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Bangladeshi politician

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Mawlana Athar Ali আতহার আলী Personal life Born 1891 Ghungadiya, Bengal Presidency, British India Died 6 October 1976(1976-10-06) (aged 84–85) Darul Uloom Madrasa, Mymensingh, Bangladesh Education Jhingabari Alia Madrasah Jamia Qasmia Madrasa Shahi Madrasa-e-Aliya, Rampur Mazahir Uloom Darul Uloom Deoband Religious life Religion Islam Muslim leader Teacher Ashraf Ali Thanwi, Anwar Shah Kashmiri and Shabbir Ahmad Usmani Students Maulana Ahmad Ali Khan Influenced Waliur Rahman

**Athar Ali** ([Bengali](/source/Bengali_language): আতহার আলী; 1891 – 6 October 1976) was a Bangladeshi Islamic activist, author, teacher, and politician. He participated in the [Indian independence movement](/source/Indian_independence_movement), and was former president of the [Nizam-e-Islam Party](/source/Nizam-e-Islam_Party). Ali was also a *khalifah* of [Ashraf Ali Thanwi](/source/Ashraf_Ali_Thanwi), one of the founders of the [Deobandi movement](/source/Deobandi_movement).[1][2][3]

## Early life

Ali was born into a [Bengali Muslim](/source/Bengali_Muslim) family in the village of Ghungadia Nawangaon, [Beanibazar](/source/Beanibazar), [Sylhet District](/source/Sylhet_District), [Bengal Presidency](/source/Bengal_Presidency), [British India](/source/British_India). His father, Azim Khan, was a [Moulvi](/source/Moulvi). Ali completed his primary and secondary education at the Jhingabari Alia Madrasah.

He then moved to [North India](/source/North_India) where he studied the [Islamic sciences](/source/Islamic_sciences) at the [Jamia Qasmia Madrasa Shahi](/source/Jamia_Qasmia_Madrasa_Shahi) in [Moradabad](/source/Moradabad), the Madrasa Aliya of [Rampur State](/source/Rampur_State) and subsequently the [Mazahir Uloom](/source/Mazahir_Uloom) in [Saharanpur](/source/Saharanpur).[4] He then did [Hadith studies](/source/Hadith_studies) at the [Darul Uloom Deoband](/source/Darul_Uloom_Deoband) under [Anwar Shah Kashmiri](/source/Anwar_Shah_Kashmiri) and [Shabbir Ahmad Usmani](/source/Shabbir_Ahmad_Usmani), which he graduated from in 1338 AH (1919–1920 CE).[1] Ali then served under [Ashraf Ali Thanwi](/source/Ashraf_Ali_Thanwi) from whom he studied the [Batin](/source/Batin_(Islam)) for three years and gained [Khilafat](/source/Khalifah_(Sufism)) from.[5]

## Career

The Shahidi Mosque in Kishoreganj was the residence of its former imam Athar Ali

Al-Jamia al-Emdadia Madrasa founded by Athar Ali Bengali

Ali's career began with teaching at madrasas in Bengal such as the Jhingabari Alia Madrasah in [Sylhet](/source/Sylhet), [Jamia Islamia Yunusia](/source/Jamia_Islamia_Yunusia) in [Brahmanbaria](/source/Brahmanbaria) and the Jamia Millia in [Comilla](/source/Comilla). By 1909, he was working as an [imam](/source/Imam) of the [Shahidi Mosque](/source/Shahidi_Mosque) in [Kishoreganj](/source/Kishoreganj). In 1945, Ali established the Jamia Emdadia Madrasa in Kishoreganj on the premises of the mosque. He also later founded the Darul Uloom Madrasa in [Mymensingh](/source/Mymensingh).[1]

