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Mufti
Shahidul Islam
শহিদুল ইসলাম
Personal
Born(1960-03-15)15 March 1960
Jhiltuli, Faridpur, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Died27 January 2023(2023-01-27) (aged 62)
Manikganj, Bangladesh
ReligionIslam
Children2 sons, 3 daughters
Parent
  • Shamsul Haque Sardar (father)
Alma materJamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
Member of Parliament
for Narail-2
In office
2002–2006
Preceded bySharif Khasruzzaman
Succeeded bySK Abu Bakr
Personal details
Political partyIslami Oikya Jote
Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis

Shahidul Islam (Bengali: শহিদুল ইসলাম; 15 March 1960 – 27 January 2023),[1] or simply Shahidul Islam (Bengali: শহিদুল ইসলাম), was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician. He was a member of Parliament for the Narail-2 constituency, after winning a by-election in 2002.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Shahidul Islam was born on 15 March 1960 to a Bengali Muslim family in Jhiltuli, Faridpur, East Pakistan. His father, Shamsul Haque Sardar, hailed from Lohagara in Narail (formerly under Jessore District). In 1988, he received his Masters degree in Hadith studies from Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia in Karachi, Pakistan. He then undertook a degree in Islamic jurisprudence and received the title of mufti.

Career

In 1988, he founded Al Markazul Islami and served as its founding president. He was a member of the Majlis-ash-Shura of the Islami Oikya Jote, and served the senior depurt-Amir of the Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis.

Islam contested in the Narail-2 constituency during the 2001 8th parliamentary election, but lost his seat to Sheikh Hasina by 4,233 votes. Sheikh Hasina, who is the leader of the Awami League, won numerous seats in the country and gave up the Narail-2 seat. A by-election was held in 2002, in which Shahidul Islam was successfully elected.[3][5]

Death

Islam died on 27 January 2023 in Manikganj District, Bangladesh. A speech was delivered by Salman F Rahman before the funeral prayer. His janazah was performed at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque by Ali Omar Yaqub al-Abbasi, a head imam and khatib of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. It was attended by the likes of Ruhul Amin Faridpuri, Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib.

He was buried in the courtyard of the Jamiatul Uloom al-Islamia madrasa which he had founded in Kolatia, Keraniganj.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Former Narail-2 MP Mufti Shahidul Islam passes away". UNB.
  2. ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. ^ "'Ex-lawmaker Shahidul organising Huji,B from Dubai'". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ ৩০ ডিসেম্বরের ম্যাচে মাশরাফির প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী এক ডজন. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 28 November 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. ^ মুফতি শহিদুল ইসলামের জানাজা পড়ালেন বায়তুল মুকাদ্দাসের ইমাম. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  7. ^ ইসলাম ও মানবসেবায় অনন্য ভূমিকা রেখেছেন মুফতি শহীদুল ইসলাম; নামাজে জানাজায় সালমান এফ রহমান. Daily Inqilab. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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