Mamunul Haque Explained

Honorific Prefix:Shaykh al-Hadith
Allama Mamunul Haque
Native Name:মামুনুল হক
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Place:Azimpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Religion:Islam
Office1:Joint Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
Term Start1:15 November 2020
Term End1:25 April 2021
Office2:Secretary General of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish
Term Start2:10 October 2020
Predecessor2:Mahfuzul Haque
Office3:Shaykh al-Hadith, Jamia Rahmania Arabia, Dhaka
Term Start3:2000
Predecessor3:Azizul Haque
Office4:Editor in Chief of Monthly Rahmani Paigam
Term Start4:2001
Successor4:Islamic preacher
Influences:Azizul Haque, Shah Ahmad Shafi, Allama Nurul Islam Olipuri, Junaid Babunagari, Nur Hossain Kasemi, Mahfuzul Haque
Background:
  1. 98FB98
Era:Modern
Children:3
Denomination:Sunni
Alma Mater:
Movement:Deobandi
Main Interests:Hadith, Fiqh, Islamic History, Political Analysis, Politics, Writing, Economics, Social Work, Islamic lecture, Deobandism, Islamic Movement
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Jurisprudence:Hanafi
Relatives:Mahfuzul Haque (brother)
Nurul Haque Miah (brother-in-law)
Father:Azizul Haque

Mamunul Haque (Bengali: মামুনুল হক; born November 1973) is a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, politician, academic, writer, editor, and social reformer. He is the former joint secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh,[1] secretary general of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish, Shaykh al-Hadith of Jamia Rahmania Arabia Dhaka, founder of Babri Mosque Bangladesh, editor-in-chief of Monthly Rahmani Paigam, president of Bangladesh Khelafat Youth Majlish and Khatib at Baitul Mamur Jame Mosque. He is also a leading figure in several organizations, including Rabetatul Waizin Bangladesh, an organization of Islamic speakers in Bangladesh. He is particularly popular with the hard-line speaks against atheists, secularists, anti-Islamist and was arrested for leading the movement in this regard. 65 organizations including Bangladesh Awami League, Chhatra League, Jubo League have started a massive movement across the country demanding banning, arrest and exemplary punishment of him for promoting Islamic fundamentalism.[2] [3] [4]

Early life and family

Mamunul Haque was born in November 1973, in Azimpur, Dhaka. He belongs to a Bengali Muslim family of Qadis originally from the village of Bhirich Khan, in Louhajang, Munshiganj. His father Azizul Haque, was the founder of the Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish and first Bengali translator of Sahih al-Bukhari.[5] [6] He has 13 brothers and sisters. Mahfuzul Haque is his eldest brother, a prominent Islamic scholar in Bangladesh.[7]

Career

On 10 October 2020, he was selected secretary general of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish[8] and on 15 November, joint-secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh.[9]

On 29 September 2019, he was elected as an advisor to Rabetatul Waizin Bangladesh, an organization of Islamic speakers in Bangladesh.[10] In February 2020, he started the construction of Babri Mosque Bangladesh in Dhaka.[11]

Family

According to Haque, he has married twice.

Arrest

He was arrested by the Bangladesh government on 12 May 2013 for leading the Hefazat Movement held at Shapla Square in Dhaka on 5 and 6 May 2013.[12] During this time he wrote a book, Speaking From Prison, which was published in September of that year.[13]

In 2021, he was arrested, and he is central Joint Secretary General of the Defunct Committee of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, he was released on bail from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur on Friday at 11 am, 3 May 2024. Kashimpur High Security Central Jail Senior Jail Superintendent Subrata Kumar Bala confirmed this information. He said the bail papers reached the jail on Thursday afternoon. After verification, he was released at 11 am on Friday, 3 May 2024.[14]

Publications

He has published ten books and edited four. Since 2001, he has been editor of the magazine Monthly Rahmani Paygame.[15] [16] He also writes articles on contemporary issues in national and daily newspapers.[17]

