Nurul Islam Jihadi

Nurul Islam Jihadi (Bengali: নুরুল ইসলাম জিহাদী) (born 1948) is a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, educator and spiritual figure. He is the Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh and International Majlis-e Tahaffuj-e Khatme Nabuwat Bangladesh, Chancellor and Shaykh al-Hadith of Al Jamiatul Islamia Makhjanul Uloom. He is also a member of the Majlis-e-Shura of Darul Uloom Hathazari and Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh, founder and patron of many mosques and madrasas, including Jamia Khatamunnabiyyin in United Kingdom.

Allama

Nurul Islam Jihadi

Damat Barakatuhum
নুরুল ইসলাম জিহাদী
Jihadi in 2020
Secretary General, Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
Assumed office
26 December 2020
Preceded byNur Hossain Kasemi
Chancellor, Al Jamiatul Islamia Makhjanul Uloom
Assumed office
10 July 1984
Secretary General, International Majlis-e Tahaffuj-e Khatme Nabuwat Bangladesh
Assumed office
1990
Personal
Born1948 (age 72–73)
Dhurung, Fatikchhari, Chittagong
ReligionIslam
NationalityBangladeshi
Parents
  • Abdur Rashid (father)
EthnicityBengali
EraModern
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Hadith, Fiqh, Writing, Tasawwuf, Islamic history, Islamic Movement, Khatam an-Nabiyyin
Notable work(s)
  • Al Jamiatul Islamia Makhjanul Uloom
  • International Majlis-e Tahaffuj-e Khatme Nabuwat Bangladesh (1990)
  • Jamia Khatamunnabiyyin, United Kingdom
  • Islamic Movement Council (1978)
  • Tajkera-e Khatib-e Azam
Alma mater
Signature
Muslim leader
Part of a series on
Deobandism
Ideology and influences
Founders and key figures
Notable institutions
Darul ulooms and madrasas
Centres (markaz) of Tablighi Jamaat
Associated organizations

Name and lineage

Jihadi was born in 1948 in a Muslim family in Dhurung village under Fatikchhari Upazila, Chittagong. His father's name is Abdur Rashid.[1][2][3]

Education

In his early life, he completed memorization (Hefz) of the Quran at Nazirhat Boro Madrasa. After completing Hefz, he studied up to Jamaat Hedayatunnahu (Secondary Class) in the same madrasa. Then he was admitted to Darul Uloom Hathazari for higher studies. He completed his master's degree in Hadith from Hathazari Madrasa in 1974.[1]

His notable teachers include: Muhammad Faizullah, Shah Abdul Wahhab, Abdul Aziz, Ahmadul Haq, Abul Hasan, Muhammad Hamid, Shah Ahmad Shafi and other famous personalities.[1]

Career

After completing his education, he started his career as a teacher at Kaigram Madrasa in Patiya Upazila. After teaching in Kaigram madrasa for one year, he was called to Babunagar madrasa and became a teacher there. After teaching at Babunagar Madrasa for a few years, he taught at Ashraful Ulum Bara Katara Madrasa in Dhaka till 1982. At this time, after the death of his father, he went to his home and rejoined Babunagar Madrasa. On 10 July 1984, he founded Al Jamiatul Islamia Makhjanul Uloom in Khilgaon, Dhaka district. To this day, he is the Chancellor and Shaykh al-Hadith of this seminary. He has been serving as an important member of Majlis-e-Shura of Darul Uloom Hathazari and Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh. In 1966, he founded a non-political organization called "Islamic Movement Council" to resist Islamophobes. He was in the companionship of Siddique Ahmad for a long time. He is the Secretary General of International Majlis-e Tahaffuj-e Khatme Nabuwat Bangladesh, established in 1990 with the aim of accelerating the anti-Qadiani movement and the Khatme Nabuyat movement.[4] On 26 December 2020, he was elected Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh.[5][6][7][8]

He has established several mosques and madrasas including:[1]

  • Jamia Khatamunnabiyyin, United Kingdom
  • Al Jamiatul Islamia Nurul Uloom Kumi
  • Tajbeedul Quran Madrasa Shahnagar Chittagong
  • Al Jamiatul Islamia Darul Uloom Nurnagar Mashiur Nagar
  • Darul Uloom Ashtadhar Kotayali Memenshahi
  • Darul Uloom Nurbagh Gaepalpur Tangail
  • Nurul Quran Academy
  • Darul Uloom Rahmatbagh Madaninagar etc.

He is also patronizing a number of madrasas.

Publications

His books include :[1]

  • Akhlak-e Rasul (Saw.) (Character of the Prophet)
  • Bright stars
  • The Qadiani fitna and the position of the Muslim nation
  • Rules of Qurbani
  • Gulshan-e Nur
  • Asmane ilm ki chand darakhsande sitare (Urdu)
  • Tazkera-e Khatib-e Azam (biography of Siddique Ahmad)
  • Sheikh Sadi's Advice
  • Nukushe Zindegi and Pandey Namaye Nasir
  • Qawmi Madrasa, objective method results etc.

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Bibliography
  • Mohammad Hanif, Mawlana (2020-12-27). "Life and work of Nurul Islam Jihadi". QOWMIPEDIA (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-01-01.

References
  1. Mohammad Hanif, Mawlana (2020-12-27). "Life and work of Nurul Islam Jihadi". QOWMIPEDIA (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  2. "Who is the next secretary general of Hefazat?". Daily Nayadiganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. "Nurul Islam Jihadi becomes Hefazat's acting secy gen". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  4. "The Qadianis claim to be a minority non-Muslim". Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  5. "Nurul Islam Jihadi is the secretary general of Hefazat". RTV Online (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  6. "Nurul Islam acting secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam". RisingBD. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  7. "Jihadi got the post of Kasemi in Hefazat". Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  8. "There are hints of a major change in the leadership of Hefazat". Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
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