Ahmed Deedat

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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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Ahmed Hoosen Deedat 1

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

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Ahmed Deedat fullName Ahmed Hoosen Deedat
linked to: Ahmed Deedat