Bangladeshi Islamic Scholar
Dr. A F M Khalid Hossain
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A F M Khalid Hossain in 2019
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In office
22 July 1992 ? 31 January 2019
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In office
15 November 2020 ? 25 April 2021
[1]
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Assumed office
2 January 2021
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Born
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1959-02-02
)
2 February 1959
(age 65)
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Religion
| Islam
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Nationality
| Bangladeshi
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Parent
| - Muhammad Habibullah (father)
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Era
| Modern
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Denomination
| Sunni
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Jurisprudence
| Hanafi
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Movement
| Deobandi
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Main interest(s)
| Hadith
,
Fiqh
, Writing,
Tasawwuf
, Islamic History
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Notable work(s)
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Alma mater
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Relatives
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Thesis
| The Sermons of the Prophet Muhammad saw. : A socio-cultural Study
(2006)
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Doctoral advisor
| Dr. Shah Mohammad Safiqullah
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Website
| www
.afmkhalid
.com
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Abul Fayez Muhammad Khalid Hossain
(
Bengali
:
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; born 2 February 1959), popularly known as
Dr. A F M Khalid Hossain
, is a Bangladeshi
Deobandi
Islamic scholar, educator, writer, researcher, editor, international Islamic speaker and social reformer. He is the Former Vice-president of
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
, Education Adviser of
Islami Andolan Bangladesh
, editor of monthly
At-Tawheed
and assistant editor of
Balagh al-Sharq
. He was the Professor and Head of Department of Islamic History and Culture at
Omargani MES College
and Central President of the Islami Chhatra Samaj, student wing of
Nizam-e-Islam Party
. He has published more than two hundred research articles in various journals, including
The World Muslim League
Journal
. He has edited 3 to 9 volumes of the second edition of
Islami Bishwakosh
and
Sirat encyclopedia
, published by
Islamic Foundation Bangladesh
.
Early life
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Hossain was born on 2 February 1959 into a
Bengali Muslim
family in
Madarsha Union
,
Satkania Upazila
under
Chittagong District
. His father Muhammad Habibullah was an Islamic scholar.
[2]
[3]
[4]
Education
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He started his education by enrolling in
Babunagar Government Primary School
and studied till class 3. From 1969 to 1971 he studied at
Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya
. He passed Alim in 1971 and Fazil in 1973 with first class from Satkania Mahmudul Uloom Alia Madrasa. From 1973 to 1975 he studied
Hadith
at Chittagong Chandanpura Darul Uloom. He passed Kamil from
Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board
in 1975.
[2]
In 1982 he gained a BA (Hons) degree from the Department of Islamic History and Culture at
University of Chittagong
and in 1983 he gained an MA degree in the same subject. He completed his PhD in 2006 with a scholarship from the
University of Chittagong
on ‘
The Sermons of the Prophet Muhammad saw. : A socio-cultural Study
’. Among his teachers are
Abdul Halim Bukhari
etc.
[2]
Career
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He started his career in 1987 as a lecturer in Arabic language and literature at Satkania Alia Mahmudul Uloom Fazil Madrasa. From 1992 to January 2019, he was a Professor and Head of the Department of Islamic History and Culture at
Omargani MES College
,
Chittagong
.
[5]
[6]
Since 2007, he has been the editor of
Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya's
religious and literary journal monthly
At-Tawheed
and
Khatib
of Hazrat Uthman (ra) Jame Mosque in A-Block,
Halishahar
.
[7]
[8]
[9]
He was also a part-time professor at
Asian University of Bangladesh
for one and a half years. During
Harun Islamabad's
tenure, he was teaching for four years in the Department of Bangla Language and Literature at
Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya
and one year as a teacher at Osilatul Ilam at
Jamia Darul Ma'arif Al-Islamia
at the invitation of
Sultan Zauq Nadvi
. During his student life (1973?1984) he was the correspondent of
Dainik Sangbad
,
Dainik Banglar Bani
,
The Bangladesh Times
and the university reporter of
The New Nation
.
[2]
On 15 November 2020, he was elected vice-president of
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
.
[10]
[11]
Publications
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His first article "The Life and Work of Hazrat Umar Farooq (RA)" was published by monthly
At-Tawheed
. Currently, he is the editor of monthly
At-Tawheed
and assistant editor of the
Arabic
magazine
Balag al-Sharq
, regular writer at four national newspapers.
[12]
He has edited 3 to 9 volumes of the second edition of
Islami Bishwakosh
and
Sirat encyclopedia
published by
Islamic Foundation Bangladesh
.
[2]
- Books
- Maslak-e Ulama-e-Deoband
(translation)
- Contribution of Muslims in India
(translation)
- Karwan-e Zindegi
- Volume 3 (translation)
- Khatib-e-Azam Maulana Siddique Ahmad: The Source of a Revolution
(1989)
[13]
- Selected Essays-1
etc.
[14]
- Edited
- Sirat-e Ayesha (Ra.)
- Rise of global Islam
- Aso Nari Porda Kori
- Prayers for men and women
He is also a member of the committee for verification of authenticity and purity of
Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi
's book translated into
Bengali
.
[
citation needed
]
See more
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References
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Further reading
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- Babar, Zahir Uddin (2022).
Ten writers, ten lives
(in Bengali). Bangladesh: Rahnuma Publications. pp. 111?128.
Archived
from the original on 1 October 2022
. Retrieved
25 February
2023
.
External links
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