Amimul Ehsan Barkati | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | Sayyid Muḥammad ʿAmīmul Eḥsān 24 January 1911 (22 Muharram, 1329 Hijri) Pachna, Bihar, India |
| Died | 27 October 1974 (aged 63) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | 20th century |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic law Hadith Fiqh Tafsir |
| Notable work(s) | Fiqhus-sunan wal Athar Qawa'idul-Fiqh Fatwa-e-Barkati Hadiyatul Musallin |
| Tariqa | Naqshbandi (Mujaddidi-Barkati) |
| Khatib of Baitul Mukarram | |
| In office 1971–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Usman Madani |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Muiz |
| Head Mawlana of Dhaka Alia Madrasa | |
| In office 1954–1969 | |
| Preceded by | Zafar Ahmad Usmani |
| Succeeded by | Abdur Rahman Kashgari |
| Muslim leader | |
| Awards | Islamic Foundation Award (1984) |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Muḥammad محمد |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Mannān ibn ʿAbd an-Nūr ibn Shahāmat ʿAlī ibn Muẓaffar ʿAlī بن محمد عبد المنان بن عبد النور بن شهامت علي بن مظفر علي |
| Epithet (Laqab) | ʿAmīm al-Iḥsān عميم الإحسان |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | as-Sayyid السيد Mīr مير al-Barkatī البركتي |
Sayyid Muḥammad ʿAmīmul Eḥsān al-Barkatī (Urdu: سيد محمد عميم الاحسان بركتى, Bengali: সাইয়্যেদ মুহম্মদ আমীমুল এহসান বরকতী) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar who served as the third Khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.[1][2][3][4] He belonged to the Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam and mureed to Naqshbandhi-Mujaddidi order.[5]
Syed Muhammad Amimul Ehsan was born into an aristocratic Bengali Muslim family of Syeds on 24 January 1911 in his maternal grandfather's house located in the village of Pachna in Munger District in the state of Bihar to Hakeem Syed Abdul Mannan and Syeda Sajida. His forefathers had migrated from Arabia into Bengal.[6] He was second among four brothers and three sisters.[7][8] His paternal family is from the Feni District of present-day Bangladesh.[9]
He received his primary Islamic education from his paternal uncle Syed Abdud Dayyan. Later on, he had gained the knowledge of Tasawwuf from a Sufi scholar of India, Shah Syed Abu Barkat Ali Shah. As he had become a murid of him, he added the title Barkati to his surname.[citation needed]
Barkati acquired his academic learning from the famous Calcutta Aliah Madrasah in 1926.[8][10]
In 1934, Barkati was appointed as the Imam and teacher of Calcutta Nakhoda Masjid.[8] In 1935 he also got the responsibility of Head Mufti of that madrasa's Darul Ifta. In 1943, he joined Calcutta Aliya Madrasah.[8] In 1971 he became the khatib of Baitul Mukarram, later the national mosque of Bangladesh. He held that position until his death in 1974.[2]
Barkati's works include:
Barkati married Maymuna, daughter of his mentor and a Sufi saint Abu Muhammad Barkat Ali Shah.[8][10] after death of Maymuna, he married Fatima and they have a son, Munim, and a daughter, Amina. Munim died when he was a child.[citation needed] His second wife died in 1937. He married Khadija and lived with her until his death.[citation needed] Among all the children of Barkati, only her youngest daughter Sayyeda Amina Khatun was alive during his death. She died in 1990.[citation needed] Barkati performed Hajj three times: in 1954, 1958 and in 1971.[11]
During 1973–74 Barkati's health started to deteriorate. In the year 1974 the committee of Baitul Mukarram had some issues with him to which he decided to not go again in Baitul Mukarram for further Juma prayer. He returns the key of his room and said, "I will not be coming next week". He died on 27 October 1974, 10th Shawwal 1394 Hijri.[8][10] Next day on 28 October his funeral prayer was held at Baitul Mukarram.[citation needed]
Daily Inqilab says he has been recognised as a Grand Mufti of Kolkata by Calcutta government of British India in 1935.[8]
Alokito Bangladesh says he had received gold medal and certificates in 1974 for his contribution towards Islamic missionaries from Bangladesh Government.[11]
