Tafazzul Haque Habiganji
Shaykh al-Hadith Tafazzul Haque Habiganji | |
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| File:Tafazzul Haque Habiganji.jpg Habiganji in London, at memorial meeting of Muhiuddin Khan (2019) | |
| Vice-President, Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh | |
| In office 2010 – 5 January 2020 | |
| Vice-President, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | |
| Chancellor, Jamia Islamia Arabia Umednagar | |
| In office 16 December 1971 – 5 January 2020 | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1938 |
| Died | January 5, 2020 (aged 81–82) |
| Resting place | Jamia Islamia Arabia Umednagar |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Children | Masrurul Haque Habiganji |
| Parents |
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| Era | Modern |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Hathazari Jamia Ashrafia Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Abdullah Darkhawasti Abdul Qadir Raipuri Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi |
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Tafazzul Haque Habiganji (Bengali: তাফাজ্জুল হক হবিগঞ্জী; 1938 — 5 January 2020) was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, teacher and politician. He was the former vice-president of both Hefazat-e-Islam and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. He was also the principal of Jamia Islamia Arabia Umednagar until his death.[1]
Early life and family[edit]
Tafazzul Haque was born in 1938, to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Katakhali, near Habiganj in the District of Sylhet. His father, Abdun Noor was an alim. His mother was the daughter of Allama Asadullah, who was an anti-colonial independence activist. Tafazzul Haque was the eldest in a family of five brothers.[1][2]
Education[edit]
His primary education began at Jāmiʿah Saʿdiyyah in the village of Raidhar near Habiganj, where he learn the Arabic alphabet and language from his maternal uncle Allama Mukhlisur Rahman. His uncle was a student of Hussain Ahmed Madani. He then enrolled at Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam in Hathazari where he studied fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), tafsir (Quranic exegesis), hadith (prophetic sayings), logic and philosophy. He graduated from the Faculty of Hadith (Master of Arts) in 1961.[1]
Habiganji subsequently migrated to Pakistan, where joined the Jamia Ashrafia institution in the Punjab to further his Hadith studies. During his time in Lahore, Habiganji used to be present at the Islahi Majlis of Abdul Qadir Raipuri. He had also spent one week at Raipuri's khanqah and even attended his janaza (funeral prayer). After that, Habiganji entered Khanpur where he studied Quranic exegesis under Abdullah Darkhawasti. He subsequently enrolled at the Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia in Sindh where he studied under Yusuf Banuri. Within a few months, he completed Sahih al-Bukhari, Hujjat al-Balagha and Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim.[1]
After that, Habiganji migrated to North India to study in Darul Uloom Deoband, where he met Yusuf Kandhlawi who took him to Zakariyya Kandhlawi in Saharanpur. At that time, there was no system in place to cater for Pakistani students at Deoband, but he was able to have lessons with Qari Muhammad Tayyib through his permission. He also studied Jamiʽ al-Tirmidhi with Ibrahim Baliyavi, Tafsir al-Baydawi with Fakhrul Hasan Muradabadi and attended Qari Tayyib's classes on Hujjat al-Balagha.[1]
Career[edit]
Habiganji returned to Bengal in 1963 and started his career as a teacher at Darul Uloom Barua in Comilla for three years, teaching hadith and Quranic exegesis. From 1966, he began serving as the head of the Hadith department at the Ashraful Uloom Balia madrasa in Mymensingh until 1969, when he became a teacher of Hadith at Jamia Islamia Momenshahi.[1]
On 16 December 1971, he joined the Jamia Islamia Arabia Umednagar institution in his hometown of Habiganj. He served as its principal and head of Hadith Department until his death. Habiganji was the founder of Jāmiʿah Sharʿiyyah Women's Madrasa.[1]
Political career[edit]
Habiganji was the vice-president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, and the president of its Habiganj branch. He was also the founding vice-president of Hefazat-e-Islam from 2010.[3]
Personal life and Sufism[edit]
In 1967, Habiganji married the daughter of Mawlānā Arif Rabbani of Mymensingh. He has five sons and four daughters.[4]
Habiganji first gave bay'ah to Muhammad Faizullah, but after his death in 1976, he pledged allegiance to Badrul Alam Shaykh-e-Renga, a student and khalifa (spiritual successor) of Hussain Ahmed Madani. Spending a long time with Shaykh-e-Renga, he eventually received khilafat from him.[5]
Works[edit]
He started writing from his student life. Among his notable works:
- تحذير الإخوان عن صحبة الأمارد والصبيان (Urdu)
- جواهر الأدب في لسان العرب : Book written in Arabic on the lexical differences of similar words. The book is about two and a half pages. Maktabatul Azhar has published the book under the commentary and editing of Maulana Tahmidul Mawla.
