Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh | |
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আবু জাফর মোহাম্মদ সালেহ | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 1915 |
| Died | 13 February 1990 (aged 74–75) |
| Resting place | Sarsina Darbar Sharif graveyard |
| Religion | Islam |
| Parent | Nesaruddin Ahmad |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Education | Darussunnat Kamil Madrasa Mazahir Uloom Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Teachers | Nesaruddin Ahmad Zakariyya al-Kandhlawi |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Muḥammad Ṣāliḥ محمد صالح |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn Nithār ad-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Ṣadr ad-Dīn ibn Ẓahīr ad-Dīn بن نثار الدين أحمد بن صدر الدين بن ظهير الدين |
| Teknonymic (Kunya) | Abū Jaʿfar أبو جعفر |
| Epithet (Laqab) | Pīr Ṣāḥeb Sārsīna পীর সাহেব ছারছিনা |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | Ākhūnd آخوند al-Barīsālī البريسالي |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
| Awards | Independence Day Award (1980) |
| 2nd Pir of Sarsina | |
| In office 31 January 1952 – 13 February 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Nesaruddin Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Shah Muhibbullah |
Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh (Bengali: আবু জাফর মোহাম্মদ সালেহ; 1915 – 13 February 1990), popularly known as the Pir of Sarsina, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar.[1] He was said to have contributed to the establishment of 3000 educational institutions. Saleh had also pushed for the establishment of the Islamic Arabic University and ibtedayi madrasas in Bangladesh.[2] Despite being a recipient of the Independence Day Award,[3] he has been accused of collaborating with the Pakistan Army and committing war crimes during the Bangladesh Liberation war.[4]
- ^ মুক্তিযুদ্ধে শর্ষীনার পীরের ভূমিকা: প্রতিবেদক শওকত মিল্টনকে প্রাণনাশের হুমকি. Priyo.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "শতাব্দীর ঐতিহ্যধন্য ছারছীনা শরীফ". Muktibani (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (27 April 2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ বিতর্কিতদের স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কার বাতিল হচ্ছে. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 July 2020.