Abdur Rahman | |
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আব্দুর রহমান | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1920 |
| Died | 10 November 2015(2015-11-10) (aged 94–95) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Region | Bangladesh |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic economics,Hadith,Islamic jurisprudence |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri |
| Disciple of | Abrarul Haq Haqqi |
Students | |
Influenced by | |
Abdur Rahman (Bengali:আব্দুর রহমান চাটগামী; 1920–2015), also known asFaqihul Millat, was aBangladeshiIslamic scholar of theDeobandi school.[1] He was born in Imam Nagar,Fatikchhari,Chittagong, in 1920. He was the founder director of theIslamic Research Center Bangladesh,Dhaka.[2][3]
Abdur Rahman was born in 1920, to aBengali Muslim family in the village of Imamnagar inFatikchhari,Chittagong District, British India. His father was known as Chan Miah.[4]Abdur Rahman completed his primary and higher secondary education fromAl Jamiatul Arabia Nasirul Islam andDarul Uloom Muinul Islam Hathazari. Then he went toDarul Uloom Deoband for further studies. There Abdur Rahman successfully completedDawra e Hadith and then engaged himself at the same institution in research in the field of Ifta (Islamic jurisprudence).[1]
After graduating from Darul Uloom Deoband Abdur Rahman served as a teacher and principal in various Islamic seminaries, locally called madrasah includingAl-Jamiah Al-Islamiah Patiya of Chittagong and Jameel Madrasah of Bogra. He is the founder ofIslamic Research Center Bangladesh and Jamiatul Abrarat Riverview, Dhaka.[5] He is also the chairman of BangladeshQawmi Madrasah Education Board Federation.[5] Besides these Mufti Abdur Rahman has been serving as the chairman of theNorth Bengal Madrasah Education Board consists of over a thousand institutions ofIslamic education of 18 districts in the northern part of the country.[citation needed]
From 1983 to 1992 Mufti Abdur Rahman was a member of the 1st Shariah Council ofIslami Bank Bangladesh Ltd. Since then, he played an important role in the Islamic banking sector as shariah supervisor in various banks of the country. He was elected Chairman of the Central Shariah Board for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh (CSBIB) in 2007.[6][7] In the meantime, worked as chairman of the Shariah Council of Al Arafah Islami Bank and as vice chairman of the Shariah Board of Social Investment Bank. He was also Shariah adviser of the Oriental Bank for a short period of time.[citation needed] He also serves as the Chairman of Shariah Board of Shahjalal Islami Bank.[8] Abdur Rahman participated in different seminars and traveled toSaudi Arabia,UAE,Bahrain,Qatar,India andPakistan.[6]
He died of old age on 10 November 2015 inBashundhara,Dhaka.[2] The chairman ofBashundhara Group,Ahmed Akbar Sobhan expressed condolences.[9]