Ashraf Ali Bishwanathi

Baba-e Jamiat
Ashraf Ali Bishwanathi
President, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh
In office
12 November 2001 – 20 May 2005
Preceded byAbdul Karim
Succeeded byMuhiuddin Khan (Acting)
Personal details
Born1928
Bishwanath, Sylhet
Died20 May 2005(2005-05-20) (aged 76–77)
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyJamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh
Alma materAl-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam
Personal
Parents
  • Jawad Ullah (father)
  • Habibunnesa alias Jaitun Bibi (mother)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Politics
Notable work(s)Monthly Al Farooq
Senior posting
Disciple ofAbdul Karim

Ashraf Ali Bishwanathi (1928–2005) was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, educator, politician and religious writer.[1][2] He was called "Baba-e Jamiat" in order to lay the foundation of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh in East Pakistan and present day Bangladesh.[3] He was also the president of the party for 2001 to 2005. He was also the founder of Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania Bishwanath, Madania Qawmia Mahila Madrasa and the literary magazine Monthly Al Farooq.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Islam, Aminul; Islam, Samar (2014). বাংলার শত আলেমের জীবনকথা [Biographies of hundreds of Bengali scholars] (in Bengali). Dhaka-1100: Book House. pp. 384–389.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ Jahangir, Salauddin (2017). বাংলার বরেণ্য আলেম [The eminent scholar of Bengal] (in Bengali). Vol. 2. Dhaka: Maktabatul Azhar. pp. 338–351.
  3. ^ Hatimi, Shahid (20 May 2020). "শায়খে বিশ্বনাথী : জাতির এক দরদী অভিভাবকের নাম" [Shaikh Bishwanathi: Name of a tender guardian of the nation]. Shilon Bangla. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. ^ Rahman, Habibur (2009). আমরা যাদের উত্তরসূরী: শতাধিক পীর-মাশায়েখ ও উলামায়ে কেরাম এর জীবন ও কর্ম [We are his successors: the life and work of more than a hundred scholars] (in Bengali). Bangladesh: Al-Kawsar Publication. pp. 415–417.
  5. ^ Kasemi, Mazharul Islam Osman (2015). বিখ্যাত ১০০ ওলামা-মাশায়েখের ছাত্রজীবন [Student Life Of 100 Famous Scholars] (in Bengali). Bangladesh: Bad Comprint and Publications. pp. 253–257.
  6. ^ Harun, Mizan (2018). رجال صنعوا التاريخ وخدموا الإسلام والعلم في بنغلاديش للشاملة [Men Who Shaped History And Served Islamic Science In Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Perspective] (in Arabic). Dhaka: Darul Bayan. pp. 425–429.