Baba-e Jamiat
Ashraf Ali Bishwanathi
President, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh
In office
12 November 2001 – 20 May 2005
Preceded byAbdul Karim
Succeeded byMuhiuddin Khan (Acting)
Personal details
Born1928
Bishwanath, Sylhet
Died20 May 2005(2005-05-20) (aged 76–77)
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyJamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh
Alma materAl-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam
Personal
Parents
  • Jawad Ullah (father)
  • Habibunnesa alias Jaitun Bibi (mother)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Politics
Notable work(s)Monthly Al Farooq
Senior posting
Disciple ofAbdul Karim

Ashraf Ali Bishwanathi (1928–2005) was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, educator, politician and religious writer.[1][2] He was called "Baba-e Jamiat" in order to lay the foundation of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh in East Pakistan and present day Bangladesh.[3] He was also the president of the party for 2001 to 2005. He was also the founder of Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania Bishwanath, Madania Qawmia Mahila Madrasa and the literary magazine Monthly Al Farooq.[4][5][6]

Biography

Ashraf Ali Bishwanathi was born in 1928 in a Muslim family in Ghargaon village under Bishwanath Upazila in Sylhet.[7] His father Jawad Ullah and mother Habibunnesa alias Jaitun Bibi. After studying at Ranaping Arabia Hussainiya Madrasa Dhaka up to Meshkat Jamat, he was admitted in Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam. In 1949, he completed Dawra-e Hadith (Masters) from there. Among his teachers are Mufti Faizullah, Ahmadul Haq, Shah Abdul Wahhab.[8] He started his career in 1950 by teaching at Darussalam Galmukapan Madrasa. He taught for 3 years at Jamia Tawakkulia Renga. In 1958, he taught at Parkul Madrasa for one year.[7] In the same year, he reopened Bishwanath M.E. madrasa and was the principal until his death, whose present name is Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania Bishwanath. He established Madania Qawmia Women's Madrasa as the women's branch of the Madania Bishwanath. He became active in politics from his student life. At his invitation, the journey of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Sylhet started in the East Pakistan on November 1, 1964, at the Hawapara Mosque. He was its general secretary. In 1975, he was elected its central vice-president. He became the party's executive president in 2000 and acting president in 2001, and permanent president in 2002.[9]

He died on May 20, 2005.[7]

Literary works

He has been involved in writing since his student life. In 1998, he founded the monthly literary magazine Al Farooq. His books include:[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Islam, Aminul; Islam, Samar (2014). বাংলার শত আলেমের জীবনকথা [Biographies of hundreds of Bengali scholars] (in Bengali). Dhaka-1100: Book House. pp. 384–389.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ Jahangir, Salauddin (2017). বাংলার বরেণ্য আলেম [The eminent scholar of Bengal] (in Bengali). Vol. 2. Dhaka: Maktabatul Azhar. pp. 338–351.
  3. ^ Hatimi, Shahid (20 May 2020). "শায়খে বিশ্বনাথী : জাতির এক দরদী অভিভাবকের নাম" [Shaikh Bishwanathi: Name of a tender guardian of the nation]. Shilon Bangla.
  4. ^ Rahman, Habibur (2009). আমরা যাদের উত্তরসূরী: শতাধিক পীর-মাশায়েখ ও উলামায়ে কেরাম এর জীবন ও কর্ম [We are his successors: the life and work of more than a hundred scholars] (in Bengali). Bangladesh: Al-Kawsar Publication. pp. 415–417.
  5. ^ Kasemi, Mazharul Islam Osman (2015). বিখ্যাত ১০০ ওলামা-মাশায়েখের ছাত্রজীবন [Student Life Of 100 Famous Scholars] (in Bengali). Bangladesh: Bad Comprint and Publications. pp. 253–257.
  6. ^ Harun, Mizan (2018). رجال صنعوا التاريخ وخدموا الإسلام والعلم في بنغلاديش للشاملة [Men Who Shaped History And Served Islamic Science In Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Perspective] (in Arabic). Dhaka: Darul Bayan. pp. 425–429.
  7. ^ a b c d Nijampuri, Ashraf Ali (2013). The Hundred (100 Great Scholars from Bangladesh) (1st ed.). Hathazari, Chittagong: Salman Publication. pp. 341–345. ISBN 978-112009250-2. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  8. ^ Alam, Morshed (2014). হাদীস শাস্ত্র চর্চায় বাংলাদেশের মুহাদ্দিসগণের অবদান [Contribution of Muhaddis of Bangladesh in the development of Hadith Studies] (Thesis) (in Bengali). Bangladesh: University of Dhaka. pp. 144–145.
  9. ^ পরিচিতি ও কর্মসূচি (PDF) (in Bengali). Purana Paltan, Dhaka-1000: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh. 2016. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-05-10.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location (link)
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