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Ahmed Deedat

South African writer and orator (1918–2005)
Person human Q332566

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
July 1, 1918
Date of death
August 8, 2005
Place of birth
Surat
Place of death
Verulam
Country of citizenship
British Raj, India, South Africa, Dominion of India[11][12][13][14]
Occupation
debater, writer, orator, missionary, author
Religion or worldview
Islam, Sunni Islam[17][18]
Award received
King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam[16]
Notable work
Fifty Thousand Errors in the Bible[15]
Child
Yusuf Deedat[10]
Official website
www.ahmed-deedat.net[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
End of work period
2005[27]
Given name
Ahmed[21]
Honorific prefix
sheikh[20]
Honorific suffix
rahimahullah[23]
Name in native language
احمد حسين ديد[25]
P14688
35966[28]
Start of work period
1942[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ahmed Deedat en Ahmed Husein Deedat ar ديدات ar احمد ديدات ar أحمد ديدات de Deedat de Ahmed Hoosen es Sheij Ahmed Hussein Deedat fa احمد حسین دیدات fa احمد دیدات hi अहमद दीदातो id Syekh Ahmed Hussein Deedat ro Ahmed Husein Deedat ru Ахмад Дидат ru Ахмед Дидат ru Дидат tr Ahmed Hussein Deedat
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000082843781
VIAF cluster ID
97025480
Library of Congress authority ID
n90618686
GND ID
1033452173
Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
17169
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
125744077
CONOR.SI ID
207475555
CiNii Research ID
1140845216688203776
DDB person (GND) ID
1033452173
EGAXA ID
vtls000889545
FAST ID
265627
Freebase ID
/m/06mf2m
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Goodreads author ID
294223
IdRef ID
088922243
IxTheo authority ID
741246074
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA15103109
NDL Authority ID
01059191
NLAI ID
56286
NUKAT ID
n2012241919
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007279790105171
National Virtual Library of India ID
239831
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071163700
Online Books Page author ID
Deedat, Ahmed
Open Library ID
OL810636A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110810104729289
Quora topic ID
Ahmed-Deedat
SBN author ID
UBOV375824
WBIS ID
R19079
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjhFkQ4GJcGxx7BjcP4v3
Yale LUX ID
person/6090bcb7-76a4-4ada-ad50-051f7889ac5f

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 4
India, South Africa, British Raj, Dominion of India
Occupation 3
writer, orator, debater
Religion or worldview 2
Islam, Sunni Islam
Award received 1
King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam
Given name 1
Ahmed
Honorific prefix 1
sheikh
Honorific suffix 1
rahimahullah
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Surat
Place of death 1
Verulam
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Ahmed Deedat was born on July 1, 1918[1], in Surat[2]. He died on August 8, 2005[3], in Verulam[4]. He worked as a debater[5], writer[6], orator[7], missionary[8], and author[9].

FAQs

Where was Ahmed Deedat born?

Ahmed Deedat's place of birth was Surat[2].

Where did Ahmed Deedat die?

Ahmed Deedat passed away in Verulam[4].

What did Ahmed Deedat do for work?

Ahmed Deedat worked as a debater[5], writer[6], orator[7], missionary[8], and author[9].

What awards did Ahmed Deedat receive?

Honors received include King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam[16].

Related Entities

India South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . kingfaisalprize.org. kingfaisalprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14688 → 35966
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Surat
    End of work period → +2005-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Work period start → —
    Occupation → —
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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