Ninth death anniversary of renowned religious scholar Dr. Israr Ahmed is being observed on Sunday.

He was born on April 26, 1932 in District Hisar of India.

Dr Israr Ahmed graduated from King Edwards College Lahore in 1954 and received Master's degree in Islamic studies from Karachi University in 1965. Later he devoted his life for trying to reawaken interest in Quran-based Islamic philosophy.

He has sixty books to his credit on different aspects of Islam besides numerous audio and video lectures on teachings of Quran.

The renowned scholar was also honored with Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 1981 in acknowledgement of his services in religious instruction.