INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

RENAISSANCE

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Who is known as the “Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal”?
A
Muhammad Qasim
B
Rashid Ahmed Gangohi
C
Abdul Latif
D
Mirza Ghulam Ahmed
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nawab Abdul Latif Khan-is known as the ‘father of Muslim renaissance’ in Bengal. He has been compared to Raja Ram Mohan Roy as Nawab Abdul was considered as the greatest Muslim Reformer of his times.

Detailed explanation-2: -Muhammad (Arabic: ; c. 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abdul Latif (24 October 1951 – 29 November 1996) was an underworld figure and terrorist from the Gujarat state of India and an associate of Dawood Ibrahim. He was based in Ahmedabad and was politically well connected. He used to wait on tables in gambling dens where he started serving liquor as a teenager.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Muslim Renaissance Man of India: A Bicentenary Commemorative Volume.

Detailed explanation-5: -Muslim renaissance in Bengal started much later than what Syed Ahmad Khan did towards the Muslims of India and it was Nawab Abdul Latif (1828-1893) who in fact initiated the renaissance or the reawakening movement of the Muslims in Bengal. He was a social worker and pioneer of Muslim reawakening in 19th century Bengal.

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