According to his son Shahid Faridi, he will be buried in the graveyard of Aligarh Muslim University.
Dr. Faridi, who was one of the think-tanks of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, had been on the Jamaat’s Central Advisory Council and Central Representatives Council for a quite long time. He was also the Editor of Urdu monthly Zindagi-e-Nau and English magazine Radiance Viewsweekly. Besides, he was Secretary of Idara-e-Tahqeeq-o-Tasneef. He made his mark in the Islamic Movement as a scholar and thinker.
Dr. Faridi was born in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh on April 4, 1932. He received his early education in at Jaunpur before doing his graduation and post graduation at Allahabad University and doctoral research in Economics from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). And after doing an intensive course of Islamic Studies at Thanvi Darsgah Rampur, he joined AMU as Lecturer in Economics. Eighteen years thereafter he rendered his services in King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia for about 10 years.
Dr. Faridi has written about two dozen books in Urdu and English, mostly on Islamic Economics. Along with Dr. M. Nejatullah Siddiqi, Dr. Faridi’s is among the front-rankers in India who have provided solid foundation for academic and research work in Islamic Economics.
His academic works include Sarmayadarana Nizam: Ek Challenge, Daur-e-Hazir ka Karb aur Islam ka Nizam-e-Rahmat, Adl ki Talash, and Islam Aalmi Amn ka Naqeeb.
President Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari, Vice Presidents Muhammad Jafar and Professor K.A. Siddique Hasan, and Secretary-General Nusrat Ali have expressed their deep sense of sadness on the demise of Dr. Faridi and prayed to God for his soul.