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	'''Syed Abdul Latif''' was an Indian writer of English literature. He was the president of Institute of Indo-.Middle East Cultural Studies and Academy of Islamic Studies, Hyderabad and was the author of a number of books on [[Islamic culture]] and [[Urdu literature]], among other topics.<ref name="Was the prophet of Islam Unlettered?">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.muslim-library.com/dl/books/English_WAS_THE_PROPHET_OF_ISLAM_UNLETTERED.pdf \|title=Was the prophet of Islam Unlettered? \|date=2018-05-27 \|website=Muslim Library \|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref> His works included ''The Mind Al-Qurʼan Builds'',<ref name="The mind al-Qurʼan builds">{{Cite book \|title=The mind al-Qurʼan builds \|last=Abdul. \|first=Latif, Syed \|date=2002 \|publisher=Islamic Book Trust \|isbn=9839154354 \|edition= New \|location=Kuala Lumpur \|oclc=55674474}}</ref> ''Basic Concepts of the Quran'',<ref name="Basic concepts of the Quran">{{Cite book \|title=Basic concepts of the Quran : being a resume of the views advanced in the commentary of Sūrat-ul-Fātiḥa, the opening chapter of the Qurʼān \|~~last=1888-1958. \|first~~=Āzād, Abūlkalām \|date=2003 \|publisher=Islamic Book Trust \|isbn=9839154494 \|location=Kuala Lumpur \|oclc=308829012}}</ref> ''The Opening Chapter of the Quran'',<ref name="The opening chapter of the Qur'ān : Sūrah al-Fātiḥah">{{Cite book \|title=The opening chapter of the Qur'ān : Sūrah al-Fātiḥah \|~~last=1888-1958 \|first~~=Āzād, Abūlkalām \|isbn=9839154281 \|edition= First Malaysian \|location=Kuala Lumpur \|oclc=308823538}}</ref> and ''An Outline of the Cultural History of India''.<ref name="An Outline of the Cultural History of India">{{Cite book \|title=An Outline of the Cultural History of India \|last=Syed Abdul Latif \|publisher=MLBD \|year=1979 \|isbn=8170690854}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded him [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest Indian civilian award, in 1970.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/ \|title=Padma Awards \|date=2018-05-17 \|website=Padma Awards \|publisher=Government of India \|access-date=2018-05-17}}</ref> A trust in his honor, Dr. Syed Abdul Latif's Trust for Quranic and other Cultural Studies, has published several books on Islamic culture.<ref name="Dr. Syed Abdul Latif's Trust for Quranic and other Cultural Studies">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/nc-dr%20syed%20abdul%20latifs%20trust%20for%20quranic%20and%20other%20cultural%20studies/ \|title=Dr. Syed Abdul Latif's Trust for Quranic and other Cultural Studies \|date=2018-05-27 \|website=Worldcat \|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref><ref name="Daneshgar2017">{{cite book\|author=Majid Daneshgar\|title=Tantawi Jawhari and the Qur'an: Tafsir and Social Concerns in the Twentieth Century\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nxIwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT274\|date=7 August 2017\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|isbn=978-1-351-68395-1\|pages=274–}}</ref><ref name="Latif1995">{{cite book\|author=Syed Abdul Latif\|title=Principles of Islamic Culture: Madras University Lectures ; Delivered in February and March, 1960, Under Oosman Muhammad Ismail, Osman Abdul Haque Lectureship, 1959 - '60\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qqcLnwEACAAJ\|year=1995\|publisher=Dr. Syed Abdul Latif Trust for Quranic and Other Cultural Studies}}</ref>		'''Syed Abdul Latif''' was an Indian writer of English literature. He was the president of Institute of Indo-.Middle East Cultural Studies and Academy of Islamic Studies, Hyderabad and was the author of a number of books on [[Islamic culture]] and [[Urdu literature]], among other topics.<ref name="Was the prophet of Islam Unlettered?">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.muslim-library.com/dl/books/English_WAS_THE_PROPHET_OF_ISLAM_UNLETTERED.pdf \|title=Was the prophet of Islam Unlettered? \|date=2018-05-27 \|website=Muslim Library \|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref>

