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|}Yusuf Ahmed Deedat (1954–2020) was a community activist and an Islamic preacher born in [[Durban]], [[South Africa]]. He was known for his work in promoting Islamic teachings and was involved in various community activities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-18 |title=Yousuf Deedat, son of Ahmed Deedat, Passed Away After Being Shot |url=https://theislamicinformation.com/news/yousuf-deedat-son-ahmed-deedat-shot-south-africa/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> He was the son of the renowned preacher and comparative religion scholar [[Ahmed Deedat]].<ref>{{Citation |title=My Father Sheikh Ahmed Deedat by son Yousuf Deedat | date=17 January 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDdrMpdjlRI |access-date=2023-08-10 |language=en}}</ref>

== Assassination ==

On January 15, 2020, Yusuf Deedat was [[Assassination|assassinated]] outside the [[Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal|Verulam]] City Court in northern Durban, South Africa, after an unknown assailant shot him in the head. He was admitted to the [[Intensive care medicine|intensive care unit]] at St. Anne's Local Hospital, where he died on the evening of January 17, 2020. The motives behind the assassination were not revealed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Son of noted Muslim preacher shot in South Africa |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/1/16/son-of-noted-muslim-preacher-shot-in-south-africa |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>

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