- হয়রত লোকমান আ. এর সতর্কবাণী (Warnings of Luqman)
- হাফিযুল হাদীস আল্লামা আব্দুল্লাহ দরখাস্তী রহ.এর জীবনী (Biography of Abdullah Darkhawasti)
- দরসে হুজ্জাতুল্লাহ : (Commentary on Hujjat al-Balagha, unpublished)
- মনীষীদের স্মৃতিচারণ (Memoirs of scholars)
- تحرير الأسانيد: Compiled by Tahmidul Mawla (unpublished)
Death and legacy[edit]
He died on 5 January 2020 due to shortness of breath, at the age of 82. The following day, his janaza (funeral prayer) was held at the Umednagar madrasa and was led by his eldest son Masrurul Haque Habiganji. Thousands attended the funeral.[3][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
In his honour, the "Hafez Tafazzal Haque (RH) Road" was inaugurated in Shayestaganj, just off the N2.[14][15]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 উবাইদুল্লাহ, মুনশি মুহাম্মদ. "আল্লামা তাফাজ্জুল হক হবিগঞ্জী (রহ.)". DailyInqilabOnline (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ↑ "শায়খুল হাদীস আল্লামা তাফাজ্জুল হক হবিগঞ্জী রাহ. এর সংক্ষিপ্ত জীবন ও কর্ম". দৈনিক জালালাবাদ. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "শায়খুল হাদিস আল্লামা তোফাজ্জল হক হবিগঞ্জীর ইন্তেকাল". wwww.jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ↑ "আল্লামা তাফাজ্জুল হক হবিগঞ্জী আর নেই". The Sunrise Today (in Bengali). 2020-01-05. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ↑ উবাইদুল্লাহ, মুনশি মুহাম্মদ. "আল্লামা তাফাজ্জুল হক হবিগঞ্জী (রহ.)". DailyInqilabOnline (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ↑ "তাফাজ্জুল হক হবিগঞ্জীর জানাযায় লাখো মানুষের ঢল". www.shomoyeralo.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ↑ "আল্লামা তাফাজ্জুল হকের জানাজায় লাখো মানুষ". বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ↑ "আল্লামা তাফাজ্জুল হকের জানাজায় লাখো মানুষের ঢল | দেশ রূপান্তর". Desh Rupantor. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ↑ "শীর্ষ তিন আলেমের সুস্থতা কামনায় দোয়া মাহফিল". প্রথম আলো. 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ↑ "প্রখ্যাত আলেম মাওলানা তাফাজ্জুল হক হবিগঞ্জী আর নেই". যুগান্তর. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ↑ "প্রখ্যাত আলেম আল্লামা তাফাজ্জুল হক হবিগঞ্জী আর নেই". www.m.mzamin.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ↑ "আল্লামা তাফাজ্জুল হক হবিগঞ্জীর ইন্তেকাল". দৈনিক নয়াদিগন্ত (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ↑ "আল্লামা তাফাজ্জুল হক হবিগঞ্জীর ইন্তেকাল". www.amadershomoy.com. Archived from the original on ২০২০-০১-০৬. Retrieved 2020-08-10. Check date values in:
|archive-date=(help) - ↑ "শায়েস্তাগঞ্জ পৌরসভায় ৬ প্রকল্পের উদ্বোধনে এমপি আবু জাহির". www.m.mzamin.com. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ↑ "আল্লামা তাফাজ্জুল হক হবিগঞ্জীর নামে হবিগঞ্জে সড়ক উদ্বোধন করলেন এমপি আবু জাহির". Sylhet Report | সিলেট রিপোর্ট. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
