Muhammad Reazuddin Ahmad

Muhammad Reazuddin Ahmad (1861-1933) was a Bengali Muslim writer, journalist, and thinker.[1][2]

Early life

Ahmad was born in 1861 in Kaunia, Barisal District, Bengal Presidency, British Raj. His father died when he was eight. He was raised in the A. K. Fazlul Huq's fathers home. He received his education from Barisal Banga Vidyalay and Bajapti Circle School. He studied Arabic, Bengali, and Persian languages.[3]

Career

Ahmad started his career as a primary school teacher in Rupsa. He developed an interest in journalism after reading local newspapers like Bangabasi, Dhaka Prakash, Education Gazette, Hughli Dainik, and Sanjibani. He was the Postmaster of Rupsa Post Office. He operated a stationery shop in Rupsa. He moved to Kolkata in 1883 and joined the Mussalman. He worked as an editor in the Mussalman. He then joined Shrimanta Saodagar in Dhaka as an assistant editor. After some Muslims in Dhaka, Jessore, Khulna, and 24-Parganas converted into Hinduism and Christianity he started writing about Islam with Mearajuddin Ahmad, Reazuddin Ahmad Mashadi, and Sheikh Abdur Rahim to discourage further conversions. In 1888 he published Islamtattva a book about Islam and its history. He worked as the Publisher of the monthly Islam Pracharak. He edited the Nabajug, Rayatbandhu, and Soltan.[3][4][5]

Bibliography

He wrote a number of books about Islam and History.[3]

  1. Bodhodaytattva (1879)
  2. Padyaprasun (1880)
  3. Tohfatul Moslemin (1885)
  4. Brhat Mohammadia Panjika (1895)
  5. Upadesh Ratnavali (1896)
  6. Jange Russ O Unan (1897)
  7. Greece-Turashko Yuddha (1899)
  8. Bilati Mussalman (1900)
  9. Botale Ma Sureshvari (1900)
  10. Jobeda Khatuner Roznamcha (1907)
  11. Greece-Turashko Yuddha Volume 2 (1908)
  12. Haq Nasihat (1927)
  13. Pak-Panjatan (1929)

Death

Ahmad died in 1933.[3]

References
  1. Jones, Kenneth W. (1992). Religious Controversy in British India: Dialogues in South Asian Languages. SUNY Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780791408285. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. Bangladesh Quarterly. Department of Films & Publications, Government of Bangladesh. 2002. p. 54. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. Haque, Khondkar Sirajul. "Ahmad, Muhammad Reazuddin". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. Sarkar, Sumit (2002). Beyond Nationalist Frames: Postmodernism, Hindu Fundamentalism, History. Indiana University Press. p. 100. ISBN 0253342031.
  5. Ahmed, Rafiuddin (1981). The Bengal Muslims, 1871-1906: a quest for identity. Oxford University Press. p. 99. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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