Sheikh Abdur Rahim
Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Sheikh Abdur Rahim (1859 – 14 July 1931) was a Bengali writer and journalist.[1][2]
Early life
Sheikh Abdur Rahim was born into a Bengali Muslim family of Sheikhs in 1859 in Muhammadpur, Basirhat, 24-Parganas, in the then British India. His father was Munshi Sheikh Golam Yahia.[2] His mother died at a young age, and he was subsequently raised by Radhamadhav Basu. Basu was the zamindar of Taki and a deputy magistrate. Rahim studied at a school in Taki and went to high school in Kolkata. He could not complete his education as a result of contracting smallpox.[2]
Career
Rahim was very aware of the Bengali Muslim community's wealth and history. He edited Sudhakar in 1889 and Islam Pracharak in 1891. He would also go on to work for Mihir, Mihir O Sudhakar, Moslem Bharat, Moslem Hitaisi Hafez, and Islam-Darshan. He was a member of the Bangiya Mussalman Sahitya Samiti, Calcutta Central Textbook Committee, Calcutta Mohammedan Union, and Bangiya Sahitya Parishad. He was an entrance examiner of Bengali language at the University of Calcutta.[2]
Bibliography
- Hazrat Muhammader Jibon Chorito O Dharmaniti (1887)
- Islam Etibritto (1910)
- Islam Neeti-1 (1925)
- Islam Neeti-2 (1927)
- Quran O Hadither Upodeshaboli (1926)
- Namajtotto Ba Namaj Bishoyok Juktimala (1898)
- Hajjbidhi (1903)
- Rojatotto (1928)
- Khotba (1932)
- Islamer Totto
Death
Rahim died on 14 July 1931 in his own village.[2]