Indian scholar
Sayyid Mu?ammad ?Am?mul E?s?n al-Barkat?
(
Urdu
:
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,
Bengali
:
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) was a
Bangladeshi
Islamic scholar
who served as the third
Khatib
of the
Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
.
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
Early life
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Sayyid Muhammad Amimul Ehsan was born on 24 January 1911 in his maternal grandfather's house located in the village of Pachna in
Munger district
,
Bihar
. He belonged to an
upper class
Muslim
family of
Husaynid
Sayyids
whose forefathers had migrated from
Arabia
.
[5]
Ehsan was second child of Hakeem Sayyid Abul Azeem Muhammad Abdul Mannan and Sayyida Sajida, among his four brothers and three sisters.
[6]
[7]
His father relocated to
Calcutta
, where Ehsan spent his childhood.
He was also from
Feni
.
[8]
Education
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He received his primary
Islamic education
from his paternal uncle Sayyid Abdul Dayyan. Later on, he had gained the knowledge of
Tasawwuf
from the
Naqshbandi
Mujaddidi
Sufi
Shah Syed Abu Barkat Ali Shah.
[9]
As he had become a
murid
of him, he added the title Barkati to his surname.
[
citation needed
]
Barkati acquired his academic learning from the famous Calcutta
Aliah Madrasah
in 1926.
[7]
[10]
Career
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In 1934, Barkati was appointed as the Imam and teacher of Calcutta
Nakhoda Masjid
.
[7]
In 1935 he also got the responsibility of Head Mufti of that madrasa's Darul Ifta. In 1943, he joined Calcutta Aliya Madrasah.
[7]
In 1971 he became the
khatib
of
Baitul Mukarram
, later the national mosque of Bangladesh. He held that position until his death in 1974.
[2]
Works
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Barkati's works include:
- Fiqhus-sunan wal Asar
[7]
[10]
[11]
- Qawa'idul-Fiqh
- Fatwae Barkati
- Adabul Mufti
- Al-Usool-ul-kargee
- Usolul masailut iktilfat
- At tasruf li Adabit Tasuuf
- At-tanjed fe tawhid
- At tanver fe usole tafseer
- Tariqe Islam
- Tariqe Ilme Haddes
- Tariqe Ilme Fiqh
- Sirajum munira Milad nama (????? ????)
- Tarikae Hajj
- Lubbul Usol
- Maske Fariez
- Minnatul bari
- Mijanul Akbar
- Miyarul Asar
- Wasiyatnama
- hadiyatul Musallin
[10]
[7]
Personal life
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Barkati married Maymuna, daughter of his mentor and a Sufi saint Abu Muhammad Barkat Ali Shah.
[7]
[10]
after death of Maymuna, he married Fatima and they have a son, Munim, and a daughter, Amina. Munim died when he was a child.
[
citation needed
]
His second wife died in 1937. He married Khadija and lived with her until his death.
[
citation needed
]
Among all the children of Barkati, only her youngest daughter Sayyeda Amina Khatun was alive during his death. She died in 1990.
[
citation needed
]
Barkati performed
Hajj
three times: in 1954, 1958 and in 1971.
[11]
Death
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During 1973?74 Barkati's health started to deteriorate. In the year 1974 the committee of
Baitul Mukarram
had some issues with him to which he decided to not go again in Baitul Mukarram for further
Juma prayer
. He returns the key of his room and said, "I will not be coming next week". He died on 27 October 1974, 10th
Shawwal
1394
Hijri
.
[7]
[10]
Next day on 28 October his funeral prayer was held at Baitul Mukarram.
[
citation needed
]
Recognition
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Daily Inqilab
says he has been recognised as a Grand Mufti of Kolkata by Calcutta government of British India in 1935.
[7]
Alokito Bangladesh
says he had received gold medal and certificates in 1974 for his contribution towards Islamic missionaries from
Bangladesh Government
.
[11]
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