Shiikh Ahmed Deedat pasess away at 87

[General Duke]

Daacigii Islaamka ee waynaa Shiikh Axmed Deedat oo maanta Geeriyooday

 

Durban:-Waxaa maanta magaalada Durban ee dalka South Africa ku geeriyoday Daacigii Islaamka ee sida wayn loo yaqan Shiikh Axmed Deedat.

 

Shiikh Axmed Deedat oo 87 jir ahaa ayaa waxaa uu tobanki sano ee u dameeyay uu la jiifay xanuunka qalalka taas oo keentay inuu shiikhu dul saarnado sariirta.

 

Shiikh Axmed Deedat ayaa lagu wadaa in isla maanta salaada maqrib kadib lagu aaso magaalada Durban, waxa la filayaa in janaasada Shiikha ay ka soo qaybgalaan boqolaal qof.

 

Yusuf Axmed Deedat oo shiikhu dhalay ayaa isaga oo saxaafada la hadlayey waxa uu sheegay in aabihi uu geeriyoday saacadihii hore ee maanta kadib markii uu wadnuhu istaagay.

 

Yusuf waxa uu sheegay in reerka marxuumka iyo ehelka wax naxdin ah aysan ka qaadin dhimashada waalidkooda maadaama ay naf kasta ay geerida dhadhaminayso.

 

Shiikh Axmed Deedat oo ku dhashay dalka India sanadki 1918 isla markaana u soo wareegay dalka South Africa (Koonfur Afrika) 1927 waxa uu soo caanbaxay sanadihii sideetamadkii kadib markii ay doodu kululi ay ku dhex martay dalka Maraykanka Baadirigii Maraykanka aha ee la oran jiray Jimmy Swaggart isla markaana ay daawanayeen dadweyne kumanaal gaarayey.

 

Waxana udub dhexaadka doodu ahaa "Bible ku mayahay Eebe kalaamkiisi" iyo "...Nabi Ciise ma yahay Illaah sida ay masiixiyiintu sheegaan..." doodahaas oo lagu duubay cajladaha Video ah, waxana Shiikh Deedat uu doodihii uu lagalay baaderigaa uu ku buriyay been abuur badan oo baaderigaasi sheegayey.

 

Doodaha Shiikhu uu la gali jiray baaderiyinta isla markaana uu daaha kaga qaadi jiray isburinta waxa ay sheegayan baaderiyintu waxa ay keentay in reer galbeedku in la sameeyo qabo kamid ah Kaniisadooda iyo xarrumo kale oo raacsan Maktabado gaar ah oo lagu kaydiyay kutubta Shiikh Axmed Deedat, tallaabadas oo ay ku doonayeen inay ka baaran degaan isla markaana ay raadiyaan waxa ay isaga difaaci karaan waxyaalaha Shiikhu uu ku qabsaday.

 

Shiikhu waxa uu maqaalo badan oo uu qoray ku canaantay Carabtu inay ka gaabiyeen fidinta diinta Islaamka.

 

Eebe ha u naxariisto Shiikh Axmed Deedat Janiidasa Fardowsan ha ka waraabiyo,Ummada Islaamkana Eebe ha u soo bixiyo kuwo la mid ah oo dariiqadiisii diinta ku faafiya .

 

AAMIIN AAMIIN AAMIIN

 

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[General Duke]

Muslims Mourn Late Sheikh Deedat

 

 

Deedat was a self-educated caller to Islam.

 

 

By Fatima Asmal, IOL Correspondent

 

DURBAN, South Africa, August 8, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) - Hundreds of people are expected to attend the funeral of South African caller to Islam Sheikh Ahmed Deedat, who passed away in the early hours Monday, August 8.

 

Sheikh Deedat, 87, passed away at his home in Trevennen Road, Verulam in the province of KwaZulu Natal at 7 a.m.

 

His son Yusuf told IOL that the cause of his death was heart failure.

