Studies, Government College University (Lahore, Pakistan) 2019
• MS/MPhil in Islamic Studies, Government College University (Lahore, Pakistan) 2012
• Masters in Islamic Studies, HEC (Lahore, Pakistan) 2009
• BA/BSc(Hons) in Islamic Studies, HEC (Lahore, Pakistan) 2007

Teaching Areas

Experience

Journal Papers

• Hafiz Muhammad Umar Farooq, Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt (2026). "Generation Z and Their Psychological Challenges: Remedies Through the Islamic Teaching." Abḥāth: Research Journal of Islamic Studies , Vol. 11 (39) , pp. 14-43. [Link]
• Hafiz Muhammad Khizar Hayat, Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt, Masood ul Hasan, (2026). "Shaykh Mustafa al-Zarqa’s Approach to Deriving Legal Issues through Istihsan." Al-Asr International Research Journal of Islamic Studies , Vol. 6 (1) , pp. 223-241. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Aiman Jabeen, Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt (2026). "The Principles of Earning in Islamic Law: Lawful, Unlawful, and Doubtful." Al-Naza’ir Journal of Modern Religious Discourses (NJMRD) , Vol. 2 (1) , pp. 53-62. [Link]
• Ayesha Naseer, Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt, (2025). "Analytical Study of Contemporary Urdu Books on Islamic Economics." Al-Asr International Research Journal of Islamic Studies , Vol. 5 (2) , pp. 1088-1102. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Hafiz Muhammad Umar Farooq, Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt (2025). "The Psychological Impacts of Digital Addiction in Light of Islamic Teachings." Al-Asr International Research Journal of Islamic Studies , Vol. 5 (3) , pp. 357-380. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt, Masood ul Hasan (2024). "Adil Salahi's Approach in Sirah Studies: A Study of His Book: “Muhammad: Man and Prophet." Al-Mahdi Research Journal (MRJ) , Vol. 5 (5) , pp. 930–941. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt, Dr Muhammad Abid Nadeem, Dr Aysha Naeem (2024). "Halakhic Perspective on Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies." TPM – Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology , Vol. 31 (S1) , pp. 36-44. | Impact Factor: 0.7 [Link]
• Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sultan Shah (2024). "Islamic Principles for Biomedical Issues." Inkishaf , Vol. 4 (11) , pp. 1-19. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt (2024). "Qalandari Tradition in the Subcontinent: Exploring the Mystical Path." Inkishaf , Vol. 4 (12) , pp. 46-63. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt (2024). "The Need and Importance of the Two-Nation Theory in the Modern Era: In the Light of Imam Rabbani's (R.A) Letters." Maarif-e Auliya , Vol. 1 (2) , pp. 1-14. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sultan Shah (2024). "The Sources of Christian Law: An Introduction." AL-Marsoos , Vol. 2 (5) , pp. 1-19. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt (2023). "Characteristics of the Qur’ānic Legislation." Maarif-e Auliya , Vol. 1 (2) , pp. 1-19. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt, Aiman Jabeen (2023). "Corruption and Corrupt Practices: Analysis of the NAB Ordinance 1999 in the Perspective of Islamic Shari‘ah." Pakistan Journal of Law, Analysis and Wisdom , Vol. 2 (2) , pp. 470-482. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sultan Shah (2023). "Ova Retrieval for IVF in the Light of Islamic Sharī'ah Laws in Pakistan." Journal of Religion and Health , Vol. 62 (2) , pp. 778-796. DOI: DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01690-7 | Impact Factor: 2.66 [Link]
• Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sultan Shah (2023). "The Human Reproduction, Pregnancy and Development of Human Embryo: A Research Analysis in the Light of Islam." Abhath , Vol. 8 (32) , pp. 1-24. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt (2022). "Review article: “Islamic Teachings and Social Structure: Convictions and Contradiction” by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sultan Shah and Dr. Ayesha Farooq." Afkar , Vol. 6 (2) , pp. 99-100. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sultan Shah (2021). "Prophetic Teachings on Plague and COVID-19 Infection." Al-Idrak , Vol. 1 (1) , pp. 1-16. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Dr. Muhammad Qasim Butt, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sultan Shah (2020). "Islamic Viewpoint on Surrogacy with the Second Wife." Hamdard Islamicus , Vol. 43 (1) , pp. 309-317. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Muhammad Qasim Butt, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sultan Shah (2019). "Conception of the Contagion: A clarification of lā ‘adwā and other relevant ahādīth." Islamic Quarterly , Vol. 63 (3) , pp. 397-412. DOI: - | Impact Factor: 0.10 [Link]
• Muhammad Qasim Butt, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sultan Shah (2018). "The Concept of Contagiousness in the Ahādīth." Pakistan Journal of Islamic Research , Vol. 19 (1) , pp. 59-75. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Muhammad Qasim Butt, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sultan Shah (2017). "An Overview of Islamic Teachings on Infertility." AL-Adwa , Vol. 32 (48) , pp. 53-68. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Muhammad Qasim Butt, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sultan Shah (2017). "Karen Armstrong as a Biographer of Muhammad: A Critical Study of “Muhammad: Prophet for Our Time”." Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture , Vol. 5 (2) , pp. 72-79. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Muhammad Qasim Butt, Dr. Sarfraz Khalid (2017). "The Role of Madrasa Education in Inter- Cultural and Cross-Cultural Exchange." Bulletin of Education and Research , Vol. 39 (1) , pp. 61-74. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Dr Muhammad Abid Nadeem, Muhammad Qasim Butt (2016). "Agronomic Treatises of the Medieval Muslims (10th century –12th century A.D.)." AL-Adwa , Vol. 31 (46) , pp. 47-60. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Muhammad Qasim Butt, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sultan Shah (2016). "Contribution of Muslim Physicians to the Field of Medicine." Hazara Islamicus , Vol. 5 (2) , pp. 25-42. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Muhammad Qasim Butt, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sultan Shah (2015). "Narrations on Lepers and Leprosy." AL-Adwa , Vol. 30 (44) , pp. 57-72. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]
• Muhammad Qasim Butt, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sultan Shah (2015). "The Control of Communicable Diseases in the Light of Ahādīth." Hamdard Islamicus , Vol. 38 (4) , pp. 59-83. DOI: - | Impact Factor: - [Link]