Books

Notes and References

  1. News: 2021-04-25. Hefazat-e-Islam central committee dissolved. 2021-04-25. Dhaka Tribune.
  2. News: 2020-12-01. Sculpture fiasco: Numerous organizations demonstrate demanding arrest of Babunagari, Mamunul. 2020-12-10. Dhaka Tribune.
  3. News: 2020-12-08. Mamunul condemns vandalising of Bangabandhu sculpture, stands by earlier statement. 2020-12-10. The Daily Star. en.
  4. News: Action demanded against Mujib sculpture protesters. 2020-12-10 . New Age . en.
  5. News: Dr. Tuhin Malik. 2 December 2019. bn:শায়খুল হাদীসের বিরুদ্ধে এ কেমন অপপ্রচার!. What kind of propaganda against Shaykhul Hadith!. https://www.dailynayadiganta.com/politics/460954/শায়খুল-হাদীসের-বিরুদ্ধে-এ-কেমন-অপপ্রচার. 2020-12-16. Daily Naya Diganta. bn.
  6. News: 13 May 2013. bn:শায়খুল হাদিসের ছেলে মামুনুল হক খুলনায় আটক. Shaikhul Hadith's son Mamunul Haque arrested in Khulna. https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/শায়খুল-হাদিসের-ছেলে-মামুনুল-হক-খুলনায়-আটক. 2020-12-16. Prothom Alo. bn.
  7. News: Qawmi Madrassah Education Board gets new chairman. 2020-12-16 . New Age . en.
  8. News: bn:খেলাফতের ভারপ্রাপ্ত মহাসচিব মামুনুল . Acting Secretary General of Khilafat Mamunul. https://www.bd-pratidin.com/news/2020/10/11/575548. 2020-12-16. Bangladesh Pratidin. 11 October 2020 . bn.
  9. News: bn:হেফাজতের পূর্ণাঙ্গ কমিটির তালিকা প্রকাশ . Publication of the list of the full committee of Hefazat. Somoy Tv News . 2020-12-16. Somoy News. bn-BD.
  10. News: bn:ওয়াজের ওপর নজরদারির নামে আলেমদের কণ্ঠরোধ চলবে না, কর্মশালায় বক্তারা . Scholars in conference, will not be silenced in the name of monitoring Waz. https://www.banglatribune.com/politics/news/557257/%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A7-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE. 2020-12-16. Bangla Tribune. bn.
  11. News: bn:ঢাকায় বাবরি মসজিদের ভিত্তি স্থাপন করলেন আল্লামা শফী . Allama Shafi laid the foundation of Babri Mosque in Dhaka. https://www.jagonews24.com/religion/article/561849. 2020-12-16. Jago News 24. bn.
  12. News: bn:হেফাজত নেতা মামুনুল হক খুলনায় গ্রেফতার. https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/195864.details. 2020-10-22. banglanews24.com. 12 May 2013 . bn.
  13. Web site: Speaking from prison - Mamunul Haque. 2020-12-16. www.rokomari.com. en.
  14. Web site: Inqilab . Daily . মুক্তি পেলেন মাওলানা মামুনুল হক . 2024-05-03 . dailyinqilab.com . bn.
  15. News: bn:বিজয়ের মাসে ইসলামি পত্রিকাগুলো যেমন . Qaumi scholars are advancing in the practice of Bengali. https://www.banglanews24.com/islam/news/bd/370992.details. 2020-10-12. banglanews24.com. 24 February 2015 . bn.
  16. News: What are the Islamic magazines like in the month of victory? . 2020-10-12. Bangla Tribune. bn.
  17. News: bn:আল্লামা আহমদ শফীর পাশে একজন‌ও কি ভালোবাসার মানুষ নেই? . Allama Ahmad Shafi's side is not a man of love?. Manab Zamin. https://m.mzamin.com/article.php?mzamin=241522. 11 October 2020 . bn.

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