Shaykh al-Hadith Allama Mamunul Haque | |
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মামুনুল হক | |
Joint Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh | |
In office 15 November 2020 – 25 April 2021 | |
Secretary General of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish | |
Assumed office 10 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Mahfuzul Haque |
Shaykh al-Hadith, Jamia Rahmania Arabia, Dhaka | |
Assumed office 2000 | |
Preceded by | Azizul Haque |
Editor in Chief of Monthly Rahmani Paigam | |
Assumed office 2001 | |
Succeeded by | Islamic preacher |
Personal | |
Born | November 1973 (age 50) |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Children | 3 |
Parent |
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Era | Modern |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Main interest(s) | Hadith, Fiqh, Islamic History, Political Analysis, Politics, Writing, Economics, Social Work, Islamic lecture, Deobandism, Islamic Movement |
Alma mater | |
Relatives |
Mahfuzul Haque (brother) Nurul Haque Miah (brother-in-law) |
Muslim leader | |
Mamunul Haque ( Bengali: মামুনুল হক; born November 1973) is a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, politician, academic, writer, editor, and social reformer. He is the former joint secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, [1] secretary general of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish, Shaykh al-Hadith of Jamia Rahmania Arabia Dhaka, founder of Babri Mosque Bangladesh, editor-in-chief of Monthly Rahmani Paigam, president of Bangladesh Khelafat Youth Majlish and Khatib at Baitul Mamur Jame Mosque. He is also a leading figure in several organizations, including Rabetatul Waizin Bangladesh, an organization of Islamic speakers in Bangladesh. He is particularly popular with the hard-line speaks against atheists, secularists, anti-Islamist and was arrested for leading the movement in this regard. 65 organizations including Bangladesh Awami League, Chhatra League, Jubo League have started a massive movement across the country demanding banning, arrest and exemplary punishment of him for promoting Islamic fundamentalism. [2] [3] [4] In 2021, his second wife accused him of raping her. [5]
Mamunul Haque was born in November 1973, in Azimpur, Dhaka. He belongs to a Bengali Muslim family of Qadis originally from the village of Bhirich Khan, in Louhajang, Munshiganj. [6] His father Azizul Haque, was the founder of the Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish and first Bengali translator of Sahih al-Bukhari. [7] [8] He has 13 brothers and sisters. Mahfuzul Haque is his eldest brother, a prominent Islamic scholar in Bangladesh. [9]
On 10 October 2020, he was elected secretary general of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish [10] and on 15 November, joint-secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh. [11]
On 29 September 2019, he was elected as an advisor to Rabetatul Waizin Bangladesh, an organization of Islamic speakers in Bangladesh. [12] In February 2020, he started the construction of Babri Mosque Bangladesh in Dhaka. [13]
According to Haque, he has married thrice but only with his marriage with, Amina Tayyiba, is certified. [14] According to him, his other two wives are Jannat Ara Jharna and Jannatul Ferdous Lipi. However Jharna has charged him with rape and detention and stated that they are not married. [15]
He was arrested by the Bangladesh government on 12 May 2013 for leading the Hefazat Movement held at Shapla Square in Dhaka on 5 and 6 May 2013. [16] During this time he wrote a book, Speaking From Prison, which was published in September of that year. [17]
He has published ten books and edited four. Since 2001, he has been editor of the magazine Monthly Rahmani Paygame. [18] [19] He also writes articles on contemporary issues in national and daily newspapers. [20]
Books:
Media related to Mamunul Haque at Wikimedia Commons
Shaykh al-Hadith Allama Mamunul Haque | |
---|---|
মামুনুল হক | |
Joint Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh | |
In office 15 November 2020 – 25 April 2021 | |
Secretary General of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish | |
Assumed office 10 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Mahfuzul Haque |
Shaykh al-Hadith, Jamia Rahmania Arabia, Dhaka | |
Assumed office 2000 | |
Preceded by | Azizul Haque |
Editor in Chief of Monthly Rahmani Paigam | |
Assumed office 2001 | |
Succeeded by | Islamic preacher |
Personal | |
Born | November 1973 (age 50) |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Children | 3 |
Parent |
|
Era | Modern |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Main interest(s) | Hadith, Fiqh, Islamic History, Political Analysis, Politics, Writing, Economics, Social Work, Islamic lecture, Deobandism, Islamic Movement |
Alma mater | |
Relatives |
Mahfuzul Haque (brother) Nurul Haque Miah (brother-in-law) |
Muslim leader | |
Mamunul Haque ( Bengali: মামুনুল হক; born November 1973) is a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, politician, academic, writer, editor, and social reformer. He is the former joint secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, [1] secretary general of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish, Shaykh al-Hadith of Jamia Rahmania Arabia Dhaka, founder of Babri Mosque Bangladesh, editor-in-chief of Monthly Rahmani Paigam, president of Bangladesh Khelafat Youth Majlish and Khatib at Baitul Mamur Jame Mosque. He is also a leading figure in several organizations, including Rabetatul Waizin Bangladesh, an organization of Islamic speakers in Bangladesh. He is particularly popular with the hard-line speaks against atheists, secularists, anti-Islamist and was arrested for leading the movement in this regard. 65 organizations including Bangladesh Awami League, Chhatra League, Jubo League have started a massive movement across the country demanding banning, arrest and exemplary punishment of him for promoting Islamic fundamentalism. [2] [3] [4] In 2021, his second wife accused him of raping her. [5]
Mamunul Haque was born in November 1973, in Azimpur, Dhaka. He belongs to a Bengali Muslim family of Qadis originally from the village of Bhirich Khan, in Louhajang, Munshiganj. [6] His father Azizul Haque, was the founder of the Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish and first Bengali translator of Sahih al-Bukhari. [7] [8] He has 13 brothers and sisters. Mahfuzul Haque is his eldest brother, a prominent Islamic scholar in Bangladesh. [9]
On 10 October 2020, he was elected secretary general of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish [10] and on 15 November, joint-secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh. [11]
On 29 September 2019, he was elected as an advisor to Rabetatul Waizin Bangladesh, an organization of Islamic speakers in Bangladesh. [12] In February 2020, he started the construction of Babri Mosque Bangladesh in Dhaka. [13]
According to Haque, he has married thrice but only with his marriage with, Amina Tayyiba, is certified. [14] According to him, his other two wives are Jannat Ara Jharna and Jannatul Ferdous Lipi. However Jharna has charged him with rape and detention and stated that they are not married. [15]
He was arrested by the Bangladesh government on 12 May 2013 for leading the Hefazat Movement held at Shapla Square in Dhaka on 5 and 6 May 2013. [16] During this time he wrote a book, Speaking From Prison, which was published in September of that year. [17]
He has published ten books and edited four. Since 2001, he has been editor of the magazine Monthly Rahmani Paygame. [18] [19] He also writes articles on contemporary issues in national and daily newspapers. [20]
Books:
Media related to Mamunul Haque at Wikimedia Commons