Abdus Salam Chatgami

Abdus Salam Chatgami
Personal details
Born1943
Naldia, Chittagong, Bengal Presidency
Died8 September 2021(2021-09-08) (aged 77–78)
Bangladesh
Nationality
Alma materJamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
Personal
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)
Senior posting
Disciple ofAbdul Qadir Raipuri
Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri

Abdus Salam Chatgami (Bengali: আব্দুস সালাম চাটগামী, Urdu: عبد السلام چاٹگامی; 1943 – 8 September 2021) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, educator, writer and researcher. He was considered one of the prominent Islamic scholars of South Asia for his research work. Chatgami had served as the Grand Mufti in both Pakistan and Bangladesh.[1][2]

  1. ^ "পাকিস্তানেও 'প্রধান মুফতি' ছিলেন হাটহাজারীর মুফতি আব্দুস সালাম" [Mufti Abdus Salam of Hathazari was also the 'Chief Mufti' in Pakistan]. Jugantor. 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ Hossain, Khalid (2022). নিভে যাওয়া দীপশিখা [Extinguished lamp] (in Bengali). Chittagong: Akabib Studies and Publishing House. pp. 259–265. ISBN 9789849591405.