Shah Mohammad Muhibbullah Babunagari ( bn, শাহ মোহম্মদ মুহিব্বুল্লাহ বাবুনগরী; born 15 February 1934) is a Bangladeshi

Deobandi Deobandi is a revivalist movement within Sunni Islam, adhering to the Hanafi school of law, formed in the late 19th century around the Darul Uloom Madrassa in Deoband, India, from which the name derives, by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, R ...

Islamic scholar, Politician and Academician. He is the current and 3rd Amir 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 ...

, Rector of

Al-Jamiatul Islamiah Azizul Uloom Babunagar Al-Jāmiʿah al-Islāmiyyah ʿAzīz al-ʿUlūm Bābūnagar ( ar, الجامعة الإسلامية عزيز العلوم بابونغر), better known simply as Babunagar Madrasah ( bn, বাবুনগর মাদ্রাসা), is one of the ...

. He also held leading positions in

Islami Oikya Jote The Islami Oikya Jote ( bn, ইসলামী ঐক্য জোট, ''Islami Oikko Joţ'', "Islamic Unity Front") is a political party in Bangladesh and is allied with the Four Party Alliance. History During the legislative elections of 1 ...

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 ...

and

Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh Al-Hayʼat al-ʿUlyā lil-Jāmiʿāt al-Qawmiyyah Bangladesh ( ar, الهيئة العليا للجامعات القومية ﺑﻨﻐﻼدﻳش, Supreme Authority to Qawmi universities of Bangladesh) is the government-recognized combined Qawmi Ma ...

. He is considered one of the pioneers of Deoband movement in Bangladesh.

Early life and family

Muhibullah was born on 15 February 1934 in the village of Babunagar in Fatikchhari Thana,

Chittagong District Chittagong District, renamed the Chattogram District, is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division. The port city of Chattogram, which is the second largest city in Bangladesh, is ...

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

(now Bangladesh) to a

Bengali Muslim Bengali Muslims ( bn, বাঙালি মুসলমান; ) are adherents of Islam who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. Comprising about two-thirds of the global Bengali population, they are the sec ...

family of theologians. His father was

Harun Babunagari Harun Babunagari (; 1902–1986; often referred to as Buzurgo Saheb) was a Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, Sufism, Sufi and an exegete of the Quran. He was the founder and first Principal of Al-Jamiatul Islamiah Azizul Uloom Ba ...

, the founder of

, and his mother was Umme Salma. Babunagari was the eldest of 5 siblings. His paternal grandfather,

Sufi Azizur Rahman Ṣūfī ʿAzīzur Raḥmān ( bn, সুফি আজিজুর রহমান; 1862—1922) was a Muslim theologian, teacher and reformer. After being influenced by Abdul Wahid Bengali in his student life, he became associated with the sprea ...

, was one of the founders of

Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Al-Jāmiʿah al-Ahliyyah Dār al-ʿUlūm Muʿīn al-Islām ( ar, الجامعة الأهلية دار العلوم معين الإسلام), popularly known as the Hāṭhazārī Madrasa ( bn, হাটহাজারী মাদ্রাসা) ...

Hathazari Hathazari ( bn, হাটহাজারী) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Hathazari is located at . It has 52,594 households and a total area of 251.28 km2. The main river is Halda River ...

, and traced his ancestry to Caliph

Abu Bakr Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Uthman Abi Quhafa (; – 23 August 634) was the senior companion and was, through his daughter Aisha, a father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as the first caliph of Islam. He is known with the honor ...

Education

Babunagari studied at his father's institute,

, until class 8 (Jamat-e-Chaharum). He then proceeded to study at the

from class 9 (Hidayah Awwalain). Seeking to extend his

Islamic studies Islamic studies refers to the academic study of Islam, and generally to academic multidisciplinary "studies" programs—programs similar to others that focus on the history, texts and theologies of other religious traditions, such as Easter ...

to a further level, Babunagari left Bengal to enrol at the

Darul Uloom Deoband The Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic seminary (darul uloom) in India at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. It is located in Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The seminary was established by Muhammad Qasim ...

North India North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Central ...

. In Deoband, Babunagari started from class 9 (Hidayah Awwalain) again. In 1959, he completed

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 institute. He studied ''Hidayah Akhirain'' under

Hussain Ahmed Madani Hussain Ahmad Madani (6 October 1879 – 5 December 1957) was an Indian Islamic scholar, serving as the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was among the first recipients of the civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 1954.

, ''

Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari ( ar, صحيح البخاري, translit=Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī), group=note is a ''hadith'' collection and a book of '' sunnah'' compiled by the Persian scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī (810–870) around 846. Al ...

'' under Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad, ''

Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim ( ar, صحيح مسلم, translit=Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim), group=note is a 9th-century ''hadith'' collection and a book of '' sunnah'' compiled by the Persian scholar Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj (815–875). It is one of the most valued bo ...

'' and ''

Jami' al-Tirmidhi Jami at-Tirmidhi ( ar, جامع الترمذي), also known as Sunan at-Tirmidhi, is one of " the six books" (''Kutub al-Sittah'' - the six major hadith collections). It was collected by Al-Tirmidhi. He began compiling it after the year 250 A.H. ...

'' under Ibrahim Balyawi and ''

Sunan Abu Dawood ''Sunan Abu Dawood'' ( ar-at, سنن أبي داود, Sunan Abī Dāwūd) is one of the ''Kutub al-Sittah'' (six major hadith collections), collected by Abu Dawud al-Sijistani (d.889). Introduction Abu Dawood compiled twenty-one books related to ...

'' under Fakhrul Hasan.

Career

After returning to Bengal following his studies, Babunagari began teaching at

, and later became vice-principal. On 15 November 2020, he was elected Chief Adviser to

. Earlier, he was the vice-president of this organization.

Politics

He was a Presidium member of

Islami Andolan Bangladesh Islami Andolan Bangladesh ( bn, ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ, lit=Islamic Movement of Bangladesh) is one of the biggest Islamist political party in Bangladesh. It was founded in 1987 by Fazlul Karim as Islami ...

during the lifetime of Charmonai Pir

Fazlul Karim Fazlul Karim ( ar, فضل الکریم ) is a male Muslim given name, meaning ''bounty of the Generous One''. Bearers of the name include: *Sheikh Fazlul Karim (1882–1936), Bangladeshi poet and writer * Fazlul Karim (lawyer) (1905-1986), Banglad ...

. During the lifetime of

Fazlul Haque Amini Faḍl al-Ḥaqq ibn Wājid ad-Dīn al-Amīnī ( ar, فضل الحق بن واجد الدين الأميني; 194512 December 2012), or simply Fazlul Hoque Amini ( bn, ফজলুল হক আমিনী) was an Islamic scholar and politician ...

, he was associated with

and Islamic Law Implementation Committee. Later he was elected vice-president of

. He resigned from

in 2018. Currently, he isn't directly associated with any political party.

Family

In family life, he is the father of 3 sons and 6 daughters.

References

External links

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