His participation in politics began with the [1947 Sylhet referendum](/source/1947_Sylhet_referendum) campaigns which led to the incorporation of [Sylhet](/source/Sylhet_Division) into the [Dominion of Pakistan](/source/Dominion_of_Pakistan). He was first a member of the [Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam](/source/Jamiat_Ulema-e-Islam) party. In 1952, he was elected as the president of the [Nizam-e-Islam Party](/source/Nizam-e-Islam_Party). Ali's party, which formed a coalition under the [United Front](/source/United_Front_(East_Pakistan)), succeeded during the [1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly elections](/source/1954_East_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly_election), gaining 36 total seats in the National Assembly. Ali was a Member of Parliament in the 2nd [National Assembly of Pakistan](/source/National_Assembly_of_Pakistan) for the Kishoreganj West constituency.[6] He had worked for including Islam in the legal system.[7] He also advocated for the restoration of democratic rights during the presidency of [Ayub Khan](/source/Ayub_Khan_(general)) and was subsequently imprisoned.[4]

He was released before the start of the [1965 Indo-Pakistani War](/source/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965), and drifted away from politics. He began focusing more on propagating Islamic teachings to the [Bengali Muslim](/source/Bengali_Muslims) masses through public lectures.[4]

## Bibliography

He wrote a number of books relating to [Islam](/source/Islam). These include:[4]

- [Bengali](/source/Bengali_language): পর্দা ও ইসলাম, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Bengali): *Pôrda O Islam*, [lit.](/source/Literal_translation) '[Purdah](/source/Purdah) and Islam'

- Al-Wajru wa an-Nazru

- [Bengali](/source/Bengali_language): ইসলামী শাসন কেন চাই?, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Bengali): *Islamī Shashôn Kenô Chai?*, [lit.](/source/Literal_translation) 'Why do I want Islamic rule?'

- [Bengali](/source/Bengali_language): বাস্তব ক্ষেত্রে সমাজতন্ত্র, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Bengali): *Bastôb Kkhetre Shômajtôntrô*, [lit.](/source/Literal_translation) 'Socialism in reality'

- [Bengali](/source/Bengali_language): ইসলামে অর্থবন্টন ব্যবস্থা, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Bengali): *Islame Ôrthôbônṭôn Bebôstha*, [lit.](/source/Literal_translation) 'System of economic distribution in Islam'

## Death

Ali died on 6 October 1976 in the premises of a madrasa that he had founded, the Jamia Al Islamia, Chorpara in [Mymensingh](/source/Mymensingh), [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh), as a result of paralysis.[1]

## See also

- [List of Deobandis](/source/List_of_Deobandis)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dud_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dud_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-dud_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-dud_1-3) ["Memoir of the Graduates of the Dar al-Ulum, Deoband: Maulana Athar Ali Bengali"](https://archive.org/details/DUDbook_64/DudVolTwo-Pg001-329/page/n101/mode/). *History of the Dar Al-Ulum Deoband*. Vol. 2. Idara-e Ihtemam. 1980. pp. 101–102.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Tariq bin Mujib (5 July 2019). ["জামিয়া ইমদাদিয়া কিশোরগঞ্জ: সমৃদ্ধ ইতিহাসের এক বৈচিত্র্যময় প্রতিষ্ঠান"](https://www.islamtime24.com/2019/07/05/জামিয়া-ইমদাদিয়া-কিশোরগঞ্/) [Jamia Imdadia Kishoreganj: A diverse institution with a rich history] (in Bengali).[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Harun, Mizan (2018). [*Rijal sanau al-tarikh wa khadamu al-Islam wa al-ilm fi Bangladesh lil-Shamilah*](https://www.noor-book.com/%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-pdf) (in Arabic). Dhaka: Darul Bayan. pp. 259–170. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230312022416/https://www.noor-book.com/%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-pdf) from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ali_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ali_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ali_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ali_4-3) Siddiqi, ABM Saiful Islam (2012). ["Ali, Maulana Ataher"](http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ali,_Maulana_Ataher). In [Sirajul Islam](/source/Sirajul_Islam); Miah, Sajahan; [Khanam, Mahfuza](/source/Mahfuza_Khanam); Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). *[Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh](/source/Banglapedia)* (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, [Asiatic Society of Bangladesh](/source/Asiatic_Society_of_Bangladesh). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [984-32-0576-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/984-32-0576-6). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [52727562](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/52727562). [OL](/source/OL_(identifier)) [30677644M](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL30677644M). Retrieved 2 July 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-emd_5-0)** 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. 26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Assembly, Pakistan National (1958). [*Parliamentary Debates. Official Report*](https://books.google.com/books?id=qXIdAAAAIAAJ&q=Moulana+Athar+Ali). p. 104.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Binder, Leonard (1963). [*Religion and Politics in Pakistan*](https://books.google.com/books?id=yzn850u5-r0C&q=Moulana+Athar+Ali&pg=PA372). University of California Press. p. 372.

