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| name = Sophia Shazz | image = Sophia_Shazz_portrait_2025.jpg | caption = Dr.Sophia Shazz at the 1st International Qur’anic Conference, IUB Bahawalpur 2025 | birth_date = July 30, 1981 | birth_place = Lahore, Pakistan | nationality = Pakistani | occupation = Legal scholar, educator, criminologist, poet | other_names = Soophea Shazz }}
Sophia Shazz (born 30 July 1981) is a Pakistani legal scholar, criminologist, educator, curriculum developer, and poet. She is known for her interdisciplinary work bridging Islamic and Western criminal law, academic instruction, educational reform, and poetic exploration of nature and spirituality. With contributions spanning legal academia, social justice, children's education, and Urdu and English literature, she has emerged as a dynamic intellectual and creative voice in Pakistan.
Early Life and Education
[edit]Sophia Shazz was born in Lahore, Pakistan. She is a PhD Scholar at Islamia University Bahawalpur, specializing in the comparative study of Western and Islamic criminal law with a focus on Quranic legal injunctions.
Her academic qualifications include:
- PhD Scholar – Comparative Criminal Law and Quranic Legal Injunctions
- LL.M. – University of Karachi (2007)
- LL.B. – University of the Punjab (2004)
- M.A. Political Science – University of the Punjab (2008)
- M.A. Islamic Studies – University of the Punjab (2010)
Legal and Academic Career
[edit]Shazz began her legal career after completing her LL.B. in 2004. Her LL.M. thesis addressed the intersections of Islamic jurisprudence and contemporary legal systems. She has served as a practicing lawyer and later as a Senior Law Officer, specializing in criminal law and constitutional matters.
As an academic, she has taught criminology, Islamic law, and comparative legal theory. She developed interdisciplinary curricula that integrate Islamic legal thought with modern human rights, counter-terrorism, and restorative justice frameworks.
She presented her research at the 1st International Qur’an Conference (2025) at Islamia University Bahawalpur, focusing on “Scientific and Intellectual Understanding of the Qur’an in the Contemporary Era.”
Public Appearances
[edit]Shazz has appeared on multiple national platforms:
- Discover Pakistan Channel: Interview on her contributions to law, literature, and education.
- Qasim Ali Shah Foundation: Featured as an inspirational scholar and educator.
Research and Publications
[edit]Sophia Shazz authored a critical academic response to Robert Spencer’s controversial book Did Muhammad Exist?, titled The Denial of the Qur’an Through the Denial of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It was published in Al-Qalam Journal (Vol. 29, Issue 2, 2024). The paper provides scholarly rebuttal to orientalist arguments challenging the historical authenticity of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the Qur’an.