Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman (Jan 1, 1941 – Jan 14, 2014) was a

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Islamic scholar In Islam, the ''ulama'' (; ar, علماء ', singular ', "scholar", literally "the learned ones", also spelled ''ulema''; feminine: ''alimah'' ingularand ''aalimath'' lural are the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of reli ...

, academician and Quran translator. He served as the 7th vice chancellor of

Islamic University, Bangladesh Islamic University, Bangladesh ( bn, ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ, ar, الجامعة الإسلامية بنغلاديش), commonly referred to as Islamic University, Kushtia shortly IU, ...

from December 10, 2001, to April 2, 2004. He also served as a professor at the

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. The first Bangladeshi scholar to translate the Qur'an into

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, Rahman wrote many books and scholarly articles on Islam.

Early life and education

Mustafizur Rahman was born in 1941 in the Surjomoni village of

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in the then

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(now

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). His father's name is Muhammad Abdul Majid Munshi and his mother's name is Lal Boru Begum. He studied Arabic literature at the

Career

Rahman began his academic career as a lecturer at Arabic department of the University of Dhaka. Later, he became a full professor and served as its Chair. On December 10, 2001, Rahman was appointed as Vice-chancellor of the

. He could not, however, complete his term and eventually left the university on April 2, 2004.

Death

Suffering from old age complicacies, Mustafizur Rahman died on January 14, 2014, at

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in Dhaka.

Bibliography

Rahman wrote many books and scholarly articles on Islam. He is noted as the first Bangladeshi scholar to translate the Quran into English. His books include: ;In Bnagla * ''Complete Bengali Translation of the Holy Quran'' (Benglai: কোরআন শরিফ পূর্ণাঙ্গ বঙ্গানুবাদ), * ''The Holy Quran with Arabic-Bengali Pronunciation, Meaning and Shane Nuzul.'' ( Bengali: আরবী বাংলা উচ্চারণ অর্থ ও শানে নুযুলসহ কোরআন শরীফ), * ''The Message of the Qur'an (Bengali: কোরআনের বাণী)'' * ''Introduction to the Quran (Bengali: কুরআন পরিচিতি)'' * ''Al-Munir Arabic-Bengali Dictionary'' ;In English * ''Quran Majeed with Arabic Text and English Translation'' * ''The Holy Quran with Bengali and English Pronunciation''

References

{{Authority control 1941 births 2014 deaths Bangladeshi male writers University of Dhaka alumni Vice-Chancellors of the Islamic University, Bangladesh Translators of the Quran into English People from Pirojpur District 20th-century translators Academic staff of the University of Dhaka Bengali Muslim scholars of Islam Bangladeshi Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam