Muhammad Faizullah

Muhammad Faizullah
Title Mufti
Born 1892
Hathazari, Chittagong, British Raj
Died 1976
Bangladesh
Nationality Bangladeshi
Era Modern
Religion Islam
Denomination Sunni Islam
Jurisprudence Hanafi
Main interest(s) Hadith, Fiqh
Notable idea(s) Mekhal Hamiussunnah Madrasah
Alma mater Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam

Mufti-e-Azam Faizullah was a prominent Deobandi Islamic scholar of Bangladesh.[1][2] He was the Grand Mufti (Mufti-e-Azam) of Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam.[3] Mufti Faizullah also established a madrasa called Mekhal Hamiussunnah Madrasah.[4]

Education

Mufti Faizullah studied at the Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam in Chittagang and then he went to Darul Uloom Deoband for further study[5].

Career

After returning from Darul Uloom Deoband, Mufti Faizullah started teaching at Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam and continued until his death in 1976. He was also a poet and writer.

Books

Apart from a collection of poems in Persian, Mufti Faizullah also wrote a number of other books in Arabic and Persian.

  • Faizul Kalam
  • Hayate Mufti-e-Azam (Life of the Grand Mufti)

References

  1. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Faizullah,_Mufti
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  3. "Faizullah, Mufti". banglapedia.org.
  4. "Mekhal Hamiussunna Madrasa". wikimapia.org.
  5. http://www.qoranbd.info/gmmgenglish%20muslm%20bangla%20muslim%20leader.html
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