Azizul Haque (scholar, born 1919)

For other people with the same name, see Azizul Haque (disambiguation).

Azizul Haque
আজিজুল হক
Shaykh Ul Hadith Allamah Azizul Haque
TitleShaykh al-Hadith[1]
Personal
Born1919[2]
Louhajang, Bikrampur, Bengal Presidency, British Raj
Died8 August 2012(2012-08-08) (aged 93)
Azimpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ReligionIslam
NationalityBangladeshi
ChildrenMamunul Haque
Mahfuzul Haque
CitizenshipBritish Indian (1919–1947)
Pakistani (1947–1971)
Bangladeshi (1971–2012)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)
Notable work(s)
  • Translation of Sahih al-Bukhari into Bengali
  • Establishment of Jamia Rahmania Arabia Dhaka
OccupationMuhaddith
RelativesNurul Haque Miah (son-in-law)
Muslim leader
TeacherShamsul Haque Faridpuri
Hafezzi Huzur
Abdul Wahhab Pirji
Zafar Ahmad Usmani
Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi
Influenced

Azizul Haque (Bengali: আজিজুল হক), also known as by his epithet Shaykh al-Hadith[3] was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, politician, writer, and translator. He is the founder of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis[4] and first Bangali translator of Sahih al-Bukhari. He was vice chancellor of Jamia Rahmania Arabia Dhaka.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ প্রতিষ্ঠাতা পরিচিতি. Jamia Rahmania Arabia Dhaka (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  3. ^ "IOJ Shaikhul Hadith group splits". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Hasina in childhood admired Shaikhul!". The Daily Star. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2020.