Dr. Zakir Naik speaking about the full history of his interaction with Sheikh Ahmed Deedat in his life. Dr. Naik tell about their first meeting, learning from him, taking inspiration from Sheikh Ahmed Hoosen Deedat was a world renowned Muslim Scholar of Comparative Religion. He was a founder member of the Islamic Propagation Centre International (IPCI), Durban, and its President. He has authored and published several books and distributed millions of copies free of charge. Deedat traveled to Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Morocco, Kenya, Sweden, Australia, Denmark, and Iran during his long service to Islam. He was profoundly moved by his visit to Iran in 1982. Upon returning to South Africa, he began to encourage unity between the Sunni and Shiite factions of Islam and spoke glowingly about his encounter with The South African preacher, Ahmed Deedat, has developed a specific discourse on the nature of relations between Muslims and Other religions through polemic and public debates. This paper describes the mechanisms of the circulation of his thought and activities and its political character. View source. Short description: Muslim thinker, orator and missionary from South Africa (1918-2005) Sheikh Ahmed Deedat. Personal. Born. Ahmed Husein Deedat [1] [2] ( 1918-07-01) 1 July 1918. Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India. The late Deedat was awarded the King Faisal International Prize in 1986 for his 50 years of missionary work. His son Yousuf is a famous community activist and Muslim scholar in Durban. Sheikh Ahmed Hussein Deedat (1918 - 2005), was a Muslim scholar of Comparative religion, an author, lecturer, and an orator. He was best known for witty inter-religious public debates. Early life Sheikh Ahmed Deedat - a man totally dedicated to his faith and propagation of Islam. He was not afraid to challenge any one to debate and gave a lifetime of struggle to Islam. Sheikh Ahmed Deedat was born in India on July 1, 1918. Shortly after his birth, his father, Hoosen, moved to South Africa, leaving the infant Ahmed and his mother behind. Hoosen didn't see English. Ahmed Deedat was born in the town of Tadkeshwar, Surat District, Gujarat, India in 1918. [3] His father had emigrated to South Africa shortly after the birth of Ahmed Deedat. At the age of 9, Deedat left India to join his father in what is now known as Kwazulu-Natal. A5aB0.