Published August 1, 2022
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Dr. Abidullah Ghazi: Mujāhid or/awr Mujtahid
Authors/Creators
- 1. Professor and Director, Islamic World Studies in the Theology Department, Loyola University, Chicago
Contributors
Editor (2):
- 1. Jai Prakash University
- 2. Professor, Department of English and Foreign Languages, University of Lucknow
Description
These brief reflections are based on a presentation originally delivered at a function convened in 2019 by to honor the scholarly, literary, and community service contributions of Dr. Abidullah Ghazi (d. 2021), born at Anbehta, Saharanpur, India, a graduate of AMU (1959), holder of a Ph.D. from the Divinity School of Harvard University (1973), who after a distinguished academic career in 1983 founded IQRA International Foundation based in Chicago with his wife, Dr. Tasneema Ghazi, to develop a curriculum for Muslim children being educated in fulltime or weekend Islamic schools. Abidullah Ghazi, in addition to being a scholar, was a well-known literary figure who made significant contributions to both Urdu prose and poetry.