Abdur Rahim (scholar)
Mohammad Abdur Rahim | |
|---|---|
| Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami East Pakistan | |
| In office 1956–1960 | |
| Preceded by | Abul A'la Maududi |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Azam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1918 |
| Died | 1 October 1987 (aged 69) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Party | Islami Shashantantra Andolan Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Spouse | Khairunnesa |
| Children | 15 |
| Alma mater | Alia Madrasa of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Dawah |
| Profession | Writer, translator, politician |
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Abdur Rahim (Bengali: আব্দুর রহিম; 2 March 1918 – 1 October 1987) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, South Asian politician and the first promoter of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh.
He translated several books written by prominent Islamic scholars such as Abul A'la Maududi and Yusuf al-Qaradawi into Bengali and he wrote widely on the fundamentals of Islam in both Urdu and Bengali.