Sheikh Abdur Rahim (1859 – 14 July 1931) was a Bengali writer and journalist.

Early life

Rahim was born in 1859 in Muhammadpur,

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, 24-Parganas in the then

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. His mother died at a young age and he was subsequently raised by Radhamadhav Basu. Basu was the Zamindar of Taki and a Deputy Magistrate. Rahim studied at a school in Taki and went to High School in Kolkata. He could not complete his education as a result of contracting smallpox.

Career

Rahim was very aware of

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Muslim community's wealth and history. He edited

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in 1889 and

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in 1891. He would also go on to work for Mihir, Mihir O Sudhakar, Moslem Bharat, Moslem Hitaisi Hafez, and Islam-Darshan. He was a member of the

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, Calcutta Central Textbook Committee, Calcutta Mohammedan Union, and

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. He was an entrance examiner of Bengali language at the

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Bibliography

* ''Hazrat

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er Jibon Chorito O Dharmaniti'' (1887) * ''

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Etibritto'' (1910) * ''Islam Neeti-1'' (1925) * ''Islam Neeti-2'' (1927) * ''

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er Upodeshaboli'' (1926) * ''Namajtotto Ba Namaj Bishoyok Juktimala'' (1898) * ''

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bidhi'' (1903) * ''Rojatotto'' (1928) * ''Khotba'' (1932) * ''Islamer Totto''

Death

Rahim died on 14 July 1931 in his own village.

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* 1859 births 1931 deaths People from North 24 Parganas district Bengali writers Indian male writers Bengali-language writers Bengali Muslim scholars of Islam 20th-century Bengalis 19th-century Bengalis Writers from West Bengal {{India-writer-stub Bengali Muslims