Hafiz Ahmad Jaunpuri

Ahmad Jaunpuri
Personal
Born1834 (1834)
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency
DiedJanuary 26, 1899(1899-01-26) (aged 64–65) (3 Rabi' al-Thani 1290 AH)
Sadarghat, Dacca, Bengal Presidency (modern-day Bangladesh)
Resting placeChawkbazar Graveyard, Dhaka
ReligionIslam
Parent
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementTaiyuni
Other namesAhmed Jaunpuri
OccupationTheologian
RelativesAbdul Awwal Jaunpuri (brother)
Abdul Batin Jaunpuri (nephew)
Abdur Rab Jaunpuri (nephew)
Rashid Ahmed Jaunpuri (nephew)
Muslim leader
PredecessorKaramat Ali Jaunpuri
SuccessorAbdur Rab Jaunpuri
Influenced by
AwardsMultiple testimonials from the British Raj

Ḥāfiẓ Aḥmad Jaunpūrī (1834 – 26 January 1899) was an Indian Muslim scholar, religious preacher and social worker. As the son and successor of Karamat Ali Jaunpuri,[1] he led the Taiyuni reformist movement in Bengal.[2]

  1. ^ Sarkar, Jagadish Narayan (1972). Islam in Bengal (thirteenth to Nineteenth Century). Ratna Prakashan. p. 74.
  2. ^ Afaz Uddin, Muhammad (2012). "Jaunpuri, Hafiz Ahmad". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 7 October 2024.