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Shah Ahmad Shafi
Bangladeshi Sunni Islamic scholar (1930–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shah Ahmad Shafi (Bengali: শাহ আহমদ শফী) (5 April 1930 – 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 chairman of Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board.[1][2][3] He was born in 1930 in Rangunia, Chittagong and was educated at Hathazari Madrasah and Darul Uloom Deoband.[4][5]
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Shah Ahmad Shafi | |
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Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh | |
In office January 2010 – 18 September 2020 | |
Preceded by | position established |
Succeeded by | Junaid Babunagari |
Title | Sheikhul Islam |
Personal | |
Born | 5 April 1930 |
Died | 18 September 2020(2020-09-18) (aged 90) |
Resting place | Madrasa cemetery |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Citizenship | British Indian (1930-1947) Pakistani (1947-1971) Bangladeshi (1971-2020) |
Era | Modern era |
Region | Chattagram |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Creed | Maturidi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Main interest(s) | Hadith |
Notable idea(s) | Fiqh jurisprudence |
Notable work(s) | Established Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh |
Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
Tariqa | Qadri Chishti Soharwardi Naqshbandi |
Occupation | Hadith, Scholar |
Muslim leader | |
Disciple of | Hussain Ahmad Madani |
Disciples | |
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