Muhammad Mohar Ali

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Muhammad Mohar Ali
মোহাম্মদ মোহর আলী
King Faisal International Prize

Muhammad Mohar Ali (

King Faisal International Prize
.

Academic career

Mohar Ali was born in 1929 in

SOAS, University of London, and in 1964 studied bar-at-law at Lincoln's Inn, London
.

Between 1954 and 1976 he worked as a university lecturer in Bengal, becoming a professor, and moved in 1976 to

Dhaka University in 1965–69, at the official Historical Document Centre in 1966–71, and the chief editor for the Historical Society magazine. He was detained after the Independence of Bangladesh and was released in 1974 following an amnesty declaration.[1] His university teaching career lasted for more than 40 years.[2]

Mohar Ali died in London on 11 April 2007.

Author

Ali was a specialist in Islamic history – in particular the history of Bengal. His book, History of the Muslims of Bengal, is considered an important reference in the history of the propagation of Islam in the region and its cultural and political effects. It also deals with the struggle of Bengali Muslims against the British colonial rule, and the Islamic influence on Bengali architecture and literature.

His other books deal with the Islamic rule in India in the 19th century, Islam and the Modern world, the history of the Indian subcontinent, the Bengali reaction to Christian missionaries, in addition to articles in specialist magazines and conference participation in Bangladesh, Pakistan, the UK and the US.

Ali won the

King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies in 2000.[3]

While most of his books and essays are in English, he has translated Jawhart al-Bukhari from Arabic into Bengali and published a word for word English translation of the Qur'an[4] in addition to Arabic essays such as Orientalists' Claims concerning the Glorious Qur'an.[5]

He has also written books in response to the Orientalists' approach to the

biography of Muhammad[citation needed] and their theories about the Qur'an: Sirat Al-Nabi and the Orientalists[6] (1997) and The Qur'an and the Orientalists (2004).[7]

Main works

References
  1. ^ "MUHAMMAD MOHAR ALI" (PDF). Bengal Muslim Research Institute. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ "মোহাম্মদ মোহর আলী". shoncharon.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ "King Faisal International Prize For Islamic Studies Year 2000". King Faisal Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. The Bangladeshi scholar Professor Muhammed Mohar Ali has been named the winner of the prize for Islamic Studies (The Spread and Cultural Impact of Islam Outside the Arab World). His 4-volume book A History of the Muslims of Bengal is characterized by its originality, depth, and objectivity. His methodology, detailed research, and insight have resulted in an exceptional work.
  4. ^ "A Word for Word Meaning of Quran By Muhammad Mohar Ali (Set of 3 Books)".
  5. ^ Islamport and King Saud University Library Catalog Archived 13 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Sirat Al-Nabi and the Orientalists
  7. ISBN 0-9540369-7-2

External links

Arabic links

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