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Barkatullah (archdeacon)

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Barkatullah
Born1891
Died1971
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster's degree in Philosophy
ReligionShia MuslimChristianity
ChurchChurch of England
Offices held
Diocese of Amritsar
TitleArchdeacon[1]

Barkatullah (also spelt as Barakatullah or Barkat Ullah) was a Christian apologist and a convert from Islam.[2][3][4] He was baptised at the age of 16 years on 7 July 1907.[5] He worked as a lecturer in Edwardes College, and Forman Christian College from 1914 until his ordination in 1923. He also served in the Henry Martyn School of Islamic Studies in Aligarh after his retirement in 1956. He has authored several Urdu volumes in his contribution to the Christian apologetics. He was also the member of the Royal Asiatic Society. He died in 1971.

References

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  1. ^ "Thirst of India, by Heber Wilkinson (1954)". anglicanhistory.org. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  2. ^ Tan, Kang San; Ingleby, Jonathan; Cozens, Simon (2011). Understanding Asian Mission Movements. Wide Margin. ISBN 9780956594389.
  3. ^ "Barkat-Ullah (d. 1960)". www.cuwap.org. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  4. ^ Chapman, Mark David; Clarke, Sathianathan; Percy, Martyn (2015-10-15). The Oxford Handbook of Anglican Studies. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199218561.
  5. ^ Ullah, Barakat 1891- (2016-08-26). FROM KARBALA TO CALVARY. WENTWORTH Press. ISBN 9781362122227.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)