Muhammad Reazuddin Ahmad

Muhammad Reazuddin Ahmad (1861–1933) was a Bengali Muslim writer, journalist, and thinker.[1][2]

Not to be confused with Reazuddin Ahmad Mashadi or Sheikh Reyazuddin Ahmed.
Muhammad Reazuddin Ahmad

Saheb
মোহাম্মদ রেয়াজুদ্দীন আহমদ
Born1861
Kaunia, Barisal, Bengal Presidency
Died1933 (aged 71–72)
Bengal Presidency
Alma materBarisal Bengal School
Bajapti Circle School
Occupation(s)Writer, journalist
EraBritish Raj

Early life

Ahmad was born in 1861 in the village of Kaunia in Barisal District, Bengal Presidency, British Raj. His father died when he was eight. He was raised in the home of Muhammad Wajid, the father of Bengali politician A. K. Fazlul Huq. He received his education from Barisal Banga Vidyalay and Bajapti Circle School, studying the Arabic, Bengali, and Persian languages.[3]

Career

Ahmad started his career as a primary school teacher in Rupsa. He developed an interest in journalism after reading local newspapers like Bangabasi, Dhaka Prakash, Education Gazette, Hughli Dainik, and Sanjibani. He was the postmaster of Rupsa Post Office. He operated a stationery shop in Rupsa.[3]

He moved to Kolkata in 1883 and joined the Mussalman. He worked as an editor in the Mussalman. He then joined Shrimanta Saodagar in Dhaka as an assistant editor. After some Muslims in Dhaka, Jessore, Khulna, and 24-Parganas converted into Hinduism and Christianity he started writing about Islam with Mearajuddin Ahmad, Reazuddin Ahmad Mashadi, and Sheikh Abdur Rahim to discourage further conversions. In 1888, they published Islamtattva, a book about Islam and its history.[3] Along with Reazuddin Ahmad Mashadi and Shaikh Abdur Rahim, he was part of the 'Sudhakar group'. The group was closely connected to and named after Mihir-o-Sudhakar, a Muslim newspaper that strongly supported Muslim identity politics in Calcutta. The group wrote and published religious tracts in Bengali.[4][5] He worked as the publisher of the Calcutta monthly Islam Pracharak.[3][4] He edited the Nabajug, Rayatbandhu, and Soltan.[3]

Bibliography

He wrote a number of books about Islam and history.[3]

  • Bodhodaytattva (1879)
  • Padyaprasun (1880)
  • Tohfatul Moslemin (1885)
  • Brhat Mohammadia Panjika (1895)
  • Upadesh Ratnavali (1896)
  • Jange Russ O Unan (1897)
  • Greece-Turashko Yuddha, Volume 1 (1899)
  • Bilati Mussalman (1900)
  • Botale Ma Sureshvari (1900)
  • Jobeda Khatuner Roznamcha (1907)
  • Greece-Turashko Yuddha, Volume 2 (1908)
  • Haq Nasihat (1927)
  • Pak-Panjatan (1929)

Death

Ahmad died in 1933.[3]

References
  1. Jones, Kenneth W. (1992). Religious Controversy in British India: Dialogues in South Asian Languages. SUNY Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780791408285. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. Bangladesh Quarterly. Department of Films & Publications, Government of Bangladesh. 2002. p. 54. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. Haque, Khondkar Sirajul (2012). "Ahmad, Muhammad Reazuddin". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. Sarkar, Sumit (2002). Beyond Nationalist Frames: Postmodernism, Hindu Fundamentalism, History. Indiana University Press. p. 100. ISBN 0253342031.
  5. Ahmed, Rafiuddin (1981). The Bengal Muslims, 1871-1906: a quest for identity. Oxford University Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-19-561260-8. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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