Mufti
Ruhul Amin
রুহুল আমিন
Personal
Born (1962-03-12) 12 March 1962 (age 61)
Gowhardanga, Tungipara, Gopalganj, East Pakistan
ReligionIslam
Parent
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
Assumed office
31 March 2022
Preceded byMohammad Salahuddin
Muhtamim of Gowhardanga Madrasa
Assumed office
2003
Personal details
Political partyAwami League
Arabic name
Personal (Ism)Rūḥ al-Amīn
روح الأمين
Patronymic (Nasab)ibn Shams al-Ḥaqq ibn Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Chirāgh ʿAlī ibn Chānd Ghāzī ibn ʿAbd al-Awwal
بن شمس الحق بن محمد عبد الله بن تشراغ علي بن تشاند الغازي بن عبد الأول
Toponymic (Nisba)al-Farīdfūrī
الفريدفوري

Ruhul Amin (Bengali: রুহুল আমিন; born 12 March 1962) Bangladeshi Deobandi is an Islamic scholar and educator. He is currently serving as the Khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque of Bangladesh in the capacity of State Minister. He is the Muhtamim of Gowhardanga Madrasa.[1][2]

Early life and family

Ghazi Ruhul Amin was born on 12 March 1962 to a Bengali Muslim Ghazi family in the village of Gowhardanga in Tungipara, Gopalganj, then part of East Pakistan's Faridpur district. His father was the Islamic scholar Shamsul Haque Faridpuri and they trace their paternal ancestry to an Arab soldier who was one of the members of Bakhtiyar Khalji's army during his conquest of Bengal, hence the name of his clan is Ghazi. His ancestors settled in Jessore where they propagated Islam to locals with his grandfather's great-grandfather, Mawlana Abdul Awwal al-Ghazi, relocating the family to Faridpur.[3] Ruhul Amin's grandfather's grandfather, Chand Ghazi, was a student of Syed Ahmad Shaheed and took part in the Battle of Balakot against the Sikhs. His grandfather, Muhammad Abdullah ibn Chiragh Ali, was a munshi and participant of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.[4][5]

Education

He studied at the Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Khademul Islam in Gowhardanga, where he completed his hifz and Hadith (Masters) at Daora and Ifta.[6]

Career

Ruhul Amin has been the Muhtamim (vice chancellor) of Gowhardanga Madrasa since 2003. He is the President of Befaqul Madarisil Qawmia Gowhardanga Bangladesh and a permanent member of Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh, the highest authority of Qawmi Madrasa. On 31 March 2022, he was nominated Khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. He is the Governor of the Board of Government of the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh.[7][8]

He is the editor of the monthly Al-Ashraf. He assisted the court as Amicus Curiae, the country's top scholar in ruling on the validity of the fatwa. He was expecting the nomination of Awami League from Narail-1 constituency in the Eleventh Parliamentary Election. He was instrumental in the official recognition of the Qawmi Madrasa Charter.[9][8][7]

Criticism

Ruhul Amin was heavily criticised for referring to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as "Qaumi Janani" during a speech at the Suhrawardy Udyan on 4 November 2018.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ "বায়তুল মোকাররমে জুমা পড়ালেন নতুন খতিব | কালের কণ্ঠ". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  2. ^ "বায়তুল মোকাররমের খতিব হলেন মুফতি রুহুল আমিন". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ al-Kumillai, Muhammad Hifzur Rahman (2018). "الشيخ الفاضل العلامة الكبير المولى شمس الحق بن المنشئ عبد الله الفريد فوري" [The honorable Shaykh, the great Allamah, al-Mawla Shams al-Haqq, son of al-Munshi Abdullah of Farid Pur]. كتاب البدور المضية في تراجم الحنفية (in Arabic). Cairo, Egypt: Dar al-Salih.
  4. ^ প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব [Renowned Personalities]. DC Gopalganj (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
  5. ^ Jakaria, Muhammad (2021). বাংলাদেশে ইসলামের প্রচার-প্রসার ও সামাজিক শৃঙ্খলা প্রতিষ্ঠায় পীর-মাশায়িখের অবদান: একটি পর্যালোচনা (PDF) (Thesis) (in Bengali). University of Dhaka. p. 231.
  6. ^ দিগন্ত, Daily Nayadiganta-নয়া. "এক নজরে বাইতুল মোকাররমের নতুন খতিব". Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Mufti Ruhul Amin new Khatib of Baitul Mukarram | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  8. ^ a b Deshkal, Shampratik. "Mufti Ruhul Amin To Be Appointed as New Khatib of Baitul Mukarram". Shampratik Deshkal. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Narail 1 constituency: Nomination seekers busy wooing voters". Dhaka Tribune. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  10. ^ "'কওমি জননী' উপাধি দেয়া সেই মুফতি মনোনয়ন পেলেন না!". Jugantor. 26 November 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  11. ^ "যে কারনে প্রধানমন্ত্রীকে 'কওমী জননী' উপাধি দেয়া হল". Daily Naya Diganta. 4 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  12. ^ "এবার 'কওমি জননী' উপাধি পেলেন শেখ হাসিনা". Bangla Tribune. 4 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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