{{Short description|Bangladeshi Islamic scholar}} {{similar names|Mustafizur Rahman (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox religious biography | honorific-prefix = | name = Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman | native_name = | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|01|01}} | birth_place = [[Mathbaria Upazila|Surjamani]], [[Pirojpur District|Firozpur]], [[Backergunge District]], [[Bengal Presidency]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2014|01|14|1941|01|01}} | death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh | religion = [[Islam]] | denomination = [[Sunni]] | jurisprudence = [[Hanafi]] | Sufi_order = [[Nesaruddin Ahmad|Sarsina]] | teacher = [[Azizur Rahman Qaid]] | module = {{Infobox officeholder|embed=yes|office= 7th Vice-Chancellor of [[Islamic University, Bangladesh]] | term_start = 10 December 2001 | term_end = 2 April 2004 | predecessor = [[Muhammad Lutfar Rahman]] | successor = [[M. Rafiqul Islam]]}} | alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]] | signature = }} '''Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman''' (January 1, 1941 – January 14, 2014) was a [[Bangladeshi]] [[Islamic scholar]], academic and [[Quran translations|Quran translator]]. He served as the seventh vice chancellor of [[Islamic University, Bangladesh]] from December 10, 2001, to April 2, 2004.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Islamic University |url=https://iu.ac.bd/ |access-date=2020-10-31 |website=iu.ac.bd}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-09-02 |script-title=bn:মেয়াদ পূর্ণ করতে পারবেন তো ইবি উপাচার্য |url=https://www.songbaddarpan.com/মেয়াদ-পূর্ণ-করতে-পারবেন-ত/ |access-date=2020-10-31 |website=সংবাদ দর্পণ |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |script-title=bn:ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ৩৮ বছর {{!}} banglanewspaper |url=https://bdnewshour24.com/main/newsDetails/47334 |access-date=2020-10-31 |website=bdnewshour24.com |archive-date=2021-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222081735/https://bdnewshour24.com/main/newsDetails/47334 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also served as a professor at the [[University of Dhaka]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=University of Dhaka |url=https://www.du.edu.bd/academic/calender_by_department/3 |access-date=2020-10-31 |website=www.du.edu.bd |archive-date=2020-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105053822/https://www.du.edu.bd/academic/calender_by_department/3 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first Bangladeshi scholar to translate the Qur'an into English, Rahman wrote many books and scholarly articles on Islam.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rahman |first=Muhammad Mustafizur |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SgXHpwAACAAJ |title=An Introduction to Al-Maturidi's Taʼwilat Ahl Al-Sunna |date=1981 |publisher=Islamic Foundation Bangladesh |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |script-title=bn:আল মুনীর আরবী-বাংলা অভিধান |url=https://www.wafilife.com/shop/books/al-munir-arbi-bangla-ovidhan |access-date=2020-10-31 |website=www.wafilife.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |script-title=bn:চলে গেলেন ইবির সাবেক ভিসি ড. মুহাম্মদ মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান |url=https://campuslive24.com/old-site/32693/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A1-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8 |access-date=2020-10-31 |website=CampusLive24.com |archive-date=2021-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222080404/https://campuslive24.com/old-site/32693/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A1-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

== Early life and education == Mustafizur Rahman was born in 1941 in the Surjomoni village of [[Pirojpur District|Pirojpur district]] in the then [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]). His father's name is Muhammad Abdul Majid Munshi and his mother's name is Lal Boru Begum.<ref name=":3" /> He studied Arabic literature at the [[University of Dhaka]].

== Career == Rahman began his academic career as a lecturer at the Arabic department of the University of Dhaka.<ref name=":1" /> Later, he became a full professor and served as its chair.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |script-title=bn:১১ উপাচার্যের কেউই মেয়াদ শেষ করতে পারেননি |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/special-supplement/%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A7-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B7-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF |access-date=2020-10-31 |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> On December 10, 2001, Rahman was appointed as vice-chancellor of the [[Islamic University, Bangladesh]]. He could not, however, complete his term and eventually left the university on April 2, 2004.

== Death == Suffering from complications of old age,<ref name=":3" /> Rahman died on January 14, 2014, at [[United Hospital, Dhaka|United Hospital]] in Dhaka.<ref name=":3" />

== Bibliography == Rahman wrote many books and scholarly articles on Islam. He is noted as the first Bangladeshi scholar to translate the Quran into English.<ref name=":3" /> His books include:

;In Bangla * ''Complete Bengali Translation of the Holy Quran'' (Bengali: {{Lang|bn|কোরআন শরিফ পূর্ণাঙ্গ বঙ্গানুবাদ}},<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=bn:কোরআন শরীফ (বঙ্গানুবাদ) - ড. মুহাম্মদ মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান |url=https://www.rokomari.com/book/76172/quran-sharif--bonganubad- |access-date=2020-10-31 |website=www.rokomari.com |language=en}}</ref> {{ISBN|984-438-027-8}} * ''The Holy Quran with Arabic-Bengali Pronunciation, Meaning and Shane Nuzul.'' (Bengali: {{Lang|bn|আরবী বাংলা উচ্চারণ অর্থ ও শানে নুযুলসহ কোরআন শরীফ}})<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arbir bangla Uccaron Ortho O Shane Nujulosoh Quran Sharif - Dr. Muhammod Mustafizur Rahman |url=https://www.rokomari.com/book/114691/arbir-bangla-uccaron-ortho-o-shane-nujulosoh-quran-sharif |access-date=2020-10-31 |website=www.rokomari.com |language=en}}</ref> * ''The Message of the Qur'an'' (Bengali: {{Lang|bn|কোরআনের বাণী}}) * ''Introduction to the Quran'' (Bengali: {{Lang|bn|কুরআন পরিচিতি}}) * ''Al-Munir Arabic-Bengali Dictionary<ref name=":2" />''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Azad |first=Rafiq |script-title=bn:আরবি অভিধান |url=https://www.studysharebd.com/2019/12/blog-post_64.html |access-date=2020-10-31 |website=STUDYSHAREBD-ACADEMIC, ADMISSION, BCS, BANK, LIBRARY SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY, BOOKS, TUTORIALS, ISLAMIC |archive-date=2021-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222080224/https://www.studysharebd.com/2019/12/blog-post_64.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |script-title=bn:গ্রন্থঃ কুরআন ও সুন্নাহর আলোকে মুসলিম জীবনের আদব-কায়দা {{!}} লেখক/পাবঃ ইসলামহাউজ.কম |url=http://www.hadithbd.com/books/detail/?book=133&section=1689 |access-date=2020-10-31 |website=www.hadithbd.com |language=bn}}</ref>

;In English * ''Quran Majeed with Arabic Text and English Translation''<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Holy Quran With English and Bengali Translation - Dr. Muhammod Mustafizur Rahman |url=https://www.rokomari.com/book/76170/the-holy-quran-with-english-and-bengali-translation |access-date=2020-10-31 |website=www.rokomari.com |language=en}}</ref> * ''The Holy Quran with Bengali and English Pronunciation''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Khalaf |first=Meethaq Khamees |date=2020-02-28 |title=Discoursal Value of Transferring Prepositions in the Holy Quran into English |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.37200/ijpr/v24i4/pr201506 |journal=International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation |volume=24 |issue=4 |pages=3928–3935 |doi=10.37200/ijpr/v24i4/pr201506 |s2cid=216263859 |issn=1475-7192|url-access=subscription |doi-access=free }}</ref>

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