Abdul Awwal Jaunpuri Baḥr al-ʿUlūm | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1867 Sandwip, Bengal Presidency |
Died | June 18, 1921 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency | (aged 53–54)
Resting place | Maniktala, North Calcutta |
Religion | Islam |
Children | 12 (including Abdul Batin Jaunpuri) |
Parent |
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Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Movement | Taiyuni |
Education | Madrasah as-Sawlatiyah |
Occupation | Theologian, author |
Relatives | Hafiz Ahmad Jaunpuri (brother) Rashid Ahmad Jaunpuri (nephew) Abdur Rab Jaunpuri (nephew) |
Muslim leader | |
Teacher | Muhammad Hamed Bhabaniganji Abd al-Hayy al-Lucknawi Rahmatullah Kairanawi |
Predecessor | Karamat Ali Jaunpuri |
Influenced by |
Islam in Bangladesh |
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ʿAbd al-Awwal Jaunpūrī (Urdu: عبد الاول جونپوری, Bengali: আব্দুল আউয়াল জৌনপুরী; 1867 – 18 June 1921) was an Indian Muslim scholar, religious preacher, educationist, poet and author. Described by Muhammad Mojlum Khan as one of the "most gifted and outstanding" of Karamat Ali Jaunpuri's many children,[1] he displayed an important role leading his father's founded Taiyuni reformist movement in Bengal.[2]