Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat Bangladesh

Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat Bangladesh is a principal organisation of Barelvi Islamic scholars of Bangladesh.[1] Qazi Muhammad Moinuddin Ashrafi is the current chairman of Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat Bangladesh. Maulana ANM Masud Husain Al Qadri is the current secretary general of the organization. The Organization is known for its nature of preserving the traditional beliefs of Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat by boycotting the newly emerging deviant sects such as Wahhabis and Deobandis.[2] They follow four schools of Islamic jurisprudence and are affiliated with the different Sufi orders.[3]

Activities

Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat Bangladesh is associated with various religious activities and protests on Muslim attacks in addition to protesting Wahabi Deobandi Ideologies.[2] In 2017, it protested the recognition of Qaumi Madrasa as its affiliation to Wahabi-Deobandi sects. In May 2021, it was in the media regarding its protest against genocide in Palestine by Israel.[4] In 2020, It led a procession in front of Baitul Mukarram National mosque against the publication of caricatures of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallhu alihi wasallam) in France.[5] In April 2021, 551 Ulema of Ahle Sunnat urged the government to ban Hefajat-e-Islam, an extremist and militant group based on Deobandi ideologies.[6]


Persecution

Due to Wahabi-Deobandi dominance in some parts of Bangladesh, Ahle Sunnat leaders and followers often face various persecutions. Sometimes there Khanqahs are destroyed; their programs are restricted and their leaders and saints are killed. It was in 2016 when Ahle Sunnat leader, Nurul Islam Farooqi was slaughtered at his home, just because he was against the deviant Wahabi-Deobandi ideologies.


Allama Mufti Obaidul Haque Naimi

Allama Mufti Obaidul Haque Naimi was the former central chairman of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat Bangladesh. He was the Shaikhul Hadees of Jamiya Ahmadia Sunnia Kamil Madrasa, Chittagong. He had immensely contributed to the progression of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat in Bangladesh. He was the mureed of Allama Tayyab Shah Sirikoti, who had initiated him in Qadri Tarika. He received Wisal on 6 July 2020. His contributions and life were discussed by MSO West Bengal in a joint webinar with Islami Chhatra Sena Bangladesh in July 2020. He was succeeded by Allama Moinuddin Ashrafi as the Shaikhul Hadees of Jamiya Ahmadia Sunnia Kamil Madrasa and central chairman of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat, Bangladesh.

See Also

* Mufti Salman Azhari

References

  1. ↑ Sakurai, Keiko; Adelkhah, Fariba (7 March 2011). The Moral Economy of the Madrasa: Islam and Education Today. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-136-89401-5.
  2. ↑ Jump up to:2.0 2.1 Nation, The New. "Ahle Sunnat protests recognition to Quomi Madrasa". The New Nation. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Islam, Md Nazrul; Islam, Md Saidul (20 March 2020). Islam and Democracy in South Asia: The Case of Bangladesh. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-42909-6.
  4. ↑ "Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat Bangladesh forms a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club on Friday in protest against genocide in Palestine by Israel". The New Nation. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat Bangladesh brought out a procession from in front of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque". today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  6. ↑ (24 April 2021). "551 Ahle Sunnat Alem-Ulema urge govt to ban Hefajat-e-Islam". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 December 2022.