Conference Papers

• 1st International Conference on Religion, Society & Technology: Emerging Trends in the Digital Age (2026), Gujranwala. , Paper: "Digital Technology and the Preservation of Human Values: An Islamic Ethical Perspective"
• 1st International Seerah Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Business Ethics in Modern Society Inferred from the Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) (2025), Mianwali, Pakistan. , Paper: "Ethical Leadership in the Digital Age: Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Business Ethics from Sirah’s Perspective"
• 2 International Conference on Social Sciences & Islamic Studies ICSSIS (2025) (2025), Bahawalpur, Pakistan. , Paper: "Digital Addiction among Youth: Ethical Challenges and Islamic Guidance for Balanced Living"
• 2nd International Conference on Role of Artificial Intelligence in Access to Justice in Pakistan: Shaping the Future of Law, Peace and Equality (2024), Multan, Pakistan. , Paper: "Role of Artificial Intelligence in Countering Religious Extremism in Pakistan: Promoting Inclusivity, Peace and Tolerance"
• International Conference on Ijtihad-bil-Maqasid (2024), Islamabad, Pakistan. , Paper: "Bridging Ethical Frontiers: Exploring the Intersection of Sharī‘ah Principles and Modern Medical Issues"
• Symposium on Mathematics Beyond Boundaries (2024), Lahore, Pakistan. , Paper: "Contribution of Muslims in the Field of Mathematics"
• The 10th International Conference on Islamic thought-Contemporary Bioethics: Challenges and Opportunities (2024), Islamabad, Pakistan. , Paper: "Regulation of IVF Centers in Pakistan: Challenges and Outcomes"
• 9th International EMI Entrepreneurship & Social Sciences Congress (2023), Tashkent / Uzbekistan. , Paper: "Islamic Discourse on Entrepreneurship: Insights from the Pious Caliphate"
• International Conference on Madrasa Education in Pakistan: Tradition and Transition (2015), Multan, Pakistan. , Paper: "Madrassa Education and Intercultural and Cross-cultural Social Mobilization"

