Muhibbullah Babunagari (born 15 February 1934) is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar. He is the current and 3rd amir of

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh () is a Deobandi Islamist advocacy group consisting mostly of religious teachers (''Ulama'') and students in Bangladesh. The group is mainly based on qawmi madrasas in Bangladesh. In 2013, they submitted a 13-point ch ...

, rector of

Al-Jamiatul Islamiah Azizul Uloom Babunagar Al-Jāmiʿah al-Islāmiyyah ʿAzīz al-ʿUlūm Bābūnagar (), better known simply as Babunagar Madrasah (), is one of the well-known Qawmi madrasahs in Chittagong. Established in 1924, situated at Babunagar, Fatikchhari, there are at present abo ...

. He also held leading positions in

Islami Oikya Jote The Islami Oikya Jote (, ''Islami Oikko Joţ'', "Islamic Unity Front") is a political party in Bangladesh and allied with the former Four Party Alliance. History During the legislative elections of 1 October 2001, the party won 2 out of 30 ...

Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh Wifaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh (, ) is the largest Qawmi madrasa education board in Bangladesh. it was founded in April 1978 after a seminar of Islamic scholars. This organization of Qawmi Madrasas of Bangladesh is also known as the "Wifaqu ...

and

Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh Al-Hayʼat al-ʿUlyā lil-Jāmiʿāt al-Qawmiyyah Bangladesh () is the government-recognized combined Qawmi Madrasah Education Board of Bangladesh, having the authority to arrange central examinations and to issue certificates. It consists of si ...

. He is considered one of the pioneers of Deoband movement in Bangladesh.

Early life and family

Muhibullah was born on 15 February 1934 in the village of Babunagar in Fatikchhari Thana,

Chittagong District Chittagong District (), ( Chatgaiya: Sitang/Chatga), officially Chattogram District, is a district located in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. Due to its geographical location, Chittagong is classified as a s ...

East Bengal East Bengal (; ''Purbô Bangla/Purbôbongo'') was the eastern province of the Dominion of Pakistan, which covered the territory of modern-day Bangladesh. It consisted of the eastern portion of the Bengal region, and existed from 1947 until 195 ...

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

(now Bangladesh) to a

Bengali Muslim Bengali Muslims (; ) 'Mussalman'' also used in this work./ref> are adherents of Islam who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. Comprising over 70% of the global Bengali population, they are the second-largest ...

family of theologians. His father was

Harun Babunagari Harun Babunagari (; 1902–1986; often referred to as Buzurgo Saheb) was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, Sufi and an exegete of the Quran. He was the founder and first Principal of Al-Jamiatul Islamiah Azizul Uloom Babunagar, one of the o ...

, the founder of

Education

Babunagari studied at his father's institute,

, until class 8 (Jamat-e-Chaharum). He then proceeded to study at the

Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Al-Jāmiʿah al-Ahliyyah Dār al-ʿUlūm Muʿīn al-Islām (), popularly known as the Hāṭhazārī Madrasah () or the Great Madrasah (), is a Qawmi institution of Hathazari, located in Bangladesh's Chittagong District. Established in 1901, it ...

Hathazari Hathazari () is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Hathazari is located at . It has a total area of 246.32 km2. The main river is Halda River, Halda. It is surrounded by Fatikchhari Upazila on t ...

from class 9 (Hidayah Awwalain). Seeking to extend his

Islamic studies Islamic studies is the academic study of Islam, which is analogous to related fields such as Jewish studies and Quranic studies. Islamic studies seeks to understand the past and the potential future of the Islamic world. In this multidiscipli ...

to a further level, Babunagari left Bengal to enrol at the

Darul Uloom Deoband Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic university and seminary ( darul uloom) in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India, at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. Established in 1866 by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Fazlur Rahman Usmani, Sayy ...

North India North India is a geographical region, loosely defined as a cultural region comprising the northern part of India (or historically, the Indian subcontinent) wherein Indo-Aryans (speaking Indo-Aryan languages) form the prominent majority populati ...

. In Deoband, Babunagari started from class 9 (Hidayah Awwalain) again. In 1959, he completed

Hadith studies Hadith studies is the academic study of hadith, a literature typically thought in Islamic religion to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval of the Muhammad as transmitted through chains of narrators. A major area of inter ...

at the institute. He studied ''Hidayah Akhirain'' under

Hussain Ahmad Madani Hussain Ahmad Madani (; 6 October 1879 – 5 December 1957) was an Indian Islamic scholar, serving as the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was among the first recipients of the civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 1954. ...

, ''

Sahih al-Bukhari () is the first hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. Compiled by Islamic scholar al-Bukhari () in the format, the work is valued by Sunni Muslims, alongside , as the most authentic after the Qur'an. Al-Bukhari organized the bo ...

'' under

Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad (1889-1972) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and jurist who served as the Principal of Madrasa Shahi, and the sixth President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He was a professor of hadith at the Darul Uloom Deoband. Biography Sy ...

, ''

Sahih Muslim () is the second hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. Compiled by Islamic scholar Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj () in the format, the work is valued by Sunnis, alongside , as the most important source for Islamic religion after the Q ...

'' and ''

Jami' al-Tirmidhi ''Sunan al-Tirmidhi'' () is the fourth hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. It was compiled by Islamic scholar al-Tirmidhi in (250–270 AH). Title The full title of the compilation is (). It is shortened to , , , or . The te ...

'' under

Ibrahim Balyawi Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi (1887–1967), also spelt as Muhammad Ibrahim Balliavi, was an Indian people, Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who served as the 6th Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He spent almost 50 years instructing Hadith, Logic in Isla ...

and ''

Sunan Abu Dawood ''Sunan Abi Dawud'' () is the third hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. It was compiled by scholar Abu Dawud al-Sijistani (). Introduction Abu Dawood compiled twenty-one books related to Hadith and preferred those (plural of ...

'' under Fakhrul Hasan.

Career

After returning to Bengal following his studies, Babunagari began teaching at

, and later became vice-principal. On 15 November 2020, he was elected Chief Adviser to

. Earlier, he was the vice-president of this organization.

Politics

He was a presidium member of

Islami Andolan Bangladesh Islami Andolan Bangladesh (ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ, lit. ''Islamic Movement of Bangladesh'') is an Islamist political organization in Bangladesh. It was founded by Fazlul Karim. They have campaigned in f ...

during the lifetime of Charmonai Pir

Fazlul Karim Fazlul Karim () is a Bengali masculine given name of Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The Inter ...

. During the lifetime of

Fazlul Haque Amini Fazlul Hoque Amini () (194512 December 2012) was an Islamic scholar and politician from Bangladesh. He served as an MP in the Parliament of Bangladesh from 2002 to 2007. He was an expert in the fields of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), hadith and ...

, he was associated with

and Islamic Law Implementation Committee. Later he was elected vice-president of Islami Oikya Jote. He resigned from Islami Oikya Jote in 2018. Currently, he is not directly associated with any political party.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Babunagari, Muhibbullah Bangladeshi Islamic religious leaders 1935 births Deobandis 20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam Bangladeshi Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Darul Uloom Deoband alumni Hanafis Living people People from Fatikchhari Upazila 20th-century Bengalis 21st-century Bengalis Al-Jamiatul Islamiah Azizul Uloom Babunagar Bangladeshi people of Arab descent Bengali Muslim scholars of Islam Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh Amirs Islami Andolan Bangladesh politicians Disciples of Abrarul Haq Haqqi

Early life and family

Education

Career

Politics

See also

References