Abdul Batin Jaunpuri | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1900 (1900) |
| Died | 1973 (aged 72–73) |
| Resting place | Mazar Road, Gabtali, Dacca |
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| Occupation | Theologian, author |
| Relatives | Karamat Ali Jaunpuri (grandfather) Hafiz Ahmad Jaunpuri (uncle) Rashid Ahmad Jaunpuri (cousin) Abdur Rab Jaunpuri (cousin) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Taiyuni |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Abdul Awwal Jaunpuri |
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ʿAbd al-Bāṭin Jaunpūrī (Urdu:عبد الباطن جونپوری,Bengali:আব্দুল বাতেন জৌনপুরী; 1900–1973), also known asAbdul Baten Siddiqi,[1] was anIndian Muslimscholar, religious preacher, educationist.[2] He authored many of the biographies of the leaders of the Taiyuni movement centred inBengal.[3][4] He led apeasant movement inGafargaon,Mymensingh, which eventually led to the establishment of Batinia Madrasa.[5]
Abdul Batin Jaunpuri was born in 1900 toAbdul Awwal Jaunpuri and Fakhira Bibi in the Mulla Tola neighbourhood ofJaunpur located in British India'sNorth-Western Provinces. He belonged to anIndian Muslim family that traced their ancestry to CaliphAbu Bakr and the family often frequented Bengal where they had a large following. His father was a contributor ofIslamic literature, authoring 121 books, and founded the Madrasa-i-Hammadia inArmanitola. Jaunpuri's grandfather,Karamat Ali Jaunpuri, had migrated fromJaunpur inNorth India with the intention of reforming the Muslims ofBengal.[6] His great-grandfather, Abu Ibrahim Shaykh Muhammad Imam Bakhsh was a student ofShah Abdul Aziz and a son ofShaykh Jarullah.[7] Many of his family members were Islamic scholars, for example, his uncleHafiz Ahmad Jaunpuri and cousinsAbdur Rab Jaunpuri andRashid Ahmad Jaunpuri.[2]
Jaunpuri's education began in his hometown, and was followed by studying at variousIslamic institutions across India. After completing his studies, Jaunpuri settled in Bengal, the centre of the Taiyuni movement founded by his grandfather where he acquired a large following. He actively preached against irreligion,shirk andbid'ah.[8]
Jaunpuri was known to have authored numerous books inUrdu,[9] including:
Abdul Batin Jaunpuri died in 1973 inDacca,Bangladesh. He was buried in Gabtali Mazar Road, Dacca.