Shah Abd al-Wahhab

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Shah Abd al-Wahhab
শাহ আব্দুল ওহাব
Rector of Darul Uloom Hathazari
In office
1941–1982
Preceded byHabibullah Qurayshi
Succeeded byMuhammad Hamid
Personal details
Born1894
Hathazari, Chittagong District, Bengal Presidency
Died2 June 1982(1982-06-02) (aged 87–88)
Resting placeMaqbara-e-Habibi, Hathazari
Alma mater
Shah Abd al-Wahhab
Personal
NationalityBangladeshi
Children5
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Notable work(s)
  • Monthly Muinul Islam
  • Daily Pasban
  • An-Nadi ath-Thaqafi
  • Ashrafia Library
TeachersHabibullah Qurayshi
Ibrahim Bailyavi
Izaz Ali Amrohi
Aziz-ul-Rahman Usmani
Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
Anwar Shah Kashmiri
Senior posting
Disciple ofAshraf Ali Thanwi
Disciples

Shah Abd al-Wahhab (Bengali: শাহ আব্দুল ওয়াহহাব; 1894 – 2 June 1982) was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, educator, jurist, preacher of Islam (tableeghi), and spiritual leader.[1] He served as the second rector of Darul Uloom Hathazari, a former vice president of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, and served on the jury of the Chittagong Court for 23 years. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband and Mazahir Uloom, and one of the important disciples of Ashraf Ali Thanwi.[2] He is considered the second architect of the Darul Uloom Hathazari. He established several madrasas and mosques in Bangladesh and played various roles in the Bishwa Ijtema, the spread of Tablighi Jamaat across Bangladesh and Myanmar, Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh, the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, and the Islamic University, Bangladesh.

  1. ^ Jahangir, Salauddin (2017). বাংলার বরেণ্য আলেম [The eminent scholar of Bengal] (in Bengali). Vol. 2. Dhaka: Maktabatul Azhar. p. 135. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ Azmi, Nur Mohammad (2008). হাদিসের তত্ত্ব ও ইতিহাস [Theory and History of Hadith] (in Bengali). Bangla bazar, Dhaka: Imdadiya Publications. pp. 229–230. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.