First Name |
Nabeel
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Last Name |
Qureshi
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Full Name at Birth |
Nabeel Qureshi
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Alternative Name |
نبیل قریشی, Dr Nabeel Qureshi, @NAQureshi - [twitter], @NabeelQureshi.org, Often introduced as “the former muslim Nabeel Qureshi"., Often introduced as “the ex-muslim Nabeel Qureshi"., Nabeel Qureshi MD, Brother Nabeel Qureshi, Often introduced as “former muslim Nabeel Qureshi".
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Birthday |
13th April, 1983
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Birthplace |
California, United States
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Died |
16th September, 2017
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Place of Death |
Houston, Texas, USA
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Cause of Death |
Stomach cancer
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Build |
Athletic
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Black
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Distinctive Feature |
'He was an articulate & attractive personality'., 'His grandparents were Muslim missionaries in Indonesia'., 'He was passionately evangelistic & when he spoke he held audiences captive'., 'He was a powerful speaker & debater'., 'Nabeel was a man with a daunting appetite'., 'His answers to people’s questions about God and Jesus were profound and persuasive'., 'Christians regarded Qureshi as an “authority” on Islam and took his words on anything about Islam as indisputable'., Quote: "I left Islam because I studied Muhammad's life. I accepted the Gospel because I studied Jesus' life"., Next planned book was to be: "20 Questions Muslims Ask and the Answers That Convert Them"., 'His mother taught him Urdu and Arabic before he learned English at the age of 4'., 'His parents also trained him in apologetics so that he would not only believe in Islam, but could defend it and refute other religions like Christianity'., 'In 2015, Nabeel’s wife, Michelle, gave birth to their daughter, Ayah Fatima Qureshi, named after a Christian martyr'., He was endlessly patient with his critics, who were vociferous especially within parts of the Muslim community"., He was constantly open to listening and learning".
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Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Religion |
Christian
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Ethnicity |
Asian/Indian
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Nationality |
American
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University |
[2009] Eastern Virginia Medical School (MD), [2008] Biola University (MA in Christian apologetics), [2012] Duke University (MA in religion), [2014] Oxford University (MPhil in Judaism and Christianity in the Graeco-Roman World), [2005] Old Dominion University (BA in Interpersonal Communication & a minor in Biology)
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Occupation Text |
Muslim-turned-Christian author, apologist, speaker & vlogger
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Occupation |
Author
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Claim to Fame |
His book "Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus", a New York Times bestseller.
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Music Genre (Text) |
Religious conversion to Christianity, Christian apologetics, Student of Philosophy, Medecine as first career, Seeking righteousness before God, Student of Theology, Morality & destiny, Christian evangelism to all, Ex-Muslim with Anti Islam polemics, Christian evangelism to muslims, Dichotomy between Allah and Jesus, Judaism the religion, Islamic terrorism, Examination of jihad, The rise of ISIS, Ahmadiyya sect of Islam, Comparative Religion, Islam the religion, Religious Biographies, Christianity the religion, Fleeing religous persecution by other muslims, Conversion seen as betrayal & hurtful by his muslim family, Conversion by experiencing dreams & visions, Inter-religious debater as a muslim, then Christian, Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God?, Islam is inherently a violent religion, Inter-religious debater as a muslim, then as a Christian
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Year(s) Active |
2013 > 2016 (itinerant speaker: at 'Ravi Zacharias International Ministries' (RZIM)), 2017 > 2017 (death: on 16th September 2017 Qureshi died at the age of 34 years old from a “rare and deadly form of stomach cancer”), ???? > 2017 (Christian minister: 'Acts 17 Apologetics'), 2016 > 2016 (announcement: on August 31, 2016 Nabeel Qureshi first announced that he had Stage IV cancer), 2008 > 2017 (husband: of Michelle Qureshi), 2015 > 2017 (father: of daughter Ayah Fatima Qureshi,, 2014 > 2016 (author: 3 x books), 2004 > 2005 (Nabeel experienced three vivid dreams that strongly suggested to him that Christianity is true and that Christ should be followed), 2014 > 2014 (author: first book, 'Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity'), 2015 > 2015 (winner: awarded the Christian Book Award for both “Best New Author” and “Best Non-Fiction Book” for his first book), 2016 > 2016 (author: second book, 'Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward'), 2016 > 2016 (author: third book, 'No God But One: Allah or Jesus? A Former Muslim Investigates the Evidence for Islam and Christianity'), 2016 > 2016 (In October 2016, his wife, Michelle, suffered a miscarriage), 2017 > 2017 (announcement: in May 2017, Nabeel announced that the radiation had not worked and that the cancer had spread to his chest), 2005 > 2005 (convert: on August 30 2005, Qureshi converted from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to Christianity)
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Record Label |
Zondervan (book publisher), Szaron (book publisher), Vida (publisher), Lunde forlag (publisher), Kok (publisher), Christliche Verlagsges (publisher), Les Editions l'Oasis (publisher), Ciudadela Libros (publisher), CredoAkademin (publisher)
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Associated Acts |
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, Acts 17 Apologetics, USA Today (magazine), Fox News (tv channel), Newsmax TV (tv channel), TheBlaze (tv channel), The Huffington Post (website)
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Official Websites |
www.nabeelqureshi.com, twitter.com/NAQureshi, www.facebook.com/NabeelQureshi.org/, http://www.nabeelqureshi.com/
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Pets |
David Wood (Christian apologist), Ravi Zacharias (college friend), Jesus Christ, Paul (the Apostle), Michelle Qureshi (widow), Ayah Qureshi (daughter), Mike Licona, Ed Stetzer, Mats Wall (book colleague), Almudena Qureshi (book colleague), Ligero Riaño (book colleague), Andreas Kristiansen (book colleague), Kevin G. Harney (book colleague), Lee Strobel (book colleague), Kevin Harney (book colleague), Sherry Harney (book colleague), Jim Tour (chemist), Justin Brierley (fellow Christian), Frank Turek (Christian friend)
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Favorite TV Shows |
Homestar Runner
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Favorite Books |
The Old Testament, The New Testament
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Favorite Places |
Malaysia, Washington D.C., Canada, England, Houston, Texas (residence)
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Nabeel Asif Qureshi (Urdu: نبیل قریشی; April 13, 1983 – September 16, 2017) was a Pakistani-American Christian apologetic, author and speaker. He was a convert to Christianity from Ahmadiyya. He was a speaker with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) from 2013 until 2016 and the author of three books: Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity (Zondervan, February 2014), Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward (Zondervan, March 2016), and No God But One—Allah or Jesus (Zondervan, August 2016).