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Abdul Khaleque Chhaturavi | |
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Member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly for Brahmanbaria South-East Muslim | |
In office 1954–1955 | |
Governor | Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman Iskander Mirza Muhammad Shahabuddin |
Chief Minister | A.K. Fazlul Huq Abu Hussain Sarkar |
Preceded by | constituency created |
Personal details | |
Born | 1892 Tipperah District,Bengal Presidency,British India |
Died | 2 April 1955 62–63) Dacca,East Bengal,Dominion of Pakistan | (aged
Resting place | Chhatura |
Citizenship | Pakistan |
Political party | Independent |
Children | Two sons |
Residence | Bakshi Bazar,Dhaka |
Alma mater | Comilla Hossamia Madrasa Ishwar Pathshala Comilla Victoria Government College University of Dhaka |
Occupation | Professor,Translator,Islamic scholar |
Personal life | |
Education | Jamiyat-e-Ula Bachelor of Arts Master of Arts |
Religious life | |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Order | Chhatura Sharif |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Muslim leader | |
Disciple of | Sadr Uddin Ahmad Shaheed,Abu Bakr Siddique |
Influenced
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Abdul Khaleque was a social reformer,Islamic preacher,educator,philosopher,Sufi personality,politician,and writer. He was born in 1892 in the village of Chhatura,in the Tipperah District of Bengal Presidency,British India (now in Akhaura Upazila,Brahmanbaria District,Bangladesh).
He began his career as a Persian professor at Feni Government College. Later,he served as a professor and administrator at Presidency College,Kolkata,Lady Brabourne College,and Dhaka Eden Girls' College. Between 1925 and 1949,he worked at various educational institutions.[ citation needed ]
Mawlana Khaleque was also the chief disciple of Mawlana Abu Bakr Siddique of Furfura Sharif and actively preached Islam across different regions of the Indian subcontinent.[ citation needed ]
He was master of Noor Muhammad Nizampuri. After Pakistan's independence in 1947,the Taleemat-e-Islami Board was formed to adapt Islamic legal structure to the first Pakistani constitution. He was a member of it. [1]
In the Legislative Assembly election of 1954,he contested as an independent candidate and defeated opponents from both the United Front and the Pakistan Muslim League to secure a seat in the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. [2]
Mawlana Abdul Khaleq authored many books,including the renowned Sirajus Salikin and Sayyidul Mursalin . He translated Munabbihat into Bengali and wrote Guncha-e-Farsi and Durratul Adab,which were once part of the Kolkata Education Board curriculum.[ citation needed ]
He had two sons. One,Abdul Quddus,retired as a Brigadier from the Bangladesh Army,while the other was Mosabber Hossain Kawsar. [3] His grandson Jahid Quddus was the chairman of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. [4]
He died on 2 April 1955,at his residence in Bakshi Bazar,Dhaka. After his death,his shrine was established in chhaturaura,which is now known as the Chhatura Darbar Sharif Complex.[ citation needed ]
According to legends,water from of his residence mixed with the pond situated near his shrine is believed to have healing properties. [5]