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Abul Hasan Jashori

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Mawlana
Abul Hasan Jashori
Personal life
Born1918
Bhabanipur, Jhenaidah subdivision, Jessore District, Bengal Province
Died8 July 1993(1993-07-08) (aged 74–75)
Jessore, Bangladesh
Resting placeJessore Rail Station Madrasah cemetery
Parent
  • Janab Ali Bishwas (father)
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
TariqaChishti (Sabiri-Imdadi)
Naqshbandi
Qadri
Suhrawardy
MovementDeobandi
Muslim leader
TeacherHussain Ahmed Madani
Ibrahim Bailyavi
Izaz Ali Amrohi
Shafi Usmani
Disciple ofHussain Ahmed Madani
Azizul Haq

Abul Hasan Jashori (Bengali: আবুল হাসান যশোরী; 1918 – 8 July 1993)[note 1] was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, politician, author, teacher and freedom fighter. He was the founding principal and Shaykh al-Hadith of the Jamia Ezazia Darul Uloom Jessore institution.[2]

Early life and education

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Abul Hasan was born in 1918, to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bhabanipur in Harinakunda, Jhenaidah, then located under the Jessore District of the Bengal Province.[3] His father's name was Janab Ali Bishwas. His early education began at the local village primary school, before joining the Magura High School where he completed his matriculation and enrolled at the Magura College. In 1937, he moved to Delhi to obtain further Islamic studies at the Fatehpur Madrasah and Madrasah-e-Rahmatiyyah.[4] After spending six years in Delhi, he was then admitted to Darul Uloom Deoband where he studied under the likes of Hussain Ahmed Madani, Ibrahim Bailyavi, Izaz Ali Amrohi and Shafi Usmani and specialised in Hadith studies. He was also a murid of Madani, and then Azizul Haq after the partition.[5][6]

Career

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Gawhardanga Madrasa in Tungipara where Jashori served as Shaykh al-Hadith.

He returned to Bengal after completing his studies, and was appointed in 1948 as the Shaykh al-Hadith (Professor of Hadith studies) of the Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Khademul Islam madrasa of Shamsul Haque Faridpuri in Gawhardanga. In 1959, philanthropist Chowdhury Altaf Husayn donated some land for the establishment of a madrasa in Jessore with the assistance of Mawla Faruq, son of Habibullah Qurayshi.[6] Abul Hasan was appointed as this madrasa's first principal and Shaykh al-Hadith, and was committed to this role until his death. The madrasa was named Jamia Ezazia Darul Uloom Jessore after his teacher Izaz Ali Amrohi. Taking Jessore as his residence, it was from then on that Abul Hasan became known as Abul Hasan Jashori.[7][5]

In politics, Jashori was initially aligned with the All-India Muslim League. However, he joined the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam when it was founded in 1945. In 1967, he was appointed as the vice-president of the party and remained so until his death. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he gave public speeches to motivate people to support the cause. Jashori also provided refuge to Bengali freedom fighters and Hindu civilians at his madrasa in Jessore.[2][8]

1n 1975, Jashori founded the Ehsania Madrasah in Narail. He also founded the Shamsul Uloom Madrasah in Lakshmipasha in 1982, and the Zakariyya Madrasah in Senhati, Khulna in 1980.[4]

Works

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Jashori has written several works pertaining to Islam. Some of these include:[4]

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Death and legacy

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Jashori died after Fajr prayers on 8 July 1993 in Jessore.[6] He was buried in the graveyard of the Darul Uloom Jessore madrasa.[5]

See more

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also spelt as Abul Hasan Jessori.[1]

References

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  1. ^ International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, ed. (21 June 2013). Names of Persons: National Usages for Entry in Catalogues. De Gruyter. ISBN 9783110974553.
  2. ^ a b Faruq, Abdullah (May 2005). আল্লামা আবুল হাসান যশোরী রহমাতুল্লাহি আলাইহি: জীবন ও আদর্শ (in Bengali). Dhaka: Kohinoor Library. p. 128.
  3. ^ Mawlana Nur Muhammad Azmi. "2.2 বঙ্গে এলমে হাদীছ" [2.2 Knowledge of Hadith in Bengal]. হাদীছের তত্ত্ব ও ইতিহাস [Information and history of Hadith] (in Bengali). Emdadia Library. p. 27.
  4. ^ a b c Alam, Muhammad Morshed (2014). হাদীস শাস্ত্র চর্চায় বাংলাদেশের মুহাদ্দিসগণের অবদান (Thesis) (in Bengali). University of Dhaka. p. 172. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Afaz Uddin, Muhammad (2012). "Jashori, Abul Hasan". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b c al-Kumillai, Muhammad Hifzur Rahman (2018). "الشيخ الفاضل العلامة أبو الحسن بن جناب علي الجسري" [The honourable Shaykh, the Allama Abu al-Hasan ibn Janab Ali al-Jasari]. كتاب البدور المضية في تراجم الحنفية (in Arabic). Cairo, Egypt: Dar al-Salih.
  7. ^ "আকরাম ফারূক স্মৃতি তার ভোলা ভার". The Daily Sangram (in Bengali).
  8. ^ "রাষ্ট্রীয় স্বীকৃতি মেলেনি যশোরের ৫১ শহীদের". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 4 April 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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