Thesis/Research Supervisions

• Hafiz Abdul Rahman (2026), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Peter Drucker’s Theory of “Management by Objectives” in Sirah Perspective" (In Progress)
• Kaynat Faisal (2026), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Medical Ethics in Semitic Religions: A Comparative Study" (In Progress)
• Muhammad Junaid Raza (2026), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "A Critical Study of Gustav Flugel’s “Corani Textus Arabicus”" (In Progress)
• Shaista Batool Hashmi (2026), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Analytical Study of Literature on “Qur’an and Science” in the 21st Century" (In Progress)
• Umm e Ammara Aftab (2026), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Fiqh al-Manākaḥāt mein Imām al-Sarakhsī kā Uslūb-i Istidlāl" (In Progress)
• Hafiz Muhammad Umar Farooq (2025), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Jadīd Taknīkī Daur ke Nafsiyātī Masāʾil aur Islāmī Taʿlīmāt" (Completed)
• Hafiz Muhammad Khizar Hayat (2024), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Maṣādir-i Tabaʿiyyah se Istinbāṭ-i Masāʾil mein Shaykh Muṣṭafā al-Zarqā kā Uslūb" (Completed)
• Masood-ul- Hasan (2024), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Analytical and Critical Study of “Muhammad: Man and Prophet” by Adil Salahi" (Completed)
• Ayesha Naseer (2023), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Islāmī Maʿāshiyāt par Jadīd Kutub kā Tajziyātī Muṭālaʿah (2002 -2022)" (Completed)
• Aiman Jabeen (2022), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "A CRITICAL STUDY OF NAB ORDINANCE 1999 IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF ISLAMIC SHARIAH" (Completed)
• Ghulam Farid (2016), BS. Thesis: "Tadhkirat al-Anbiyāʾ az ʿAbd al-Razzāq Bhatrālawī kā Minhaj wa Uslūb" (Completed)
• Saeed Akhtar (2016), BS. Thesis: "Islām aur ʿĪsāʾiyyat mein Shādī wa Marg kī Rusūmāt kā Taqābulī Muṭālaʿah" (Completed)
• Uzma Parveen (2016), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Radd-e-Istishrāq mein Sayyid Sulaymān Nadwī aur Pīr Karam Shāh al-Azharī kā Minhaj wa Uslūb" (Completed)
• Irfan Qadir (2015), BS. Thesis: "Imām Mūsā Kāẓim kī Ḥayāt wa Khidmāt" (Completed)
• Muhammad Tallha (2015), BS. Thesis: "Lā ʿIlāj Marīḍ kī ba-Dharīʿah Dawā Halākat: Islāmī Taʿlīmāt kī Roshnī mein" (Completed)
• Naeem Mushtaq (2015), BS. Thesis: "ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz kī Iṣlāḥāt: ʿAhd-e-Ḥāḍir mein un kī Ḍarūrat wa Ahmiyyat" (Completed)
• Saqlain Zafar (2015), BS. Thesis: "Fitna-e- Tātār ke Islāmī Tahdhīb par Atharāt" (Completed)
• Hafiz Muhammad Sohail (2014), BS. Thesis: "Fatāwā Europe az Muftī ʿAbd al-Wāḥid Qādrī kā Minhaj wa Uslūb" (Completed)
• Mehboob Raza (2014), BS. Thesis: "Fatāwā Riḍawiyyah kā Minhaj wa Uslūb (Kitāb al-Ṭahārah kī Roshnī mein)" (Completed)
• Waleed Azhar (2014), BS. Thesis: "Tibyān al-Qurʾān (Ghulām Rasūl Saʿīdī) aur Maʿārif al-Qurʾān (Muftī Muḥammad Shafīʿ) kā Taqābulī Muṭālaʿah (Sūrah al-Mujādalah ke Maḍāmīn kī Roshnī mein)" (Completed)