 

The family was not in a state of shock, said Yusuf. “As Muslims we believe that every soul shall taste death.â€

 

He added that the last moments of his father’s life were peaceful, and coincided with the commencement of a recitation of "Surah Yaseen" on an Islamic radio station.

 

“Channel Islam had just introduced and begun to play Surah Yaseen when the throes of death began,†he explained. “My father just looked at us and then passed away.â€

 

Funeral

 

Sheikh Deedat will be buried in the Verulam cemetery after Salaatul-Maghrib (Maghreb prayers) Monday.

 

Hundreds of people from around the country are expected to participate in his funeral prayer, and his family says that people from across the world, such as India, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been calling to convey their condolences.

 

“His death comes as a shock to us,†Maulana Ahmed Kathrada, of the Jamiatul ‘Ulama (Scholars' Group), a local theological body, told IOL.

 

He added that Sheikh Deedat had served not only South Africans, but the Muslim Ummah at large, for many years.

 

“We pray that Allah Grants him a lofty position in Jannah (Paradise), and that He Grants his family patience, especially his wife who has endured so much during the last few years.â€

 

Dedicated Wife

 

 

He was bed-ridden for almost a decade.

 

 

Mrs Hawa Deedat, who had spent the last nine years nursing her husband and administering his daily injections, was present at her husband’s side at the time of his death, and she is well, said Yusuf.

 

“She is the wife of a soldier, and can therefore only be a soldier herself."

 

Several other religious leaders and political figures expressed their sadness at the news of Sheikh Deedat’s death.

 

Mr. Ashwin Trikamjee, president of the South African Hindu Maha Sabha, said that Sheikh Deedat would be missed by Muslims worldwide and the greater South African Muslim community.

 

“I think that the Islamic community has lost a great man, who was totally committed to the cause of Islam,†he said.

 

Mr. Trikamjee said that Sheikh Deedat had made a huge impact on constructive religious debate.

 

Mr Riaz Jamal, a director of the Al-Ansaar Foundation in Durban, South Africa, who had done a thesis on Sheikh Deedat as part of his Masters in Islamic Studies, said that there was a need for the Muslim and Christian worlds to continue to bring audiences together for religious debate and dialogue.

 

“Sheikh Ahmed Deedat was a global caller to Islam,†he said.

 

"I don’t think any other Muslim wrote to the Pope, inviting him to Islam, but Sheikh Deedat did. It’s our responsibility to continue in propagating his message.â€

 

Sheikh Deedat’s health had been steadily deteriorating in the last few months after he had suffered various complications related to the lock in syndrome stroke which had left him paralysed and bed-ridden for almost a decade.

 

His death marks the end of an era of Da’wah in which his name became synonymous with breaking down inter-faith barriers.

 

His Life

 

Born on July 1, 1918, Sheikh Deedat arrived in South Africa, from India, as a nine-year-old in August 1927.

 

Although he hadn’t previously been exposed to the English language, he learnt it in six months, excelled at school and finished top of his class.

 

However, due to financial considerations, his father removed him from school during his early years of secondary schooling. He was sent to work in a store in a rural area, where his mission of Da’wah began.

 

Students from a Christian missionary school would visit the store preaching their beliefs to him, and knowing little more than the shahadah (testifying that no god but Allah and Muhammad is His prophet), he found it difficult to defend his beliefs.

 

He then stumbled upon a book which carried a religious dialogue between a Muslim imam and a Christian priest, and this proved to be the first of many books which he would read on the subject.

 

He began researching both religions and recording his findings in a notebook, after which he started delivering lectures in South Africa.

 

First Lecture

 

 

Deedat became famous for a debate with US Reverend Jimmy Swaggart, on the topic “Is the Bible the Word of God.â€

 

 

His first lecture was entitled “Muhammad (peace be upon him): Messenger of Peace,†at it was delivered in 1940, to 15 people at a cinema in his province.

