VU
Virtual University of Pakistan
Federal Government University
Employee Portrait
Tutor/Instructor
Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Hassaan Saeed
Department of Islamic Studies and Pakistan Studies
Faculty of Arts
Highest Qualification
PhD (Islamic Studies)
Specialization / Major
Seerah of the Holy Prophet (SAW)
PROFILE SUMMARY

Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Hassaan Saeed has been serving as an Instructor in Islamic Studies at the Virtual University of Pakistan since March 2019. He has also served as a Lecturer ( Contract) in Islamic Studies at Government Islamia College Civil Lines,Lahore and Government College for Boys, Gulberg, Lahore, and as a Visiting Lecturer at Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore. He holds a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Islamic Studies from the University of the Punjab, along with Diploma in Arabic Language. He has also received formal training in English Speaking Skills from NUML, Lahore. His doctoral research focused on the impact of twentieth-century Islamic movements in the Indian subcontinent on Urdu Seerah writing. He is committed to teaching, academic research, and the promotion of Islamic scholarship, with a particular focus on the intellectual and moral development of students and serving Islam and Pakistan through education.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

The primary research interest lies in As-Sirah An-Nabawiyyah (Prophetic Biography), with a particular focus on modern trends and contemporary approaches to Seerah studies. This includes the critical analysis of contemporary Seerah literature, examination and scholarly critique of Orientalist interpretations of the Seerah, and the study of Prophetic guidance in addressing contemporary intellectual, social, ethical, and societal challenges. The research also explores the relevance and application of Seerah principles to contemporary issues while maintaining a rigorous engagement with classical Islamic sources and modern scholarship.

Experience

instructor/Tutor in Islamic Studies
Virtual University of Pakistan
Mar 29, 2019 — Present
Lecturer in Islamic Studies(contract)
Government College For Boys,Gulberg,Lahore.
Oct 01, 2017 — Feb 28, 2018
Lecturer in Islamic Studies (visiting)
Rashid Latif Medical College,Feroz Pur Road,Lahore.
Jun 01, 2015 — Mar 27, 2019
Lecturer in Islamic Studies(contract)
Government Islamia College,Civil Lines,Lahore.
Oct 01, 2014 — May 31, 2015

Research Publications

The Tradition of the Principle of Gradualism in Contemporary Movement-Based Seerah Literature
Al-Afaq Islamic Research Journal (Vo.4, Issue.01)
Year: 2024 • Category: Y
Authors: Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Hassaan Saeed
Research Paper
The Principle of Understanding of The Makki and Madani Period in The Movemental Seerat Literature. A Critical and Research Study
TANAZUR Special Issue – "Prophetic Seerah and Sustainable Development in Pakistan" (Vol.5, Issue.04)
Year: 2024 • Category: Y
Authors: Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Hassaan Saeed
Research Paper
The movemental Seerat literature and interpretations of the Holy Prophet`s PBUH miracles, a special study
Al-Qalam (Vol.28, Issue.01 )
Year: 2023 • Category: Y
Authors: Hafiz Muhammad Hassaan Saeed
Research Paper
A critical study of Hallaq’s “Theory of Variation of Islamic law”
AL-Qantara ( Vol.09, Issue.03)
Year: 2023 • Category: W
Authors: Hafiz Muhammad Hassaan Saeed
Research Paper
Identifying “Merenptah” as the Exodus-Pharaoh: A special case study in the light of contemporary researchers’ views
AL-Qantara (Vol.08, Issue.04)
Year: 2022 • Category: X
Authors: Hafiz Muhammad Hassaan Saeed
Research Paper
A Critical Study of the Orientalists’ Objections Regarding the Quranic Prediction of Dominance of the Roman Empire
Al-Wifaq (Vol.05, Issue.01)
Year: 2022 • Category: Y
Authors: Hafiz Muhammad Hassaan Saeed
Research Paper
Women`s Economic Activities in the Era of Companions
Al-Qawarir (Vol. 01,Issue. 04)
Year: 2020 • Category: Y
Authors: Hafiz Muhammad Hassaan Saeed
Research Paper

Presentations & Talks

Present research paper Women economic activities in an era of companions of the Prophet Muhammad SAWW in Two Days International Seerat Conference. Punjab University, Lahore on 20th and 21st November 2019
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Present research paper The Prophecies of the Holy Quran and the Orientalists point of view in Two Days international Quran conference, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad on 1st and 2nd April 2021
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Awards & Distinctions

Year: 2014
Year: 2013
Year: 2011