Who is Ahmed Deedat?

Ahmed Deedat, a Muslim missionary and polemicist who lived from 1918 to 2005, was one of the most important Muslim missionaries and polemicists of the twentieth century. In 1957, he formed the Islamic Propagation Center, and his discussions and writings are still widely read today.

Who is Sheikh Deedat and what did he do?

Sheikh Deedat, the son of a poor Indian tailor in KwaZulu-Natal, advanced from a salesperson in a distant rural grocery shop to become a renowned Islamic propagator, Al-Asaime stated. He claimed that thousands were crammed into lecture rooms around the United States, Europe, Australasia, and the Middle East to hear Deedat in the 1980s.

Who is Shaykh Ahmed Hoosen Deedat?

Shaykh Ahmed Hoosen Deedat was born in the Indian city of Sirat in the year 1918 CE, and his father immigrated to South Africa soon after. His mother died when he was nine years old, and he moved to South Africa with his father, where he spent the remainder of his life.

By the early 1980s Ahmed Deedat’s work was beginning to be known outside his native South Africa. His international profile grew in 1986, when he received the King Faisal Award for his services to Islam in the field of Dawah (Islamic missionary activity).

Why did Ahmed Deedat have a stroke?

On 3 May 1996, Ahmed Deedat suffered a stroke which left him paralysed from the neck down because of a cerebral vascular accident affecting the brain stem, leaving him unable to speak or swallow. He was flown to King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, where he was reported to be fully alert.

Where is Ahmed Deedat buried?

On 8 August 2005, Ahmed Deedat died at his home on Trevennen Road in Verulam in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. He is buried at the Verulam cemetery. Hawa Deedat died on Monday 28 August 2006 at the age of 85 at their home.