Ahmed Deedat

Ahmed Hussein Deedat (July 1, 1918 – August 8, 2005) ( Urdu : احمد حسين ديدات ) was a Muslim apologist, writer, and public speaker of Indian South African descent. He was best known for his numerous inter-religious public debates with evangelical Christians, as well as pioneering video lectures, most of which centered around Islam , Christianity and the Bible . He also established the IPCI, an international Islamic missionary organization, and wrote several booklets on Islam and Christianity which were widely distributed by the organization. He was awarded the prestigious King Faisal Award in 1986 for his 50 years of missionary work. One focus of his work was providing Muslims with theological tools for defending themselves against active Proselytizing by Christian missionaries. He used English to get his message across to Muslims and the non-Muslims in the western world. Journal of Religion in Africa, 33(3). 2003 "

Ahmed Hoosen Deedat ( July 1918 – 8 August 2005) was a South African writer and public speaker of Indian descent. He was best known as a Muslim missionary who held numerous inter-religious public debates with evangelical Christians, as well as video lectures, most of which centred on Islam, Christianity and the Bible. He also established the IPCI, an international Islamic missionary organisation, and wrote several booklets on Islam and Christianity which were widely distributed by the organisation. He was awarded the King Faisal International Prize in 1986 for his fifty years of missionary work. He used English to communicate with Muslims and non-Muslims in the western world. Journal of Religion in Africa , 33(3). 2003

South African writer and orator Ahmed Hoosen Deedat ( ; ) (1 July 1918 – 8 August 2005) was a South African writer and public speaker of Indian descent. He was best known as a Muslim missionary , who held numerous inter-religious public debates with evangelical Christians, as well as video lectures on Islam, Christianity, and the Bible. Deedat established the IPCI, an international Islamic missionary organisation, and wrote several widely distributed booklets on Islam and Christianity. He was awarded the King Faisal International Prize in 1986 for his fifty years of missionary work. He wrote and lectured in English.

Muslim thinker, orator and missionary from South Africa (1918–2005) Ahmed Husein Deedat ( ; ; ; 1 July 1918 – 8 August 2005), was a South African and Indian self-taught Muslim thinker, author, and orator on Comparative Religion . He was best known as a Muslim missionary , who held numerous inter-religious public debates with evangelical Christians, as well as video lectures on Islam , Christianity , and the Bible . Deedat established the IPCI, an international Islamic missionary organisation, and wrote several widely distributed booklets on Islam and Christianity. He was awarded the King Faisal International Prize in 1986 for his fifty years of missionary work. He wrote and lectured in English.

Muslim thinker, orator and missionary from South Africa (1918–2005) Ahmed Husein Deedat ( Gujarati : અહમદ હુસેન દીદત ; Urdu : احمد حسین دیدات ; Arabic : أحمد حسين ديدات ; 1 July 1918 – 8 August 2005), was a South African and Indian self-taught Muslim thinker, author, and orator on Comparative Religion . He was best known as a Muslim missionary , who held numerous inter-religious public debates with evangelical Christians, as well as video lectures on Islam , Christianity , and the Bible . Deedat established the IPCI, an international Islamic missionary organisation, and wrote several widely distributed booklets on Islam and Christianity. He was awarded the King Faisal International Prize in 1986 for his fifty years of missionary work. He wrote and lectured in English.