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নুরুল ইসলাম জিহাদী | |
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| Secretary General,Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh | |
| In office 26 December 2020 – 29 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Nur Hossain Kasemi |
| Succeeded by | Sajidur Rahman |
| Chancellor, Al Jamiatul Islamia Makhjanul Uloom | |
| In office 10 July 1984 – ???? | |
| Secretary General,International Majlis-e Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e Nobuwat Bangladesh | |
| In office 1990–???? | |
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| Born | 1948 (1948) |
| Died | 29 November 2021(2021-11-29) (aged 72–73) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
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| Era | Modern |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith,Fiqh, Writing,Tasawwuf, Islamic history, Islamic Movement,Khatam an-Nabiyyin |
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| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
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Nurul Islam Jihadi (Bengali:নুরুল ইসলাম জিহাদী; 1948 – 29 November 2021) was a BangladeshiDeobandi Islamic scholar, educator and spiritual figure.[1] He was the Secretary General ofHefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh andInternational Majlis-e Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e Nobuwat Bangladesh, Chancellor and Shaykh al-Hadith of Al Jamiatul Islamia Makhjanul Uloom. He was also a member of the Majlis-e-Shura ofDarul Uloom Hathazari andBefaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh, founder and patron of many mosques and madrasas, including Jamia Khatamunnabiyyin in the United Kingdom.
Jihadi was born in 1948 inFatikchhari,Chittagong District.[1] His father's name was Abdur Rashid.[2]
After completing his education, he started his career as a teacher at Kaigram Madrasa inPatiya Upazila.[3] After teaching in Kaigram madrasa for one year, he was called toBabunagar madrasa and became a teacher there. After teaching at Babunagar Madrasa for a few years, he taught at Ashraful Ulum Bara Katara Madrasa inDhaka till 1982. At this time, after the death of his father, he went to his home and rejoinedBabunagar Madrasa. On 10 July 1984, he founded Al Jamiatul Islamia Makhjanul Uloom inKhilgaon, Dhaka district. He was the Chancellor and Shaykh al-Hadith of this seminary. He served as an important member of Majlis-e-Shura ofDarul Uloom Hathazari andBefaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh.[3] In 1966, he founded a non-political organization called "Islamic Movement Council" to resist Islamophobes. He was in the companionship ofSiddique Ahmad for a long time. He was the Secretary General of International Majlis-e Tahaffuj-e Khatme Nabuwat Bangladesh, established in 1990 with the aim of accelerating the anti-Ahmadiyya movement and theKhatme Nabuyat movement. On 26 December 2020, he was elected Secretary General ofHefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh following the death of Nur Hossain Kasemi in December 2020. He remained in this post until his death.[3]
Jihadi died on 29 November 2021.[4]
His books include:[2]