Nurul Islam Olipuri ( bn, নূরুল ইসলাম ওলীপুরী) is an

Islamic scholar In Islam, the ''ulama'' (; ar, علماء ', singular ', "scholar", literally "the learned ones", also spelled ''ulema''; feminine: ''alimah'' ingularand ''aalimath'' lural are the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of religious ...

of Bangladesh. Olipuri is best known for his interpretation of the Qur'an.

Early life and education

Nurul Islam was born in 1955 in the village of Walipur in the Habiganj subdivision of Sylhet district,

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. He belonged to a

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family descended from Naimullah Taluqdar, a distinguished landlord of Gauranger Chowk, and was the youngest of 5 brothers and 2 sisters. His father ( Mawlana Abdur Rahim Walipuri), mother, elder brother (Mawlana Abdus Samad Walipuri) and elder sister (Gul-e-Nur) died when he was five years old as a result of a pox epidemic. Olipuri's first teacher was his elder sister, Gul-e-Nur, who taught him how to read in

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and

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. He then spent two years at the nearby Sharifabad Primary School, before completing the remainder of his primary education at the

Jamia Emdadia Madrasa Jamia (جامعة ''jāmi‘a''; also ''jamiya'' 'h'' is the Arabic word for ''gathering''. It can also refer to a book Al-Jami'a or a mosque, or more generally, a university. In the latter sense it refers in official usage to a modern university, ...

Kishoreganj Kishoreganj is a city and the headquarters of Kishoreganj District Kishoreganj ( bn, কিশোরগঞ্জ) is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Earlier it was a Mohkuma (মহকুমা) under the Mymensingh district. It ...

, topping all the students in final exams. He then enrolled at the Jāmiʿah Saʿdiyyah in Raidhar, Habiganj where he topped the final exams again. Among his teachers in Raidhar was Allama Mukhlisur Rahman, who was the successor of Olipuri's father's teacher Mawlana Asadullah. Olipuri then proceeded to study at

Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh Al-Jāmiʿah al-Qurʼāniyyah al-ʿArabiyyah Lālbāgh ( ar, الجامعة القرآنية العربية لالباغ), better known simply as Lalbagh Madrasah ( bn, লালবাগ মাদ্রাসা), is a Qawmi madrasa providing hi ...

, from which he graduated with a Masters in

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 ...

in 1975. He then spent a further two years studying

Tafsir Tafsir ( ar, تفسير, tafsīr ) refers to exegesis, usually of the Quran. An author of a ''tafsir'' is a ' ( ar, مُفسّر; plural: ar, مفسّرون, mufassirūn). A Quranic ''tafsir'' attempts to provide elucidation, explanation, in ...

under

Shamsuddin Qasemi Shamsuddin Qasemi ( bn, শামসুদ্দীন কাসেমী; 5 March 1935 – 19 October 1996) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, politician, author and educationist. He was the founding president of the Khatme Nabuwwat Andolan Coun ...

at the Jamia Hussainia Arzabad in Mirpur. He then became a ''

murid In Sufism, a ''murīd'' (Arabic مُرِيد 'one who seeks') is a novice committed to spiritual enlightenment by ''sulūk'' (traversing a path) under a spiritual guide, who may take the title murshid, '' pir'' or ''shaykh''. A ''sālik'' or Su ...

'' of

Shah Ahmad Shafi Shah Ahmad Shafi ( bn, শাহ আহমদ শফী) (1916 – 18 September 2020) was a Bangladeshi Sunni Islamic scholar, the chief of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, Rector of Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Hathazari and also the ch ...

Career

After completing his institutional education, he taught several topics including

Hadith Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approva ...

and

several years in ''Shāhpur Husayniyyah Madrasah'' in

Chunarughat Chunarughat ( bn, চুনারুঘাট) is an Upazila of Habiganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Geography Chunarughat is located at . It has 43660 households and total area 495.52 km2. History Rajapur (Tekarghat) i ...

. After that he worked at his alma-mater Jāmiʿah Saʿdiyyah Raidhar for eight years where he taught

grammar, logic and jurisprudence. He then spent a year teaching at the Jāmiʿah Mahmudiyyah Islamiyyah in Subhanighat, Sylhet. Then, for more than a decade, he served as the chief director of Darus Sunnah Madrasa Mantala in Madhabpur. In 2000, Olipuri established Madrasa Noor-e Madina in Shayestaganj, and has been serving as the founder director. Olipuri has also been a public lecturer at home and overseas. He participated in many debates, most notably in

Netrokona Netrokona ( bn, নেত্রকোনা) is a major town and District headquarter in Netrokona District in the division of Mymensingh. It is the largest town and urban centre of Netrokona District Netrokona ( bn, নেত্রকোণ� ...

(19/6/1997) as well as the

Bajitpur Bajitpur ( bn, বাজিতপুর) is an administrative unit of Kishoreganj District in Bangladesh. Bajitpur was created by Baizid Kha. It was previously a Mohkuma(মহকুমা) of greater Mymensingh district, currently falls under the ...

debate (18/9/1993) which led to a clash between the two sides and police intervention. During the International Islamic Grand Conference in

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on 13 January 2004, Olipuri was conferred the title of Khatib-e-Azam.

Works

Olipuri has written for many magazines such as Monthly Madina, Monthly Muinul Islam, Monthly Tawhidi Parikrama and Weekly Muslim Jahan. His books include: * ''Islam and Modern Science'' (ইসলাম ও আধুনিক বিজ্ঞান) * ''Women's Right in Islam'' (নারীর মর্যাদা ও অধিকার) * ''Sermons of Olipuri'' (মাওয়ায়েজে ওলীপুরী) * ''Qadiani Doctrine and Islamic Religion'' (কাদিয়ানী মতবাদ ও ইসলাম ধর্ম) * ''End of Confusion'' (বিভ্রান্তির অবসান) * ''World Muslim Safety Arrangement'' (বিশ্ব মুসলিম নিরাপত্তা ব্যবস্থা) * ''Behind the Sunni name'' (সুন্নী নামের অন্তরালে) * ''Who is a disbeliever by whose verdict?'' (কার ফতোয়ায় কে কাফের?) * ''Light of Medina'' (নূরে মদীনা) * ''Complete Way of Life'' (পরিপূর্ণ দ্বীন) * ''Selected Sermons of Olipuri'' (নির্বাচিত বয়ান সমগ্র) * ''Noor-e Madina'' (নূরে মাদীনা)

References

External links

BanglaKitab.com

Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board

Official Website of Darul Uloom Muinul Islam Hathazari

A Presentation by the leaders of Hefazot-e-Islam Bangladesh

কওমি মাদ্রাসার আধ্যাত্মিক প্রতিষ্ঠাতা হচ্ছেন রাসূলুল্লাহ (সা.)
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Early life and education

Career

Works

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