# Nurul Islam Jihadi

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Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (1948–2021)

Nurul Islam Jihadi নুরুল ইসলাম জিহাদী Secretary General, Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh In office 26 December 2020 – 29 November 2021 Preceded by Nur Hossain Kasemi Succeeded by Sajidur Rahman Chancellor, Al Jamiatul Islamia Makhjanul Uloom In office 10 July 1984 – ???? Secretary General, International Majlis-e Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e Nobuwat Bangladesh In office 1990–???? Personal life Born 1948 (1948) Fatikchhari Upazila, Chittagong District, East Bengal, Pakistan Died 29 November 2021(2021-11-29) (aged 72–73) Parent Abdur Rashid (father) Era Modern Main interest(s) Hadith, Fiqh, Writing, Tasawwuf, Islamic history, Islamic Movement, Khatam an-Nabiyyin Notable works Al Jamiatul Islamia Makhjanul Uloom International Majlis-e Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e Nobuwat Bangladesh (1990) Jamia Khatamunnabiyyin, United Kingdom Islamic Movement Council (1978) Tajkera-e Khatib-e Azam Signature Religious life Religion Islam Denomination Sunni Jurisprudence Hanafi Movement Deobandi Muslim leader Influenced by Muhammad Faizullah, Shah Ahmad Shafi Influenced Mamunul Haque

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**Nurul Islam Jihadi** ([Bengali](/source/Bengali_language): নুরুল ইসলাম জিহাদী; 1948 – 29 November 2021) was a Bangladeshi [Deobandi](/source/Deobandi) Islamic scholar, educator and spiritual figure.[1] He was the Secretary General of [Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh](/source/Hefazat-e-Islam_Bangladesh) and [International Majlis-e Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e Nobuwat Bangladesh](/source/International_Majlis-e_Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e_Nobuwat_Bangladesh), Chancellor and Shaykh al-Hadith of Al Jamiatul Islamia Makhjanul Uloom. He was also a member of the Majlis-e-Shura of [Darul Uloom Hathazari](/source/Darul_Uloom_Hathazari) and [Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh](/source/Befaqul_Madarisil_Arabia_Bangladesh), founder and patron of many mosques and madrasas, including Jamia Khatamunnabiyyin in the United Kingdom.

## Name and lineage

Jihadi was born in 1948 in [Fatikchhari](/source/Fatikchhari), [Chittagong District](/source/Chittagong_District).[1] His father's name was Abdur Rashid.[2]

## Life and career

After completing his education, he started his career as a teacher at Kaigram Madrasa in [Patiya Upazila](/source/Patiya_Upazila).[3] After teaching in Kaigram madrasa for one year, he was called to [Babunagar madrasa](/source/Al-Jamiatul_Islamiah_Azizul_Uloom_Babunagar) and became a teacher there. After teaching at Babunagar Madrasa for a few years, he taught at Ashraful Ulum Bara Katara Madrasa in [Dhaka](/source/Dhaka_District) till 1982. At this time, after the death of his father, he went to his home and rejoined [Babunagar Madrasa](/source/Al-Jamiatul_Islamiah_Azizul_Uloom_Babunagar). On 10 July 1984, he founded Al Jamiatul Islamia Makhjanul Uloom in [Khilgaon](/source/Khilgaon_Thana), Dhaka district. He was the Chancellor and Shaykh al-Hadith of this seminary. He served as an important member of Majlis-e-Shura of [Darul Uloom Hathazari](/source/Darul_Uloom_Hathazari) and [Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh](/source/Befaqul_Madarisil_Arabia_Bangladesh).[3] In 1966, he founded a non-political organization called "Islamic Movement Council" to resist Islamophobes. He was in the companionship of [Siddique Ahmad](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6) for a long time. He was the Secretary General of International Majlis-e Tahaffuj-e Khatme Nabuwat Bangladesh, established in 1990 with the aim of accelerating the anti-[Ahmadiyya](/source/Ahmadiyya) movement and the [Khatme Nabuyat](/source/Khatam_an-Nabiyyin) movement. On 26 December 2020, he was elected Secretary General of [Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh](/source/Hefazat-e-Islam_Bangladesh) following the death of Nur Hossain Kasemi in December 2020. He remained in this post until his death.[3]

Jihadi died on 29 November 2021.[4]

## Publications

His books include:[2]

- *Akhlak-e Rasul (Saw.)*

- *Bright stars*

- *The Qadiani fitna and the position of the Muslim nation*

- *Rules of Qurbani*

- *Gulshan-e Nur*

- *Asmane ilm ki chand darakhsande sitare* (Urdu)

- *Tazkera-e Khatib-e Azam*

- *[Sheikh Sadi's](/source/Saadi_Shirazi) Advice*

- *Nukushe Zindegi and Pandey Namaye Nasir*

- *Qawmi Madrasa, objective method results* etc.

## See also

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

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Hefajat secretary General Nurul Islam Jihadi dies"](https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/hefajat-secretary-general-nurul-islam-jihadi-dies-2905521). *[The Daily Star](/source/The_Daily_Star_(Bangladesh))*. 29 November 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_2-1) ["মাওলানা নুরুল ইসলাম জিহাদীর সংক্ষিপ্ত জীবনী"](https://fateh24.com/%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%93%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a8%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%b2-%e0%a6%87%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae-%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b9%e0%a6%be/). *Fateh*. 29 November 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:2_3-2) Noor, Abdullah (1 December 2021). ["A Final Tribute to a Tireless Scholar"](https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/islamic-life/2021/12/01/1097109). *[Kaler Kantho](/source/Kaler_Kantho)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Hefazat Secretary General Nurul Islam Jihadi passes away"](https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/hefazat-secretary-general-nurul-islam-jihadi-passes-away-336211). *The Business Standard*. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

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