Mahfuzul Haque
Mahfuzul Haque | |
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মাহফুজুল হক | |
Secretary General, Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Quddus |
Secretary General, Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis | |
In office 2013–2020 | |
Succeeded by | Mamunul Haque |
Chancellor, Jamia Rahmania Arabia, Dhaka | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2002 | |
Preceded by | Azizul Haque |
Member of the Standing Committee of Al Haiatul Ulya | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Personal | |
Born | November 1969 (age 54) Dacca, East Pakistan |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Children | 1 |
Parent |
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Era | Modern |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Main interest(s) | Hadith, Fiqh, Tasawwuf, Politics |
Alma mater |
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Relatives | Mamunul Haque (brother) Nurul Haque Miah (brother-in-law) |
Muslim leader | |
Influenced by
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Arabic name | |
Personal (Ism) | Maḥfūẓ al-Ḥaqq محفوظ الحق |
Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn ʿAzīz al-Ḥaqq ibn Irshād ʿAlī بن عزيز الحق بن إرشاد علي |
Toponymic (Nisba) | al-Qāḍī القاضي ad-Dākawī الداكوي al-Bangālī البنغالي |
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Maḥfūẓ al-Ḥaqq ibn ʿAzīz al-Ḥaqq ibn Irshād ʿAlī ad-Dākawī (Arabic: محفوظ الحق بن عزيز الحق بن إرشاد علي الداكوي;[1] born November 1969), or simply Mahfuzul Haque (Bengali: মাহফুজুল হক), is a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, politician, educator and public speaker. He is the former vice-president of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, secretary general of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh, chancellor of Jamia Rahmania Arabia, Dhaka and president of regional Qawmi education board Ittefaqul Madarisil Qawmia Muhammadpur. He is also a member of the standing committee of Al Haiatul Ulya and was the secretary-general of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish.
Early life and family
Mahfuzul Haque was born in November 1969, in Azimpur, Dhaka. He belongs to a Bengali Muslim family of Qadis originally from the village of Bhirich Khan, in Louhajang, Munshiganj.[2] His father, Azizul Haque, was the founder of the Khelafat Majlish and first Bengali translator of Sahih al-Bukhari. Mamunul Haque is his younger brother, an influential Islamic speaker and politician in Bangladesh.[3][4][5][6][7]
Education
He started his primary education with his father Azizul Haque. Then he was admitted to Azimpur Chan-Tara Hefz Madrasa. He memorized the Qur'an at the age of 11 under Abdul Matin.[3]
Then he was admitted to Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh. In 1984, at the age of 14, he joined anti-Ershad movement led by Hafezzi Huzur, and was arrested.[3]
In 1986, he was admitted to Bara Katara Madrasa. Later he moved to Jamia Mohammadpur that was being founded by his father, Azizul Haque. It was shifted to the side of Sat Gambuj Mosque named Jamia Rahmania Arabia, Dhaka. He completed his master's in Hadith from Jamia Rahmania in 1991. In 1992, he went to Darul Uloom Deoband and studied master's in Hadith for second time.[3]
Career
After completing his education, he started his career by joining as a teacher of Jamia Rahmania Arabia, Dhaka in 1993, where he was in the department of "Islamic Law and Research" and received an approved certificate and became a Mufti.[3]
In 2000, Azizul Haque started a madrassa called Jamia Haqiqia and was appointed its director. In 2001, he was promoted to assistant director of Jamia Rahmania and in 2002 to chancellor.[3] In 2005, he was elected Joint Secretary General of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh and on 3 October 2020, he was elected Secretary General.[8]
After being appointed a teacher of Jamia Rahmania he became involved in the politics of Khelafat Majlish. In 2005, he was elected a member of Majlis-e-Shura of this party. He was elected vice-president in 2012 and secretary general in 2013. After being elected the secretary general of Befaq, he resigned as the secretary general of Khelafat on 10 October 2020, as per constitution.[7]
The Bangladeshi law gave him the right to be a member of the Standing Committee of Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh.[9]
Family
In family life, he is the father of four children and all the members of his family are Hafiz.[3]
References
- ^ al-Kumillai, Muhammad Hifzur Rahman (2018). "شيخنا وسندنا المحدث الكبير الفقيه الضليع العلامة البارع، المعروف بشيخ الحديث عزيز الحق بن الحاج الشيخ إرشاد علي الداكوي". كتاب البدور المضية في تراجم الحنفية (in Arabic). Cairo, Egypt: Dar al-Salih.
- ^ Haque, Mamunul (2019), শায়খুল হাদীস আজিজুল হক রাহ. এর বর্ণাঢ্য জীবন (in Bengali)
- ^ a b c d e f g Anaetullah, Mufti (2020). "Short biography of Mufti Mahfuzul Haque". Daily Jubokantho (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ "Qawmi Madrassah Education Board gets new chairman". New Age. 3 October 2020.
- ^ "President of Qaumi Madrasa Board Mahmudul Hasan, Secretary General Mahfuzul Haque". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 3 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ A Khan, Nazmul (2020-10-13). "All bets are off on Hefazat". The Daily Star (Opinion). Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ a b "Mahfuz resigned as secretary general of the Bangladesh Khilafah Majlis and Mamun took over". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 10 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ Staff Reporter (10 October 2020). "Befaq secretary general Mahfuzul Haque on condition of leaving the party post". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "law of granting the equivalent of Master's Degree (Islamic Studies and Arabic) to the certificate of Daora Hadith (Takmil) of Qawmi Madrasa, 2018". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
External links
- Mahfuzul Haque talk about Allama Azizul Haque on YouTube
- Mahfuzul Haque's speech at the meeting of Islami Andolan Bangladesh on YouTube
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