 

Within a short space of time, the numbers grew and people crossed the racial divides which were then prevalent in apartheid South Africa, to listen to him, and to participate in the questions and answers sessions which followed his lectures.

 

Although some Christians and Muslims felt that his style was blunt, many others reverted to Islam, and Da’wah soon began to dominate his life, with the audiences at his lectures reaching forty thousand.

 

In 1957, Sheikh Deedat, together with two of his friends, founded the Islamic Propagation Center which printed a variety of books and offered classes to new Muslims.

 

In 1986, he visited Saudi Arabia for a conference, and in his first television interview, enthralled the Arab world with his dynamic personality and in depth knowledge of comparative religion.

 

He then visited the United Kingdom, Morocco, Kenya, Sweden, Australia and Denmark on lecture and debating tours.

 

In the United States, he became famous for a debate with the American Reverend Jimmy Swaggart, witnessed by 8,000 people on the topic “Is the Bible the Word of God.â€

 

On May 3, 1996, Sheikh Ahmed Deedat suffered a stroke which left him paralysed from the neck down, and also meant that he could no longer speak or swallow.

 

He was flown to a hospital in Riyadh, where he was taught to communicate through a series of eye-movements.

 

He spent the last nine years of his life in a bed in his home in Verulam, South Africa, encouraging people to engage in Da’wah.

 

He continued to receive hundreds of letters of support from around the world.

[Jumatatu]

Eebe ha u naxariisto Shiikh Axmed Deedat Janiidasa Fardowsan ha ka waraabiyo,Ummada Islaamkana Eebe ha u soo bixiyo kuwo la mid ah oo dariiqadiisii diinta ku faafiya

 

 

Amiin....Amiin....Amiin..!!!!

 

If anything he was an individual who convinced many that Islam was the way of Life.

[General Duke]

Ahmed Deedat, Distinguished Islamic Scholar, Passes Away

Date Posted: Monday, August 08, 2005

 

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Renowned Islamic scholar Ahmed Deedat passed away Monday morning.

DURBAN, South Africa, Aug 8 (MASNET & News Agencies) - Sheikh Ahmed Deedat, founder of the Islamic Propagation Center International, passed away Monday after a long struggle with illness.

 

Deedat, who was bedridden after suffering a severe stroke in 1996, died this morning at the age of 87.

 

He fell ill shortly after a trip to Australia.

Deedat was also the only South African recipient of the King Faisal Award for his service to Islam, which he received in 1986.

Known particularly for his work on comparative religions, Deedat was the founder of the Islamic Propagation Center International (IPCI), the largest Islamic dawah organization in the world, reports al-Jazeera.

 

He published more than 20 books, and distributed millions of copies and audiotapes free in the hope of spreading knowledge. Deedat's debates have been translated into various languages in video and DVD format. He also delivered thousands of lectures throughout the globe.

 

"It is on this solemn occasion of his demise that we salute the courageous spirit and phenomenal work of this world-renowned personality, a hero of the Muslim world, nay, a true hero of believers all around the globe," a statement from IPCI said.

His career in comparative religion involved him in dialogue with the heads of the Protestant church in America and the late Pope John Paul II, reports al-Jazeera.

 

In the 1980s, Deedat was known for his debates with the priest Jimmy Swaggart and had been refused entry to France and Nigeria on the grounds his opinions might cause civil unrest.

 

As head of the ICPI, he was critiqued by some as being controversial due to lectures on Christianity and Hinduism.

Babu Jadwat, an IPCI trustee, explained why Deedat was controversial, reports the South African Independent Online.

 

"Ahmed was the reaction to an aggression by the worldwide church against Muslims. He was successful because he was an outstanding scholar and this resonated throughout the world."

 

"From America to Indonesia, he is regarded as a person who made tremendous contributions and sacrifices for Islam," said Jadwat.

