Maʾmūn al-Ḥaqq ibn ʿAzīz al-Ḥaqq ibn Irshād ʿAlī ad-Dākawī ( ar, مأمون الحق بن عزيز الحق بن إرشاد علي الداكوي; born November 1973), or simply Mamunul Haque ( bn, মামুনুল হক), is a

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Islamic scholar, politician, academic, writer, editor, and social reformer. He is the former Joint Secretary General of

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh ( bn, হেফাজতে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ) is an Islamic Advocacy group of madrassah teachers and students. In 2013, it submitted to the government of Bangladesh a 13-point charter, which inc ...

, Secretary General of

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, Shaykh al-Hadith of Jamia Rahmania Arabia Dhaka, Founder of Babri Mosque Bangladesh, Editor-in-Chief of ''Monthly Rahmani Paigam'', President of Bangladesh Khelafat Youth Majlish and Khatib at Baitul Mamur Jame Mosque. He is also a leading figure in several organizations, including Rabetatul Waizin Bangladesh, an organization of Islamic speakers in

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. He is particularly popular with the hard-line speaks against

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secularists Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on secular, naturalistic considerations. Secularism is most commonly defined as the separation of religion from civil affairs and the state, and may be broadened to a sim ...

, anti-islamist and was arrested for leading the movement in this regard. 65 organizations including

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Chhatra League The Bangladesh Chhatra League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ছাত্রলীগ; translation: Bangladesh Students' League; BSL), formerly known as the East Pakistan Student League, often simply called the Chhatra League, is a students' po ...

Jubo League The Bangladesh Awami Jubo League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী যুবলীগ) commonly known as the Jubo League, is the first youth organization of Bangladesh founded by Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani. It is the youth wing o ...

have started a massive movement across the country demanding banning, arrest and exemplary punishment of him for promoting

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. In 2021, his second wife accused him of

raping Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or a ...

her.

Early life and family

Mamunul Haque was born in November 1973, in

Azimpur, Dhaka Azimpur ( bn, আজিমপুর) is an old Administrative divisions of Bangladesh, region in the old part of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. The region is named after Shahzada Azam, son of Mughal Empire, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Other accounts a ...

. He belongs to a

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family of

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s originally from the village of Bhirich Khan, in Louhajang,

Munshiganj Munshiganj ( bn, মুন্সীগঞ্জ), also historically known as Bikrampur, is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District. Geography Total land area is 235974 acres (954 km2), ...

. His father Azizul Haque, was the founder of the

and first

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translator of Sahih al-Bukhari. He has 13 brothers and sisters.

Mahfuzul Haque Maḥfūẓ al-Ḥaqq ibn ʿAzīz al-Ḥaqq ibn Irshād ʿAlī ad-Dākawī ( ar, محفوظ الحق بن عزيز الحق بن إرشاد علي الداكوي; born November 1969), or simply Mahfuzul Haque ( bn, মাহফুজুল হক ...

is his eldest brother, a prominent Islamic scholar in Bangladesh.

Career

On 10 October 2020, he was elected Secretary General of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish and on 15 November, Joint-Secretary General of

. On 29 September 2019, he was elected as an advisor to Rabetatul Waizin Bangladesh, an organization of Islamic speakers in

. In February 2020, he started the construction of Babri Mosque Bangladesh in

Dhaka 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 ...

Family

According to Haque, he has married thrice but only with his marriage with, Amina Tayyiba, is certified. According to him, his other two wives are Jannat Ara Jharna and Jannatul Ferdous Lipi. However Jharna has charged him with

rape Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or ...

and detention and stated that they are not married.

Arrest

He was arrested by the Bangladesh government on 12 May 2013 for leading the Hefazat Movement held at

Shapla Square Shapla Square ( bn, শাপলা চত্বর, Shapla Chottor) is a huge sculpture at the heart of Motijheel near the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It depicts a Shapla (water lily, the species ''Nymphaea nouchali ''Nymph ...

in Dhaka on 5 and 6 May 2013. During this time he wrote a book, ''Speaking From Prison'', which was published in September of that year.

Publications

He has published ten books and edited four. Since 2001, he has been editor of the magazine ''Montly Rahmani Paygame''. He also writes articles on contemporary issues in national and daily newspapers. Books: * ''Speaking from prison'' (2013) * ''Time message'' * ''Speaking of arches and pulpits'' * ''The role of Alem Society in the freedom struggle'' * ''Struggle in the way of truth'' * ''Women's rights: interpretation and elimination of misconceptions'' * ''Pahela Boishakh: What does Islam say?'' * ''The identity of a successful believer'' * ''A religious invitation'' * ''Caliphate state system: introduction and policy'' * ''I want lively workers in the Islamic movement'' * ''Leadership and loyalty in Islamic organizations'' * ''Leadership, loyalty and Islamic life'' * ''What is the Islamic organization and why?''

References

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