Ahmed Deedat

E641493

Ahmed Deedat was a South African Islamic scholar and public debater known internationally for his comparative religion lectures and polemical debates with Christian evangelists.

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Islamic Propagation Centre International 0

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instanceOf Islamic organization
Islamic scholar
Muslim apologist
person
public debater
religious orator
activeYearsEnd 1996
activeYearsStart 1950
awardReceived 1986 King Faisal International Prize NERFINISHED
King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath complications from stroke
citizenship South Africa NERFINISHED
country South Africa
countryOfBirth India NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath South Africa NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1918-07-01
dateOfDeath 2005-08-08
ethnicOrigin Indian
familyName Deedat NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Christian–Muslim relations
Islamic apologetics
comparative religion
founded Islamic Propagation Centre International NERFINISHED
fullName Ahmed Hoosen Deedat NERFINISHED
givenName Ahmed NERFINISHED
knownFor lectures on comparative religion
polemical style in religious debates
public debates with Christian evangelists
languageOfWorkOrName English
Gujarati NERFINISHED
Urdu NERFINISHED
notableDebateOpponent Anis Shorrosh NERFINISHED
Jimmy Swaggart NERFINISHED
Josh McDowell NERFINISHED
notableIdea public interfaith debate as da'wah
using the Bible to argue for Islamic doctrines
notableStudent Zakir Naik NERFINISHED
notableWork Crucifixion or Cruci-Fiction? NERFINISHED
Is the Bible God’s Word? NERFINISHED
The Choice: Islam and Christianity NERFINISHED
occupation author
lecturer
missionary
placeOfBirth Surat, Gujarat, India NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa NERFINISHED
positionHeld president of Islamic Propagation Centre International
region KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa NERFINISHED
religion Islam
residence Durban, South Africa NERFINISHED
sufferedFrom stroke

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