# Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman

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Bangladeshi Islamic scholar

For other people with similar names, see [Mustafizur Rahman (disambiguation)](/source/Mustafizur_Rahman_(disambiguation)).

Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman Personal life Born (1941-01-01)January 1, 1941 Surjamani, Firozpur, Backergunge District, Bengal Presidency Died 14 January 2014(2014-01-14) (aged 73) Dhaka, Bangladesh Religious life Religion Islam Denomination Sunni Jurisprudence Hanafi Muslim leader Teacher Azizur Rahman Qaid 7th Vice-Chancellor of Islamic University, Bangladesh In office 10 December 2001 – 2 April 2004 Preceded by Muhammad Lutfar Rahman Succeeded by M. Rafiqul Islam

**Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman** (January 1, 1941 – January 14, 2014) was a [Bangladeshi](/source/Bangladeshi) [Islamic scholar](/source/Islamic_scholar), academic and [Quran translator](/source/Quran_translations). He served as the seventh vice chancellor of [Islamic University, Bangladesh](/source/Islamic_University%2C_Bangladesh) from December 10, 2001, to April 2, 2004.[1][2][3] He also served as a professor at the [University of Dhaka](/source/University_of_Dhaka).[4] The first Bangladeshi scholar to translate the Qur'an into English, Rahman wrote many books and scholarly articles on Islam.[5][6][7]

## Early life and education

Mustafizur Rahman was born in 1941 in the Surjomoni village of [Pirojpur district](/source/Pirojpur_District) in the then [East Pakistan](/source/East_Pakistan) (now [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh)). His father's name is Muhammad Abdul Majid Munshi and his mother's name is Lal Boru Begum.[7] He studied Arabic literature at the [University of Dhaka](/source/University_of_Dhaka).

## Career

Rahman began his academic career as a lecturer at the Arabic department of the University of Dhaka.[4] Later, he became a full professor and served as its chair.[8][4] On December 10, 2001, Rahman was appointed as vice-chancellor of the [Islamic University, Bangladesh](/source/Islamic_University%2C_Bangladesh). He could not, however, complete his term and eventually left the university on April 2, 2004.

## Death

Suffering from complications of old age,[7] Rahman died on January 14, 2014, at [United Hospital](/source/United_Hospital%2C_Dhaka) in Dhaka.[7]

## Bibliography

Rahman wrote many books and scholarly articles on Islam. He is noted as the first Bangladeshi scholar to translate the Quran into English.[7] His books include:

**In Bangla**

- *Complete Bengali Translation of the Holy Quran* (Bengali: কোরআন শরিফ পূর্ণাঙ্গ বঙ্গানুবাদ,[9] [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [984-438-027-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/984-438-027-8)

- *The Holy Quran with Arabic-Bengali Pronunciation, Meaning and Shane Nuzul.* (Bengali: আরবী বাংলা উচ্চারণ অর্থ ও শানে নুযুলসহ কোরআন শরীফ)[10]

- *The Message of the Qur'an* (Bengali: কোরআনের বাণী)

- *Introduction to the Quran* (Bengali: কুরআন পরিচিতি)

- *Al-Munir Arabic-Bengali Dictionary[6]*[11][12]

**In English**

- *Quran Majeed with Arabic Text and English Translation*[13]

- *The Holy Quran with Bengali and English Pronunciation*[14]

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ৩৮ বছর | banglanewspaper](https://web.archive.org/web/20211222081735/https://bdnewshour24.com/main/newsDetails/47334). *bdnewshour24.com*. Archived from [the original](https://bdnewshour24.com/main/newsDetails/47334) on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_4-2) ["University of Dhaka"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201105053822/https://www.du.edu.bd/academic/calender_by_department/3). *www.du.edu.bd*. Archived from [the original](https://www.du.edu.bd/academic/calender_by_department/3) on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Rahman, Muhammad Mustafizur (1981). [*An Introduction to Al-Maturidi's Taʼwilat Ahl Al-Sunna*](https://books.google.com/books?id=SgXHpwAACAAJ). Islamic Foundation Bangladesh.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_6-1) [আল মুনীর আরবী-বাংলা অভিধান](https://www.wafilife.com/shop/books/al-munir-arbi-bangla-ovidhan). *www.wafilife.com*. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-:4_8-0)** [১১ উপাচার্যের কেউই মেয়াদ শেষ করতে পারেননি](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). *Prothom Alo* (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-10-31.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [কোরআন শরীফ (বঙ্গানুবাদ) - ড. মুহাম্মদ মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান](https://www.rokomari.com/book/76172/quran-sharif--bonganubad-). *www.rokomari.com*. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Arbir bangla Uccaron Ortho O Shane Nujulosoh Quran Sharif - Dr. Muhammod Mustafizur Rahman"](https://www.rokomari.com/book/114691/arbir-bangla-uccaron-ortho-o-shane-nujulosoh-quran-sharif). *www.rokomari.com*. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Azad, Rafiq. [আরবি অভিধান](https://web.archive.org/web/20211222080224/https://www.studysharebd.com/2019/12/blog-post_64.html). *STUDYSHAREBD-ACADEMIC, ADMISSION, BCS, BANK, LIBRARY SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY, BOOKS, TUTORIALS, ISLAMIC*. Archived from [the original](https://www.studysharebd.com/2019/12/blog-post_64.html) on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [গ্রন্থঃ কুরআন ও সুন্নাহর আলোকে মুসলিম জীবনের আদব-কায়দা | লেখক/পাবঃ ইসলামহাউজ.কম](http://www.hadithbd.com/books/detail/?book=133&section=1689). *www.hadithbd.com* (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-10-31.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["The Holy Quran With English and Bengali Translation - Dr. Muhammod Mustafizur Rahman"](https://www.rokomari.com/book/76170/the-holy-quran-with-english-and-bengali-translation). *www.rokomari.com*. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Khalaf, Meethaq Khamees (2020-02-28). ["Discoursal Value of Transferring Prepositions in the Holy Quran into English"](https://dx.doi.org/10.37200/ijpr/v24i4/pr201506). *International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation*. **24** (4): 3928–3935. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.37200/ijpr/v24i4/pr201506](https://doi.org/10.37200%2Fijpr%2Fv24i4%2Fpr201506). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1475-7192](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1475-7192). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [216263859](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:216263859).

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