## Further reading

- Haque, Abul Mashakin Mohammad Anwarul (2001). [*Bangladeshi Ulama in Politics and Social Welfare: 1935–1971*](http://reposit.library.du.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2774) (PhD thesis) (in Bengali). Bangladesh: [University of Dhaka](/source/University_of_Dhaka). pp. 316–332. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250403121153/reposit.library.du.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2774) from the original on 3 April 2025.

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Rashid Tarkabagish (1900–1986) Ahmad Saeed Kazmi (1913–1986) Siddique Ahmad (1903–1987) Muhammadullah Hafezzi (1895–1987) Abdur Rahim Firozpuri (1918–1987) Hafizur Rahman Wasif Dehlavi (1910–1987) Abdul Aziz Malazada (1917–1987) Shamsul Huda Panchbagi (1897–1988) Abdul Haq Akorwi (1912–1988) Abdul Jalil Badarpuri (1925–1989) Muntakhib al-Haqq (fl. 1980s) Abdul Matin Fulbari (1915–1990) Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh (1915–1990) Ahmed Muhyuddin Nuri Shah Jilani (1915–1990) Mirajul Haq Deobandi (1910–1991) Minnatullah Rahmani (1913–1991) Sayed Moazzem Hossain (1901–1991) Taqi Amini (1926–1991) Habibur Rahman Azami (1900–1992) Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi (1909–1992) Muhammad Yunus (1906–1992) Masihullah Khan (1912–1992) Abul Hasan Jashori (1918–1993) Shams Naved Usmani (1931–1993) Shujaat Ali Qadri (1941–1993) Waqaruddin Qadri (1915–1993) Abdul Wahab Siddiqi (1942–1994) Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi (1918–1995) Ayub Ali (1919–1995) Wahiduzzaman Kairanawi (1930–1995) Abuzar Bukari (d. 1995) Mahmood Hasan Gangohi (1907–1996) Athar Mubarakpuri (1916–1996) Mukhtar Ashraf (1916–1996) Abdul Haque Faridi (1903–1996) Shamsuddin Qasemi (1935–1996) Manzoor Nomani (1905–1997) Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri (1914–1997) Ashraf Ali Dharmandali (1920–1997) Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda (1917–1997) Habibullah Mukhtar (1944-1997) Shamsul-hasan Shams Barelvi (1917–1997) Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani (1920–1997) Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi (1935–1998) Sadruddin Islahi (1917–1998) Karam Shah Azhari (1918–1998) Abdul Rasheed Nomani (1915–1999) Syed Ata-ul-Mohsin Bukhari (1939–1999) Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi (1913–1999) Ghulam Ali Okarvi (1919–2000) Ahmed Ali Badarpuri (1915–2000) Rashid Ahmed Jaunpuri (1889–2001) Mujahidul Islam Qasmi (1936–2002) Ajmal Khan Lahori (1930–2002) Arshadul Qadri (1925–2002) Ibrahim Siddiqui (1930–2002) Naeem Siddiqui (1916–2002) Shah Ahmad Noorani (1926–2003) Harun Islamabadi (1938 – 2003) Jameel Khan (1953–2004) Ismail Katki (1914–2005) Nur Uddin Gohorpuri (1924–2005) Ishaq Faridi (1957–2005) Ashraf Ali Bishwanathi (1928–2005) Kafilur Rahman Nishat Usmani (1942–2006) Syed Fazlul Karim (1935–2006) Shah Oliur Rahman (1916–2006) Abdullah Abbas Nadwi (1925–2006) Sirajussajidin Katki (1939–2006) Abrarul Haq Haqqi (1920–2006) Ubaidul