Reazuddin Ahmad Mashadi

Reazuddin Ahmad Mashadi was a Bengali Muslim writer, philosopher, and thinker.[1]

Early life

Mashadi was born in 1859 in Charan, Ratanganj, Tangail District, Bengal Presidency, British Raj. He learned Bengali, English, Sanskrit, and Urdu.[2]

Career

Mashadi joined an aliya madrasa in Calcutta as the professor of Bengali and Sanskrit in 1886. He published Prabandha Kaumudi in 1892. He worked at the aliya madrasa for 7 years. He was involved in the literary scene in Calcutta and worked with Mearajuddin Ahmad, Muhammad Reazuddin Ahmad, and Sheikh Abdur Rahim. Together they created an Islamic literary scene in Bengal. He published Theories of Islam: Volume One in 1888 and published volume two in 1889.[2][3][4][5]

Mashadi published Samaj O Samskarak in 1889 and Agnikukkut in 1890 about the cultural heritage of Muslims with the intention to prevent the conversion of Muslims. His book Samaj O Samskarak was about the life of Pan-Islamist Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī was banned by the British Colonial government. He wrote Suriya Bijay in 1895. He was involved in the publication of The Sudhakar, a weekly. He joined the estate of Abdul Karim Ghaznavi replacing the former manager and writer Mir Mosharraf Hossain in 1900. He published a journal called Siddhanta Panjika.[2][6][7]

Death

Mashadi died on 20 September 1918.[2]

References
  1. Chakraborty, Ashoke Kumar; Study, Indian Institute of Advanced (2002). Bengali Muslim literati and the development of Muslim community in Bengal. Indian Institute of Advanced Study. p. 30. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. Haque, Khondkar Sirajul. "Ahmad, Reazuddin Mashadi". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. Dey, Amit (2005). The Image Of The Prophet In Bengali Muslim Piety (1850-1947). Readers Service. p. 113. ISBN 9788187891345. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh: Humanities. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 1998. pp. 47–49.
  5. Hasan, Mushirul; Ahmed, Rafiuddin; Metcalf, Barbara Daly (2007). India's Muslims: An Omnibus. Oxford University Press. p. 99. ISBN 9780195691986.
  6. Ahmed, Rafiuddin (1981). The Bengal Muslims, 1871-1906: a quest for identity. Oxford University Press. p. 99. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  7. Bangladesh Quarterly. Department of Films & Publications, Government of Bangladesh. 2002. p. 54. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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