Abidullah Ghazi

Abidullah al-Ansari Ghazi
Born July 06, 1936[1]
Ambheta, India
Occupation Executive director, IQRA International Educational Foundation
Religion Islam – Sunni / Hanafi
Spouse(s) Tasneema Ghazi
Dr Abidullah al-Ansari Ghazi

Abidullah Ansari Ghazi is a well-known author of Islamic educational textbooks for children and the executive director of IQRA' International Educational Foundation,[2] mentioned by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre as being among the 500 most influential Muslims in the World.

Early life

Abidullah Ghazi was born in the northern Indian town of Ambheta on July 6, 1936.[1]

The move to America

It was while working on a project dealing with the culamā’ of India that he was brought to the attention of Professor Wilfred Cantwell Smith, who was the founder and director of the Center for the Study of World Religions at the Harvard Divinity School. Smith offered Ghazi a scholarship to come and complete a PhD in the study of religion. While studying at Harvard, Ghazi pursued an interdisciplinary program combining political science with religious studies. Ghazi has taught and lectured in India and The United Kingdom.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ghazi, Abidullah. "Bio". Profile of Dr Abidullah Ghazi. Shahrukh Hasan. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Khanam, Sadia (15 June 2009). "Interview: Abidullah Ghazi". The Eastern Post. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.

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