What happened to Deedat?

Deedat suffered a stroke in 1996 that left him paralysed and without the power of speech. Doctors said he would not live, but Deedat continued to work, finally passing away on 8 August from kidney failure. He was 87.

Where is Ahmed Deedat now?

On 8 August 2005, Ahmed Deedat died at his home on Trevennen Road in Verulam in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. He is buried at the Verulam cemetery.

Is Deedat alive?

Deceased (1918–2005)
Ahmed Deedat/Living or Deceased

Is Yousuf Deedat alive?

Deceased (1954–2020)
Yusuf Deedat/Living or Deceased

Which country is Ahmed Deedat from?

Indian
South African
Ahmed Deedat/Nationality

When did Yousuf Deedat passed away?

January 17, 2020
Yusuf Deedat/Date of death

How old is Ahmed Deedat?

87 years (1918–2005)
Ahmed Deedat/Age at death

Why did Ahmed Deedat have a stroke?

On 3 May 1996, Ahmed Deedat suffered a stroke which left him paralysed from the neck down because of a cerebral vascular accident affecting the brain stem, leaving him unable to speak or swallow.[16] He was flown to King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, where he was reported to be fully alert.

Is Ahmed Deedat still alive?

DEEDAT’S DOWNFALL. Many readers have been asking whether Ahmed Deedat, the Muslim debater, is still alive. As of this writing (July 2005) he is alive, but he cannot speak and he is completely paralysed. In fact, Deedat has been in this condition since he suffered a rare kind of stroke nine years ago.

In fact, Deedat has been in this condition since he suffered a rare kind of stroke nine years ago. Few people outside his home city of Durban are aware of this, and even fewer, know the sequence of events leading to this tragedy.

What did Ahmed Deedat do for Islam?

Ahmed Deedat. Deedat established the IPCI, an international Islamic missionary organisation, and wrote several widely distributed booklets on Islam and Christianity. He was awarded the King Faisal International Prize in 1986 for his fifty years of missionary work. He wrote and lectured in English.