Abidullah Ghazi

Abidullah al-Ansari Ghazi
अबिदुल्लाह ग़ाज़ी
Born6 July 1936
Died11 April 2021, Chicago
Occupation(s)Executive director, IQRA International Educational Foundation
SpouseTasneema Ghazi
FatherHamid al-Ansari Ghazi[1]
RelativesMuhammad Mian Mansoor Ansari (paternal grandfather), Qari Muhammad Tayyib (maternal grandfather), Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi (great grandfather)[1]
Websitewww.iqra.org

Abidullah Ansari Ghazi (Hindi: अबिदुल्लाह ग़ाज़ी) (6 July 1936 - 11 April 2021) was an Indian American author, educator and poet.[2] He authored more than 140 Islamic educational textbooks for children. He was also the executive director of IQRA' International Educational Foundation.[3]

His books have been translated into many languages and are part of the curriculum of Islamic schools in more than 40 countries. He was named by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre as being among the "500 Most Influential Muslims in the World."[4]

  1. ^ a b "ڈاکٹر عبید اللہ غازی سے ملاقات". zahidrashdi.org. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Internationally known Islamic scholar Abidullah Ghazi passes away". The Siasat Daily. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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  4. ^ "Profiles of Abidullah and Tasneema Ghazi". The Muslim 500 website. Retrieved 5 March 2020.