Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Bangladesh: An Ahmadi Muslim scholar remembered

A non-communal personality and pioneer of inter-faith dialogue, he was associated with many organisations, including Mymensingh Press Club and Bangla Academy. 

Ahmad Taufiq Choudhury seen at Ahmadiyya Muslim Convention
of Bangladesh in 2004
Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | BD Desk
Source/Credit: The Daily Star | Decca Metropolitan
By DS Correspondent | August 10, 2011

Today is the 6th death anniversary of Ahmad Taufiq Choudhury, a famous scholar of comparative religion, a writer and an orator.

Ahmad Taufiq wrote about 100 books and was the editor and publisher of Bi-monthly Ritu Patra and Weekly Al-Minar, published from Mymensingh.

A non-communal personality and pioneer of inter-faith dialogue, he was associated with many organisations, including Mymensingh Press Club and Bangla Academy.

His writings were published in various periodicals at home and abroad. He was also made the national Ameer of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at, Bangladesh for few years.

He was born on February 6, 1932 at Selbarash in Sunamganj district and died on this day in 2005.

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