Saheb-e-Qiblah Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali | |
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আব্দুল লতিফ চৌধুরী | |
| Personal | |
| Born | Abdul Latif Chowdhury 25 May 1913 |
| Died | 15 January 2008 (aged 94) Sylhet, Sylhet, Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Saheb Bari, Fultali, Zakiganj, Sylhet District |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Children | 7 sons and 3 daughters including Husamuddin Chowdhury |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Fultali |
| Alma mater | Fultali Alia Madrasa Rangauti Alia Madrasa Badarpur Senior Madrasa Madrash-e-Alia Rampur Matlaul Uloom Madrasa |
| Tariqa | Chishti (Nizami) Naqshbandi (Mujaddidi-Jaunpuri) Qadri |
| Other names | Shams al-ʿUlamāʾ Raīs al-Qurrāʾ |
Abdul Latif Chowdhury (Bengali: আব্দুল লতিফ চৌধুরী; 25 May 1913 – 16 January 2008), widely known as Saheb Qiblah Fultali, was a late-twentieth century Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, mufassir, qāriʾ, poet and orator. As a prolific author, he completed several works in Arabic, Bengali and Urdu including Muntakhab as-Siyār and Anwar as-Sālikīn. His books are part of syllabic studies under the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board. Fultali was the leading figure of the Islamic Arabic University movement and the demand for fazil and kamil qualifications to be recognised as bachelor's and master's degrees.[1] He is the founder of several influential organisations and institutions in Bangladesh and the United Kingdom such as Anjumane Al Islah, Hazrat Shahjalal Darussunnah Yaqubia Kamil Madrasa and Madrasah-e-Darul Qirat Majidiah.