 

In his later years, Deedat could not talk or move after the stroke. He taught himself to communicate by blinking his eyes, reports Independent Online.

 

Deedat's son Yousuf said his father became seriously ill three weeks ago, the online news agency reports.

 

"My mother Hawa and I were with him when he passed away," he said.

 

"He suffered cardiac arrest and kidney failure, but his kidneys were working again a few days later and we thought he would be fine.

 

"We didn't expect this to happen so soon."

Deedat was born on July 1,1918, in the Surat district of India.

 

He immigrated with his father to South Africa in 1927 and settled in Durban, where he will be buried later on Monday.

 

The funeral will took place at the Lotusville Musjid, and proceeded to the Verulam Cemetary at about 6:00 p.m. South Africa time today.

[Camel Mlik]

“We pray that Allah Grants him a lofty position in Jannah (Paradise), and that He Grants his family patience, especially his wife who has endured so much during the last few years.â€

 

amiin....amiin.....amiin!!!

 

“She is the wife of a soldier, and can therefore only be a soldier herself."

[Paragon]

May Allaah rest his soul and grant him a place in Jannatul Firdous. Sheikh Ahmed Deedat was, if not the greatest, one of the greatest Daacis Allah has blessed on the Muslim ummah. His videos and books and conferences and public theological discussions have educated many of us.

 

May Allah bless and rest his soul, and grant his beloved family comfort. Aamiin.

[wind.talker]

Allaha u naxaristo Sheikh Axmed Deedaat. I've listened to many of his lectures on video and always found him to be an intellect of a unique kind for he repeatedly put the non-believers in their inferior position. May Allah SWT have mercy on his soul. Amiin!

[Major-General Cawad]

May Allah have mercy on him and make the path to Al-Jannah comfortable for him and all the righteous people that have pasted away before&after him ameen yaa allaah!!

 

This week has been particularily sad for the Muslims as also the great mujaahidah of our time past away Al-marwatu mu'minatul as-saalixah Zainab al-Qasaali who was a direct decentend of the family of Cumar ibn Alkhattaab and whose story moved so many people regarding what pityness and plight she went through while making dacawah in Egypt.

 

Once again may Allah have mercy on all of us!!! Ameen.

[SOO MAAL]

انا لله وان اليه راجعون

رحمه الله

الشيخ احمد ديداد

واسكنه Ùسيح جناته

Sh.Ahmed was talented and had a unique way to deliver the message of allaah to non-believers

may allaah reward the jannah!

[Jacpher]

Inaa Lilaahi Wa inaa Ileyhi Raajicuun.

 

Ilaahey ha u naxariisto Sheikh Axmed Firdowsana ha gaarsiiyo. Aamiin.

[Sky]

Alle haa uu naxariisto Sheikh Axmed Deedat. Inaa Lilaahi Waa Ina Ileyhi Raajicuun.

 

Our religion Islam is expanding and thriving in South Africa, because of Mujaahidiin like him.

[Som@li]

Inaa nilaah Wa Inaa Ilaahi Rajicuun,Ilayhay JAnadii ha kawaraabsho Shiikh Axmed Deedat,

 

May allah reward him for his work.

[Gabbal]

Ilaahay ha u naxariisto Shiikha. You cannot imagine the power and interest of his tapes.

 

The good, waxa la yidhi, are dying out. Aduunkan waxa naga dambeeyo ilaahay baa og, ee let's appreciate what we have. May allah have mercy on his soul.

[Suldaanka]

Ina lilaahi wa ina ileyhi raajicun

 

Ilaahay ha ka abaal mariyo shaqadii fiicnayd ee diinta islaamka u qabtay sheekh Diidaat.

[Muhammad]

Inaa Lilaahi Wa inaa Ileyhi Raajicuun.

 

 

Inaa Lilaahi Wa inaa Ileyhi Raajicuun.

 

 

Inaa Lilaahi Wa inaa Ileyhi Raajicuun.