Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib

Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib
مُحَمَّد اَسَدُ اللّه اَلْغاَلِب
মুহাম্মাদ আসাদুল্লাহ আল-গালিব
Personal
Born (1948-01-15) 15 January 1948 (age 76)
ReligionIslam
NationalityBangladeshi
Home townSatkhira
SpouseTahirunnesa
Children
  • Dr. Tamanna Tasnim[1]
  • Dr. Ahmad Abdullah Saqib[2]
  • Dr. Ahmad Abdullah Najib[3]
  • Ahmad Abdullah Shakir
ParentMaulana Ahmad Ali Basirunnesa
DenominationSunni
SectAhle Hadith/Salafi
Notable work(s)Tafsirul Quran
Tarjamatul Quran
Siratur Rasul (SM)
Salatur Rasul (SM)
Ahlehadith Movement: its Origin and Development with Special Reference to the South Asian Region (PhD Thesis)
Education
Profession
Organization
Founder ofAhlehadeeth Movement Bangladesh
Muslim leader
Profession
Websiteasadullahalghalib.com


Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib (Bengali: মুহম্মদ আসাদুল্লাহ আল-গালিব; born 15 January 1948) is a Bangladeshi reformist Islamic scholar and former professor of Arabic at the University of Rajshahi. He is the leader of a puritan Islamic movement Ahl-i Hadith Andalon Bangladesh (AHAB).[4][5] He is also the founder of an Islamic research journal, Monthly At-tahreek.[6] In an interview in 2017, Shakhawat Hossain, Ahl-e Hadith Andolon Bangladesh spokesperson, said the group claimed its lineage and the inspiration for its name from Islamist groups that had fought British colonialism in the early 19th century.[7]

On 23 February 2005, the Bangladesh government arrested him following allegations of Islamic militancy.[8][9][10] He was further alleged to have received funding from the Society of the Revival of Islamic Heritage.[11][12] However, he denied any involvement with Islamic militancy and was freed from jail on 28 August 2008.[13][14][15][16][17] He was eventually acquitted of all charges.[18][19][20][21]

  1. ^ "Dr. Tamanna Tasnim". Doctor Bangladesh. 11 October 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ "ক্যারিয়ার ভাবনা" [Career Thinking]. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ^ Hossain, Muhammad Sakhawat, ed. (December 2020). সংগঠনের তিনজন দায়িত্বশীলের পিএইচ.ডি. ডিগ্রি লাভ [Obtained PhD degree of three responsible of the organisation]. Monthly At-Tahreek (in Bengali). 24 (Third). Rajshahi: Hadith Foundation Bangladesh: 47. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. ^ Ahlehadeeth Andalon Bangladesh (AHAB)
  5. ^ আহলেহাদীছ আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ. Ahlehadeethbd.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  6. ^ মাসিক আত-তাহরীক - জানুয়ারী ২০১৬. At-tahreek.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Ahl-e Hadith movement in Bangladesh". Dhaka Tribune. 11 March 2018.
  8. ^ Waliur Rahman (23 February 2005). "Police hold Bangladesh professor". BBC News.
  9. ^ "Bangladeshi professor arrested as militant". United Press International. 24 February 2005. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  10. ^ Routray, Bibhu Prasad (2 March 2005). "Bangladesh steps out of denial cocoon". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ Montero, David (7 September 2005). "How extremism came to Bangladesh". The Christian Science Monitor.
  12. ^ "Ghalib, 3 other Ahle Hadith leaders held". News From Bangladesh. 24 February 2005. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  13. ^ "Bangladesh brings 15 Islamists to court". United Press International. 1 March 2005. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Ahlehadeeth denies militant links". The Independent. Dhaka. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Ahle Hadith Andolon chief Ghalib freed on bail". The Financial Express. Dhaka. bdnews24.com. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  16. ^ "Militant kingpin Galib freed on bail". The Daily Star. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Alleged militant kingpin Ghalib out on bail". bdnews24.com. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Dr Galib, 17 others relieved from bomb attack case". UNB. 26 July 2005 – via Infotrac Newsstand.
  19. ^ "Galib, 5 others acquitted". The Daily Star. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  20. ^ Ali, Anwar (17 February 2005). "RU teacher with 'militant link' operates in 42 districts". The Daily Star.
  21. ^ Parvez, Saimum (2016). "Terrorism and Counter Terrorism in Bangladesh". In Riaz, Ali; Sajjadur Rahman, Mohammad (eds.). Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Bangladesh. Routledge. p. 432. ISBN 978-1-317-30877-5.