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Fazlur Rahman Faridi

Indian Islamic studies scholar, economist and writer

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Indian Islamic studies scholar, economist and writer

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Fazlur Rahman Faridi (2 April 1932, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India – 25 July 2011, Aligarh, India) was an Islamic studies scholar, economist and a writer on Islam and contemporary Issues. He was the director of research and studies of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.

Biography

Faridi completed his schooling in Jaunpur. He then went on to pursue his graduation and post graduation from Allahabad University and received a PhD in Economics from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). He studied Arabic and Islamiat at Thanvi Darsgah, Rampur. He retired as a Professor in Economics after serving at AMU and King Abdul Aziz University.

He was the editor of Urdu monthly Zindagi-e-Nau and English magazine Radiance Viewsweekly and served as a board member of various Trusts. He was a member of Central Advisory Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind besides being a member of Zonal Advisory Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Uttar Pradesh.

He has about two dozen books, in English and Urdu, to his credit.

Faridi was a descendant of Sufi preacher Khwaja Farīduddīn Mas'ūd Ganjshakar.

References

(2011). "Tracing Pluralistic Trends in Sīrah Literature: A Study of Some Contemporary Scholars". Islamic Studies.
(2009). "Islamic Economics: A Survey of the Literature: II". Islamic Studies.
(30 August 2013). "Muslim Backward Classes: A Sociological Perspective". SAGE.
"Dr. Fazlur Rahman Faridi".
(3 August 2011). "Renowned Islamic scholar Dr Fazlur Rahman Faridi passes away". [[The Milli Gazette]].
(25 July 2011). "Eminent scholar and economist, Dr. Fazlur Rahman Faridi dies". UMMID.com.
(27 July 2016). "Islamic Economic Alternatives: Critical Perspectives and New Directions". Springer.
"American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 69:2".
(14 September 2011). "Dr. Fazlur Rahman Faridi (1932–2011)". Radiance Viewsweekly.
(2013-09-29). "Dr. F.R. Faridi".

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