Haq (1928–2007) Hasan Jan (1938–2007) Abdul Latif Fultali (1913–2008) Anzar Shah Kashmiri (1927–2008) Muhammad Abdullah (1932–2008) Obaidul Haque Wazirpuri (1934–2008) Azizur Rahman Qayed (1911–2008) Naseeruddin Naseer Gilani (1949–2009) Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi (1948–2009) 15th/21st Marghoobur Rahman (1914–2010) Abu Saeed Muhammad Omar Ali (1945–2010) Naseer Ahmad Khan Bulandshahri (1918–2010) Khawaja Khan Muhammad (1916–2010) Zamiruddin Nanupuri (1936–2011) Zafeeruddin Miftahi (1926–2011) Azizul Haque (1919–2012) Abdus Sattar Akon (1929–2012) Saeed Ahmed Raipuri (1926–2012) Fazlul Haque Amini (1945–2012) Wahbi Sulayman Ghawji (1923–2013) Zainul Abideen Azmi (1932–2013) Muhammad Fazal Karim (1954–2013) Qazi Mu'tasim Billah (1933–2013) Abdullah Hasani Nadwi (1957–2013) Zubairul Hasan Kandhlawi (1950–2014) Nurul Islam Farooqi (1959–2014) Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman (1941–2014) Bahauddin Farooqi (1927–2014) Ahmad Naruyi (1963–2014) Asad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji (d. 2015) Abdur Rahman (scholar) (1920–2015) Abdul Majeed Ludhianvi (1935–2015) Abdullah Quraishi Al-Azhari (1935–2015) Sibtain Raza Khan (1927–2015) Muhiuddin Khan (1935–2016) Abdul Jabbar Jahanabadi (1937–2016) Shah Turab-ul-Haq (1944–2016) Saleemullah Khan (1921–2017) Yunus Jaunpuri (1937–2017) Alauddin Siddiqui (1938–2017) Muhammad Abdul Wahhab (1923–2018) Salim Qasmi (1926–2018) Akhtar Raza Khan (1943–2018) Iftikhar-ul-Hasan Kandhlawi (1922–2019) Talha Kandhlawi (1941–2019) Yusuf Motala (1946–2019) Ghulam Nabi Kashmiri (1965–2019) Khalid Mahmud (1925–2020) Abdul Haleem Chishti (1929–2020) Tafazzul Haque Habiganji (1938–2020) Muhammad Abdus Sobhan (1936–2020) Abdul Momin Imambari (1930–2020) Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri (1940–2020) Salman Mazahiri (1946–2020) Shah Ahmad Shafi (1945–2020) Adil Khan (1957–2020) Khadim Hussain Rizvi (1966–2020) Nur Hossain Kasemi (1945–2020) Azizur Rahman Hazarvi (1948–2020) Yahya Alampuri (1947–2020) Zar Wali Khan (1953–2020) Muhammad Naeem (1958–2020) Nurul Islam Jihadi (1916–2021) Abdul Razzaque Khan (1925–2021) Wahiduddin Khan (1925–2021) Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi (1926–2021) Muhammad Ali al-Sabuni (1930–2021) Abdur Razzaq Iskander (1935–2021) Wali Rahmani (1943–2021) Abdus Salam Chatgami (1943–2021) Usman Mansoorpuri (1944–2021) Syed Ata-ul-Muhaimin Bukhari (1944–2021) Abdul Khaliq Sambhali (1950–2021) Muhammad Wakkas (1952–2021) Noor Alam Khalil Amini (1952–2021) Junaid Babunagari (1953–2021) Ebrahim Desai (1963–2021) Faizul Waheed (1964–2021) AbdulWahid Rigi (d. 2022) Abdul Halim Bukhari (1945–2022) Rafi Usmani (1936–2022) Delwar Hossain Sayeedi (1940–2023) Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi (1953–2023) Shahidul Islam (1960–2023) Qamruddin Ahmad Gorakhpuri (1938–2024) Nadeem al-Wajidi (1954–2024) Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani (1935–2025) Hafez Ahmadullah Chatgami (1941–2025) Mukhtaruddin