By TCN News,
New Delhi: Eminent Islamic Scholar, Ideologue and Islamic Economist, Dr. Fazlur Rahman Faridi passed away Monday morning (25th July) in Aligarh. Dr Faridi, who has several books on Islamic Economics to his credit, was the Editor of Urdu monthly Zindagi-e-Nau and Member of Central Advisory Committee of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. He was 79.
His Namaz-e-Janaza and Tadfeen will take place on 26th July 2011 at 8:30 AM in Aligarh.
Dr. Faridi was Director of Research and Study centre in Aligarh besides being on board of many trusts and organisations. He wrote many books on Islamic Economics besides the ideology and strategies of Jamaat in India. He joined Jamaat in Allahabad in 1949.
His books on general economics and Islamic Economics are:
1. Nature and Significance of Economic Activity in Islam.
2. Towards a Theory of Fiscal Policy in Islam.
3. Economic Developments and Islamic Moral Values.
4. Essays in Islamic Economic Analysis.
5. Islamic Economics and Economy of Indian Muslims.
6. Living as a Muslim in a Plural Society.
7. Economic Development and Fiscal Policy in Egypt.
8. Indian Economic Development and Planning (1951-1965).
Dr. Faridi was born on 2nd April 1932 in Machli Shahar, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. He got Primary Education, high school and intermediate from Jaunpur. He learnt Arabic and Islamiat from Rampur. He did Masters in Economics and Ph.D. from Aligarh Muslim University. He retired as Professor of Economics after a long career in research and teaching in India and abroad.