			== Work ==
			His works included ''The Mind Al-Qurʼan Builds'',<ref name="The mind al-Qurʼan builds">{{Cite book \|title=The mind al-Qurʼan builds \|last=Abdul. \|first=Latif, Syed \|date=2002 \|publisher=Islamic Book Trust \|isbn=9839154354 \|edition= New \|location=Kuala Lumpur \|oclc=55674474}}</ref> ''Basic Concepts of the Quran'',<ref name="Basic concepts of the Quran">{{Cite book \|title=Basic concepts of the Quran : being a resume of the views advanced in the commentary of Sūrat-ul-Fātiḥa, the opening chapter of the Qurʼān \|author=Āzād, Abūlkalām \|date=2003 \|publisher=Islamic Book Trust \|isbn=9839154494 \|location=Kuala Lumpur \|oclc=308829012}}</ref> ''The Opening Chapter of the Quran'',<ref name="The opening chapter of the Qur'ān : Sūrah al-Fātiḥah">{{Cite book \|title=The opening chapter of the Qur'ān : Sūrah al-Fātiḥah \|author=Āzād, Abūlkalām \|isbn=9839154281 \|edition= First Malaysian \|location=Kuala Lumpur \|oclc=308823538}}</ref> and ''An Outline of the Cultural History of India''.<ref name="An Outline of the Cultural History of India">{{Cite book \|title=An Outline of the Cultural History of India \|last=Syed Abdul Latif \|publisher=MLBD \|year=1979 \|isbn=8170690854}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded him [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest Indian civilian award, in 1970.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/ \|title=Padma Awards \|date=2018-05-17 \|website=Padma Awards \|publisher=Government of India \|access-date=2018-05-17}}</ref> A trust in his honor, Dr. Syed Abdul Latif's Trust for Quranic and other Cultural Studies, has published several books on Islamic culture.<ref name="Dr. Syed Abdul Latif's Trust for Quranic and other Cultural Studies">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/nc-dr%20syed%20abdul%20latifs%20trust%20for%20quranic%20and%20other%20cultural%20studies/ \|title=Dr. Syed Abdul Latif's Trust for Quranic and other Cultural Studies \|date=2018-05-27 \|website=Worldcat \|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref><ref name="Daneshgar2017">{{cite book\|author=Majid Daneshgar\|title=Tantawi Jawhari and the Qur'an: Tafsir and Social Concerns in the Twentieth Century\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nxIwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT274\|date=7 August 2017\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|isbn=978-1-351-68395-1\|pages=274–}}</ref><ref name="Latif1995">{{cite book\|author=Syed Abdul Latif\|title=Principles of Islamic Culture: Madras University Lectures; Delivered in February and March, 1960, Under Oosman Muhammad Ismail, Osman Abdul Haque Lectureship, 1959 - '60\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qqcLnwEACAAJ\|year=1995\|publisher=Dr. Syed Abdul Latif Trust for Quranic and Other Cultural Studies}}</ref>

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'''Syed Abdul Latif''' was an Indian writer of English literature. He was the president of Institute of Indo-.Middle East Cultural Studies and Academy of Islamic Studies, Hyderabad and was the author of a number of books on [[Islamic culture]] and [[Urdu literature]], among other topics.<ref name="Was the prophet of Islam Unlettered?">{{Cite web |url=https://www.muslim-library.com/dl/books/English_WAS_THE_PROPHET_OF_ISLAM_UNLETTERED.pdf |title=Was the prophet of Islam Unlettered? |date=2018-05-27 |website=Muslim Library |access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref> His works included ''The Mind Al-Qurʼan Builds'',<ref name="The mind al-Qurʼan builds">{{Cite book |title=The mind al-Qurʼan builds |last=Abdul. |first=Latif, Syed |date=2002 |publisher=Islamic Book Trust |isbn=9839154354 |edition= New |location=Kuala Lumpur |oclc=55674474}}</ref> ''Basic Concepts of the Quran'',<ref name="Basic concepts of the Quran">{{Cite book |title=Basic concepts of the Quran : being a resume of the views advanced in the commentary of Sūrat-ul-Fātiḥa, the opening chapter of the Qurʼān |last=1888-1958. |first=Āzād, Abūlkalām |date=2003 |publisher=Islamic Book Trust |isbn=9839154494 |location=Kuala Lumpur |oclc=308829012}}</ref> ''The Opening Chapter of the Quran'',<ref name="The opening chapter of the Qur'ān : Sūrah al-Fātiḥah">{{Cite book |title=The opening chapter of the Qur'ān : Sūrah al-Fātiḥah |last=1888-1958 |first=Āzād, Abūlkalām |isbn=9839154281 |edition= First Malaysian |location=Kuala Lumpur |oclc=308823538}}</ref> and ''An Outline of the Cultural History of India''.<ref name="An Outline of the Cultural History of India">{{Cite book |title=An Outline of the Cultural History of India |last=Syed Abdul Latif |publisher=MLBD |year=1979 |isbn=8170690854}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded him [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest Indian civilian award, in 1970.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/ |title=Padma Awards |date=2018-05-17 |website=Padma Awards |publisher=Government of India |access-date=2018-05-17}}</ref> A trust in his honor, Dr. Syed Abdul Latif's Trust for Quranic and other Cultural Studies, has published several books on Islamic culture.<ref name="Dr. Syed Abdul Latif's Trust for Quranic and other Cultural Studies">{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/nc-dr%20syed%20abdul%20latifs%20trust%20for%20quranic%20and%20other%20cultural%20studies/ |title=Dr. Syed Abdul Latif's Trust for Quranic and other Cultural Studies |date=2018-05-27 |website=Worldcat |access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref><ref name="Daneshgar2017">{{cite book|author=Majid Daneshgar|title=Tantawi Jawhari and the Qur'an: Tafsir and Social Concerns in the Twentieth Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nxIwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT274|date=7 August 2017|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-351-68395-1|pages=274–}}</ref><ref name="Latif1995">{{cite book|author=Syed Abdul Latif|title=Principles of Islamic Culture: Madras University Lectures ; Delivered in February and March, 1960, Under Oosman Muhammad Ismail, Osman Abdul Haque Lectureship, 1959 - '60|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qqcLnwEACAAJ|year=1995|publisher=Dr. Syed Abdul Latif Trust for Quranic and Other Cultural Studies}}</ref>

==See also==
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