Shah (1950–2025) Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi (1950–2025) Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi (1953–2025) Abu Taher Nadwi (1960–2026) Living Saifur Rahman Nizami (b. 1916) Ghulam Rasool Jamaati (b. 1923) Syed Waheed Ashraf (b. 1933) Muhammad Ishaq (b. 1935) Muhibbullah Babunagari (b. 1935) Ziaul Mustafa Razvi Qadri (b. 1935) Nematullah Azami (b. 1936) Yusuf Ziya Kavakçı (b. 1938) Madni Miyan (b. 1938) Muhammad 'Awwamah (b. 1940) Zia Uddin (b. 1941) Arshad Madani (b. 1941) Taqi Usmani (b. 1943) Kamaluddin Zafree (b. 1945) Muneeb-ur-Rehman (b. 1945) Qamaruzzaman Azmi (b. 1946) Ahmed Khanpuri (b. 1946) Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi (b. 1946) Abul Qasim Nomani (b. 1947) Idrees Dahiri (b. 1947) Farid Uddin Chowdhury (b. 1947) Farid Uddin Masood (b. 1950) Sameeruddin Qasmi (b. 1950) Mahmudul Hasan (b. 1950) Ilyas Qadri (b. 1950) Kafeel Ahmad Qasmi (b. 1951) Tahir-ul-Qadri (b. 1951) Abul Kalam Qasmi Shamsi (b. 1951) Mustafa Cerić (b. 1952) Tariq Jamil (b. 1953) Fazal-ur-Rehman (b. 1953) Abdul Khaliq Madrasi (b. 1953) Sufyan Qasmi (b. 1954) Abdul Quddus (b. 1954) Nurul Islam Walipuri (b. 1955) Sajjad Nomani (b. 1955) Abdul Quddus Kumillai (b. 1955) Ghousavi Shah (b. 1955) Ameen Mian Quadri (b. 1955) Pir Sabir Shah (b. 1955) Abu Taher Misbah (b. 1956) Kaukab Noorani Okarvi (b. 1957) Hamid Saeed Kazmi (b. 1957) Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi (b. 1957) Hifzur Rahman (b. 1958) AFM Khalid Hossain (b. 1959) Muhammad Rashid Azmi (b. 1959) Najibul Bashar Maizbhandari (b. 1959) Abdul Aziz Ghazi (b. 1960) Ruhul Amin Faridpuri (b. 1962) Siraj-ul-Haq (b. 1962) Hanif Jalandhari (b. 1963) Husein Kavazović (b. 1964) Khurshid Anwar Gayavi (b. 1964) Sajidur Rahman (b. 1964) Ibrahim Mogra (b. 1965) Saad Kandhlawi (b. 1965) Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi (b. 1967) Abdullah Maroofi (b. 1967) Salman Mansoorpuri (b. 1967) Arshad Misbahi (b. 1968) Lutfur Rehman (b. 1968) Abu Reza Nadwi (b. 1968) Mahfuzul Haque (b. 1969) Ilyas Ghuman (b. 1969) Bilal Abdul Hai Hasani Nadwi (b. 1969) Muhammad Abdul Malek (b. 1969) Qasim Rashid Ahmad (b. 1970) Asjad Raza Khan (b. 1970) Syed Rezaul Karim (b. 1971) Riyadh ul Haq (b. 1971) Arif Jameel Mubarakpuri (b. 1971) Obaidullah Hamzah (b. 1972) Raza Saqib Mustafai (b. 1972) Manzoor Mengal (b. 1973) Syed Faizul Karim (b. 1973) Mamunul Haque (b. 1973) Salah Abu al-Haj (b. 1974) Husamuddin Fultali (b. 1974) Abdur Rahman Mangera (b. 1974) Faraz Rabbani (b. 1974) Ishtiaque Ahmad Qasmi (b. 1974) Adnan Kakakhail (b. 1975) Muhammad al-Kawthari (b. 1976) Amer Jamil (b. 1977) Yasir Nadeem al Wajidi (b. 1982) Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury (b. 1985) Abbas Siddiqui (b. 1987) Hasheem Ahmad Siddiqui (b. 1997) Kaif Raza Khan (b. 2001) Sheikh Hissamuddin Moinuddin Ruhi Anas Madani Fayez Ullah Chatgami Abdul Malek Halim Izharul Islam Chowdhury Tawqir Raza Khan Subhan Raza Khan Amjad M. 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