Muhibbullah Babunagari

Miriam Begum

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(m. 1960)​

Mujahid-e Millat, Allama Muhibbullah Babunagari
Babunagari in 2020
Amir, Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 August 2021
Children	3 sons, 8 daughters
Alma mater	Darul Uloom Deoband Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Al-Jamiatul Islamiah Azizul Uloom Babunagar
Personal life
Parent	Harun Babunagari (father)
Era	Modern
Main interest(s)	Islamic Movement
Relatives	Sufi Azizur Rahman (grandfather) Junaid Babunagari (nephew)
Religious life
Denomination	Sunni
Lineage	Abu Bakr
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Teachers	Hussain Ahmad Madani Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad
Movement	Deobandi

Muhibbullah Babunagari (born 15 February 1934) is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar. ^[1] He is the current and 3rd amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, ^{[2] [3]} rector of Al-Jamiatul Islamiah Azizul Uloom Babunagar. He also held leading positions in Islami Oikya Jote, Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh and Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh. He is considered one of the pioneers of Deoband movement in Bangladesh. ^[4]

Early life and family

Muhibullah was born on 15 February 1934 in the village of Babunagar in Fatikchhari Thana, Chittagong District, East Bengal, Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to a Bengali Muslim family of theologians. ^[5] His father was Harun Babunagari, the founder of Al-Jamiatul Islamiah Azizul Uloom Babunagar. ^[6]

Education

Babunagari studied at his father's institute, Al-Jamiatul Islamiah Azizul Uloom Babunagar, until class 8 (Jamat-e-Chaharum). He then proceeded to study at the Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam in Hathazari from class 9 (Hidayah Awwalain). Seeking to extend his Islamic studies to a further level, Babunagari left Bengal to enrol at the Darul Uloom Deoband in North India. In Deoband, Babunagari started from class 9 (Hidayah Awwalain) again. In 1959, he completed Hadith studies at the institute. He studied Hidayah Akhirain under Hussain Ahmad Madani, Sahih al-Bukhari under Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad, Sahih Muslim and Jami' al-Tirmidhi under Ibrahim Balyawi and Sunan Abu Dawood under Fakhrul Hasan. ^[7]

Career

After returning to Bengal following his studies, Babunagari began teaching at Al-Jamiatul Islamiah Azizul Uloom Babunagar, and later became vice-principal. ^[6]

On 15 November 2020, he was elected Chief Adviser to Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh. Earlier, he was the vice-president of this organization. ^{[8] [9]}

Politics

He was a presidium member of Islami Andolan Bangladesh during the lifetime of Charmonai Pir Fazlul Karim. During the lifetime of Fazlul Haque Amini, he was associated with Islami Oikya Jote and Islamic Law Implementation Committee. Later he was elected vice-president of Islami Oikya Jote. He resigned from Islami Oikya Jote in 2018. Currently, he is not directly associated with any political party. ^{[6] [10] [11]}

See also

• List of Deobandis

References

1. হেফাজতের নতুন আমির মুহিব্বুল্লাহ বাবুনগরী [Muhibbullah Babunagari is the new Amir of Hefazat]. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 19 August 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021.
2. "৯০ বছর বয়সী আমিরের নেতৃত্বে ঘুরে দাঁড়াতে পারবে হেফাজত?" [Hefazat will be able to turn under the leadership of 90 year old Amir?]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 21 August 2021.
3. হেফাজতে ইসলাম: মুহিব্বুল্লাহ বাবুনগরীকে নতুন আমীর ঘোষণা করা হয়েছে [Hefazat-e-Islam: Muhibullah Babungari has been declared the new Amir]. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 19 August 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021.
4. মুহিব্বুল্লাহ বাবুনগরী আসলে কে? [Who is Muhibbullah Babunagari?]. Chattogram Pratidin (in Bengali). 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021.
5. হকের উপর প্রতিষ্ঠিত থাকাটাই হচ্ছে হেফাজত নেতা-কর্মীদের মূল দায়িত্ব [The main responsibility of the leaders and activists of Hifazat is to be based on Haq (truth)]. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021.
6. "হেফাজতের নতুন আমির মুহিব্বুল্লাহর পরিচয়". RTV . 21 August 2021.
7. "হেফাজতের নতুন আমির কে এই মুহিবুল্লাহ বাবুনগরী". Bhorer Kagaj. 22 August 2021. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021.
8. Shakil, Salman Tareq (19 September 2020). "In Hefazat, Befaq and Hayatul Ulaya who is the successor of Shafi?". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
9. Aladin, Anwar (15 November 2020). "Hefazat is being broken into two! | National". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
10. জামায়াতের ইন্ধনে হেফাজত থেকে বাবুনগরীর পদত্যাগ [Babungari resigns from Jote at the instigation of Jamaat]. Samakal (in Bengali). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
11. "'I am not with secularist Awami agents': Muhibullah Babungari leaves Islami Okya Jote". The Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 November 2020.