Barkatullah (archdeacon) explained

Honorific Prefix:Allama
Barkatullah
Birth Date:1891
Birth Place:Narowal, British Raj
Death Date:1971
Nationality:Indian
Education:Master's degree in Philosophy
Religion:Shia MuslimChristianity
Church:Church of England
Offices Held:Diocese of Amritsar
Archdeacon[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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thirst of India, by Heber Wilkinson (1954) . anglicanhistory.org . 2017-12-23.
  2. Book: Understanding Asian Mission Movements . Tan . Kang San . Ingleby . Jonathan . Cozens . Simon . 2011 . Wide Margin . 9780956594389 . en.
  3. Web site: Barkat-Ullah (d. 1960) . www.cuwap.org . en . 2017-12-23 . 2018-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181225040259/https://www.cuwap.org/node/5%20 . dead .
  4. Book: The Oxford Handbook of Anglican Studies . Chapman . Mark David . Clarke . Sathianathan . Percy . Martyn . 2015-10-15 . Oxford University Press . 9780199218561 . en.
  5. Book: Ullah, Barakat 1891- . FROM KARBALA TO CALVARY . 2016-08-26 . WENTWORTH Press . 9781362122227 . en.