Muhammad Abdul Jabbar Jahanabadi ( bn, মোহম্মদ আব্দুল জব্বার জাহানাবাদী) was an Islamic scholar and secretary general of

Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh ( bn, বেফাকুল মাদারিসিল আরাবিয়া বাংলাদেশ, ar, وفاق المدارس العربية بنغلاديش) is the largest Qawmi madrasa education b ...

. He has been described as a pioneer to

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in the erstwhile newly founded country of

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Early life and education

Jahanabadi was born into a

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family from the village of Sahabatkathi in

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Bagerhat Bagerhat Sadar ( bn, বাগেরহাট সদর) is an upazila of Bagerhat District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. The municipality was established in 1958. It consists of 9 wards and 31 mahallas. History Khan Jahan Ali established ...

. He was the second child among a family of five brothers and a sister. His father was Shaykh Nasimuddin, and his studies began at home with his family as well as the local maktab where he learnt the

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. In 1961, Abdul Jabbar completed his

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from the faculty of

Hadith studies Hadith studies ( ar, علم الحديث ''ʻilm al-ḥadīth'' "science of hadith", also science of hadith, or science of hadith criticism or hadith criticism) consists of several religious scholarly disciplines used by Muslim scholars in th ...

at the Ashraful Uloom Madrasa in Bara Katara,

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Career

Jahanabadi's career began at the

madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...

he graduated from - he started teaching at the Bara Katara Madrasa in the 1960s. He was also responsible for the

Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh ( bn, বেফাকুল মাদারিসিল আরাবিয়া বাংলাদেশ, ar, وفاق المدارس العربية بنغلاديش) is the largest Qawmi madrasa education b ...

, then under the leadership of

Nur Uddin Gohorpuri Nur Uddin Ahmed Gohorpuri ( bn, নূর উদ্দিন আহমদ গহরপুরী; 1924 – 26 April 2005) was a Bengali Muslim religious scholar and teacher. He was notable for his association with Qawmi Madrasahs in Bangladesh ...

, from its creation in 1978 until his death. Jahanabadi was one of the key leaders to advocate for the recognition of Qawmi Madrasa certificates by the

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. He authored a pamphlet, was the first to submit a paper to a government office and the syllabus of the proposed Qaumi Charter was made by him. He was the first person to be officially recognized by the Qaumi Charter. He created and managed many madrasas. Before becoming secretary-general of

in 1992, Jahanabadi served as the

Dhaka city Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...

General Secretary of

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh (Bengali: জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ) is a Bangladeshi Islamist Party registered with Bangladesh Election Commission. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh was ...

. He became a founding member of the Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania in

Jatrabari Thana Jatrabari Thana ( bn, যাত্রাবাড়ী থানা) is a metropolitan thana within the megacity of Dhaka in central Bangladesh. It is known for its steel furniture industry. Administration Jatrabari Thana consists of parts of Ma ...

, and served as a teacher there for a short time.

Death and legacy

Jahanabadi died on 18 November 2016 at 79 years of age, in a

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hospital at 10:10am. He had been suffering from respiratory problems in the heart and kidneys. After

Isha prayer The Isha prayer ( ar, صلاة العشاء ', "night prayer") is one of the five mandatory salah (Islamic prayer). As an Islamic day starts at sunset, the Isha prayer is technically the second prayer of the day. If counted from midnight, it is t ...

, his

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was performed in the national mosque of Bangladesh,

Baitul Mukarram Baitul Mukarram, also spelled as Baytul Mukarrom ( ar, بيت المكرّم, bn, বায়তুল মোকাররম; ), is the National Mosque of Bangladesh. Located at the center of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, the mosque was comple ...

. The Bangladeshi Minister of Education at the time,

Nurul Islam Nahid Nurul Islam Nahid ( bn, নুরুল ইসলাম নাহিদ; born 5 July 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician and author. He served a member of the Bangladeshi parliament from the Sylhet-6 constituency from 15 years, being elected in ...

of the

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political party, expressed his condolences for who he viewed to be a pioneer to Bangladesh's madrasa system. Maqbul Ahmed, leader of the

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী, Bānglādēsh Jāmāyatē Islāmī, Bangladesh Islamic Assembly), previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, or Jamaat for short, was ...

political party, also expressed his sympathy.

Written works

Jahanabadi has written and edited numerous books, school textbooks, poems, stories and essays. His works include: * * * * * *

Textbooks

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References

External links

Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya

Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board

Official Website of Darul Uloom Muinul Islam Hathazari
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