Al-Markazul Islami As-Salafi (
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
: المركز الإسلامي السلفي; bn, আল-মারকাযুল ইসলামী আস-সালাফী) is an Islamic educational institution of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
that is based upon
Manhaj Salaf and run by
Ahlehadeeth Movement Bangladesh, with a difference in curriculum and standard system. It is in
Rajshahi
Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi District ...
, the eastern division of Bangladesh.
History
Al-Markazul Islami As-Salafi was established in Nawdapara, Sapura,
Rajshahi
Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi District ...
in 1981. It was established by the local religious leaders as a Hifj Madrasa. Then it was remodeled and renamed Al-Markazul Islami As-Salafi in 1991.
Administration
The Madrasa has been established by
Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib
Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib ( bn, 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 ...
and managed by the education department of
Ahlehadeeth Andolon Bangladesh. Since its establishment, three reputed Islamic scholars have served as the principal of the Madrasa.
* Abdus Samad
Salafi
The Salafi movement or Salafism () is a reform branch movement within Sunni Islam that originated during the nineteenth century. The name refers to advocacy of a return to the traditions of the "pious predecessors" (), the first three generat ...
(1991–2008)
* Abdur Razzaque bin Yousuf (2009-2014)
* Abdul Khaleque
salafi
The Salafi movement or Salafism () is a reform branch movement within Sunni Islam that originated during the nineteenth century. The name refers to advocacy of a return to the traditions of the "pious predecessors" (), the first three generat ...
(2014–2021)
Students
The students number up to 1000 including both the male and females on the campus of this madrasa. Each year a few students from 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 '' ...
go to
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
's various universities to achieve higher education.
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References
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1981 establishments in Bangladesh
Educational institutions established in 1981
Madrasas in Bangladesh
Rajshahi