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Shah Ahmad Shafi
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 life | |
| Born | 5 April 1930 |
| Died | 18 September 2020 (aged 90) |
| Resting place | Madrasa cemetery |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Citizenship | British Indian (1930-1947) Pakistani (1947-1971) Bangladeshi (1971-2020) |
| Era | Modern era |
| Region | Chattagram |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith |
| Notable idea(s) | Fiqh jurisprudence |
| Notable work(s) | Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Occupation | Hadith, Scholar |
| Signature |  |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Qadri Chishti Soharwardi Naqshbandi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Disciple of | Hussain Ahmad Madani |
Disciples | |
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.[2][3][4] He was born in 1930 in Rangunia, Chittagong and was educated at Hathazari Madrasah and Darul Uloom Deoband.[5][6]
- ^ White Paper: 2000 Days of Fundamentalist and Communal Violence in Bangladesh (in Bengali). Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212: Public Commission to Investigate Fundamentalist and Communal Terrorism. 2022. p. 112.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Kawmi madrasa leaders to help govt fight militancy". The Daily Star. 19 April 2009.
- ^ "Unknown Islamist group flexes its muscles in Ctg". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 25 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ ৩০ জন আহত, গ্রেপ্তার ৩৯, আট ঘণ্টা সড়ক অবরোধ চট্টগ্রামে হেফাজতে ইসলামের কর্মীদের সঙ্গে পুলিশের সংঘর্ষ (Hefajat-e-Islam clash with police at Chittagong, 30 injured and 39 arrested, road blocked for 8 hours). Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 25 February 2010. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ [1] Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Khalidi, Toufique Imrose (6 May 2013). "Behind the rise of Bangladesh's Hefazaat". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
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