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Sulṭān Zauq Nadvī ( bn, সুলতান যওক নদভী) is a
Bangladeshi Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...
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 ...
, author and the founder of Jamia Darul Ma'arif Al-Islamia. He is known mainly for his expertise in and contribution to Arabic language and literature.


Early life and education

Sultan Zauq Nadvi was born in
Cox's Bazar Cox's Bazar (; bn, কক্সবাজার, Kôksbajar; ) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and district headquarters in Southeastern Bangladesh. It is located south of the city of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the na ...
,
Bengal Presidency The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William and later Bengal Province, was a subdivision of the British Empire in India. At the height of its territorial jurisdiction, it covered large parts of what is now South Asia and ...
in 1913. He belonged 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 se ...
family from Jagiraghona Mahalla, Maheshkhali, Chittagong District. His mother, Ruh Afza Begum, died during his childhood. She was the daughter of Maqbul Ahmad, a
khalifa Khalifa or Khalifah (Arabic: خليفة) is a name or title which means "successor", "ruler" or "leader". It most commonly refers to the leader of a Caliphate, but is also used as a title among various Islamic religious groups and others. Khalifa ...
of
Zafar Ahmad Usmani ) , office1 = Ameer of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam , term_start1 = 1949 , term_end1 = Unknown , predecessor1 = Shabbir Ahmad Usmani , successor1 = Abdullah Darkhawasti , title = , religion = Islam , ...
. Nadvi's father, Alhaj Abul Khayr, was a businessman and Sufi who had close relations with Nur Bakhsh Deobandi. His initial studies began at his local primary school and later at the nearby Natun Bazar Jame Mosque. He then enrolled at Maheshkhali's Madrasa-e-Islamia Gorakghata where he completed his primary education. Although he studied at the Imdadia Qasimul Uloom Natun Bazar Madrasa for a short time, he was educated privately by Fazal Ahmad after. In 1369 AH (1949-1950 CE), he became a student at the Ashraful Uloom Jhapua.
Azizul Haque Azizul Haque, ( ar , عزيز الحق ) meaning "strong in the truth", is a male Muslim given name. Notable bearers of the name include: *Qazi Azizul Haque (1872–1935), also Khan Bahadur Qazi Azizul Huq, Quazi Syed Azizul Haque, police officer a ...
visited the madrasa and noticed Zauq's talent, eventually inviting him to complete ''Dawra-e Hadith'' at Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya three years later. He graduated from that madrasa in 1959 and started teaching. He returned to education in the 1980s, completing an ''Alamiyat'' degree at the Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama in Lucknow, India from which he gained the title of ''Nadvi''.


Career

Sultan Zauq started teaching in 1959 at ''Madrasa Rashidia'' in Chandanaish Upazila. In 1960 he joined ''Jamia Imdadia Kishoreganj''. In 1962, in response to the call of ''Maulana Haji Yunus Saheb'', he was appointed as a teacher in Al-Jamiah Al-Islamiah Patiya. In 1965, he left Jamia Patiya for the first time in order to establish an educational institution, and with his friend scholar Kamal Uddin established a madrassa named ''Qasimul Uloom'' in Agrabad. That year, he devoted himself as a teacher at Al-Jamiatul Islamiah Azizul Uloom Babunagar in response to the call of ''Allama Harun Babunagari''. Nadvi taught
Arabic literature Arabic literature ( ar, الأدب العربي / ALA-LC: ''al-Adab al-‘Arabī'') is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is '' Adab'', which is derived from ...
and
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 approval ...
at higher levels and served as a
Mufti A Mufti (; ar, مفتي) is an Islamic jurist qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion ('' fatwa'') on a point of Islamic law (''sharia''). The act of issuing fatwas is called ''iftāʾ''. Muftis and their ''fatwas'' played an important rol ...
. He established an organization named ''Nadiatul Adab'' for the study of
Arabic Literature Arabic literature ( ar, الأدب العربي / ALA-LC: ''al-Adab al-‘Arabī'') is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is '' Adab'', which is derived from ...
. After Bangladesh's independence, he was appointed to Al-Jamiah Al-Islamiah Patiya for the second time. He taught Tahawi Sharif, Tirmidhi Sharif, Mishkat and other important books there. He sponsored the Arabic Language Department, establishing an Arabic Language Academy. At that time, a quarterly Arabic journal named ''As-Subhul Jadeed'', was published regularly via his editing. In 1981, he went to India to participate in its International Literary Seminar and stayed for two months in the Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama. In 1986, Nadvi was appointed to the trustee board of Rabeta Al-Adab al-Aslami (Universal League of Islamic Literature'')'', and was declared chairman of Bangladesh regional office of the organization. In his invitation in 1984,
Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi (also known as Ali Miyan; 5 December 1913 – 31 December 1999) was a leading Islamic scholar, thinker, writer, preacher, reformer and a Muslim public intellectual of 20th century India and the author of numerous b ...
traveled to Bangladesh and advised him about establishing a
madrassa 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 ...
. In 1985, Allama Zauq Nadwi left Al-Jamiah Al-Islamiah Patiya for the second time and established Jamia Darul Ma'arif Al-Islamia. At his initiative, an international literary seminar Islamic Influences in the Languages and Literature of the Eastern Nations was held in 1994 chaired by Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi in Jamia Darul Ma'arif Al-Islamia under the management of Rabita al-Adab al-Islami. In this seminar, the best poets of the Muslim world were present.


Works

Published works: * ''Al-Tareek Ilal Inshaa'' (সহজ আত্তরীক ইলাল ইন্‌শা) * ''Tasheelul Inshaa'' (তাছহীলুল ইনশা) * ''My Life Words'' (আমার জীবন কথা)


See also

* Fazlul Hoque Amini, student of Ahmad Shafi *
Izharul Islam Izharul Islam Chowdhury ( bn, মুফতি ইজহারুল ইসলাম) is the founder of Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar. He is the present executive president of Nizam-e-Islam Party and Nayeb-e-Ameer of Hefazat-e-Islam Bang ...
* Junaid Babunagari * Allama Shah Muhibullah Babunagari


References


External links


Official Website of Hifazat-E-Islam Bangladesh

Hifazat-E-Islam Bangladesh

Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board

Official Website of Darul Uloom Muinul Islam Hathazari
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nadvi, Sultan Zauq Living people Deobandis 1939 births 20th-century Bengalis 21st-century Bengalis 20th-century Muslims 21st-century Muslims People from Chittagong District Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama alumni Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya alumni Bangladeshi Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Urdu-language writers 20th-century Arabic writers 21st-century Arabic writers Bangladeshi Arabic writers Disciples of Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi Bengali Muslim scholars of Islam