Muhammadullah Hafezzi

Muhammadullah Hafezzi Huzur
Photograph taken by Anwar Hossain in 1981
Personal
Born
Muhammadullah

1895
Died6 May 1987(1987-05-06) (aged 91–92)
Resting placeKamrangirchar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ReligionSunni Islam
CitizenshipBritish Indian (1895-1947)
Pakistani (1947-1971)
Bangladeshi (1971-1987)
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Islamic Politics, Sufism
TariqaChishti (Sabiri)
OccupationPolitician
Senior posting
Influenced by
Influenced
Arabic name
Personal (Ism)Muḥammadullāh
محمد الله
Patronymic (Nasab)ibn Idrīs ibn Akram ad-Dīn
بن إدريس بن أكرم الدين
Epithet (Laqab)Hafezzī Huzūr
حافظجي حضور
Toponymic (Nisba)al-Miyānjī
الميانجي
an-Nawākhālawī
النواخالوي
al-Bangālī
البنغالي

Muḥammadullāh ibn Idrīs ibn Akram ad-Dīn al-Miyānjī (Arabic: محمد الله بن إدريس بن أكرم الدين الميانجي;[1] ‎1895 – 6 May 1987), commonly known as Hafezzī Huzūr (Arabic: حافظجي حضور, Bengali: হাফেজ্জী হুজুর), was a Bangladeshi politician, Islamic leader and founder of the Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan.[2][3] He was the first religious figure to stand for the highest state office in Bangladesh.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference kum was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Islam, Syed Serajul (February 1987). "Bangladesh in 1986: Entering a New Phase". Asian Survey. 27 (2): 168. doi:10.2307/2644611. JSTOR 2644611.
  3. ^ Ahamed, Emajuddin; D. R. J. A. Nazneen (August 1990). "Islam in Bangladesh: Revivalism or Power Politics?". Asian Survey. 30 (8): 802. doi:10.2307/2644499. JSTOR 2644499.
  4. ^ Islam, Muhammad Nazrul; Islam, Muhammad Saidul (20 March 2020). "Islam, Islamism, and democracy in Bangladesh". Islam and Democracy in South Asia: The Case of Bangladesh. Springer Publishing. p. 273.