Muhammad Abdul Jabbar Jahanabadi | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1937 |
| Died | 18 November 2016(2016-11-18) (aged 78–79)[2] |
| Cause of death | Old age |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Era | Modern era |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic education |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Teachers | Hafezzi Huzur Qazi Mu'tasim Billah Shamsul Haque Faridpuri Azizul Haque |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Secretary-General ofBefaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh | |
| In office 1992-2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ataur Rahman Khan |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Quddus |
Muhammad Abdul Jabbar Jahanabadi (Bengali:মোহম্মদ আব্দুল জব্বার জাহানাবাদী) was an Islamic scholar and secretary general ofBefaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh.[3] He has been described as a pioneer toIslamic education in the erstwhile newly founded country ofBangladesh.[4]
Jahanabadi was born into aBengali Muslim family from the village of Sahabatkathi inKachua,Bagerhat. He was the second child among a family of five brothers and a sister. His father was Shaykh Nasimuddin, and his studies began at home with his family as well as the localmaktab where he learnt theQuran. In 1961, Abdul Jabbar completed hismaster's degree from the faculty ofHadith studies at the Ashraful Uloom Madrasa in Bara Katara,Dacca.[5][6]
Jahanabadi's career began at themadrasa he graduated from - he started teaching at the Bara Katara Madrasa in the 1960s.[6][5] He was also responsible for theBangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board, then under the leadership ofNur Uddin Gohorpuri, from its creation in 1978 until his death.[7] Jahanabadi was one of the key leaders to advocate for the recognition of Qawmi Madrasa certificates by theGovernment of Bangladesh. He authored a pamphlet, was the first to submit a paper to a government office and the syllabus of the proposed Qaumi Charter was made by him. He was the first person to be officially recognized by the Qaumi Charter.[8]
He created and managed many madrasas. Before becoming secretary-general ofBefaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh in 1992, Jahanabadi served as theDhaka city General Secretary ofJamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh.[9] He became a founding member of the Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania inJatrabari Thana, and served as a teacher there for a short time.[10][11]
Jahanabadi died on 18 November 2016 at 79 years of age, in aDhaka hospital at 10:10am. He had been suffering from respiratory problems in the heart and kidneys. AfterIsha prayer, hisjanaza was performed in the national mosque of Bangladesh,Baitul Mukarram.[12] TheBangladeshi Minister of Education at the time,Nurul Islam Nahid of theAwami League political party, expressed his condolences for who he viewed to be a pioneer to Bangladesh's madrasa system.[4]
Jahanabadi has written and edited numerous books, school textbooks, poems, stories and essays. His works include:[13][14][15]