{{Short description|Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Amirul Mujahidin, [[Mufti]] | name = Syed Rezaul Karim | native_name = সৈয়দ রেজাউল করিম | native_name_lang = bn | image = Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim (2019).jpg | caption = Karim in 2019 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|2|1}} | birth_place = [[Char Monai]], [[Barisal]] | father = [[Syed Fazlul Karim]] | mother = | relatives = [[Syed Muhammad Ishaq]] (grandfather)<br />[[Syed Faizul Karim]] (brother) | office = [[Islami Andolan Bangladesh|Ameer of Islami Andolan Bangladesh]] | 2blankname = Secretary-General | 2namedata = Yunus Ahmad | term_start = 25 November 2006 | term_end = | predecessor = [[Syed Fazlul Karim]] | office3 = | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | office4 = | term_start4 = | term_end4 = | predecessor4 = | successor4 = | signature = | party = [[Islami Andolan Bangladesh]] | alma_mater = *Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania * Charmonai Jamia Rashidia Islamia * Sagardi Islamia Kamil Madrasa | module2 = {{Infobox religious biography| embed = yes | background = #98FB98 | era = Modern | notable_works = * Islamic Labor Movement * Islamic Youth Movement * National Teachers Forum * National Council of Ulama Mashayekh Aimma * National Bar Council * National Freedom Fighters Council | denomination = [[Sunni]] | religion = [[Islam]] | movement = [[Deobandi]] | influenced = [[Syed Faizul Karim]] | main_interests = Politics, [[Tasawwuf]] | nationality = [[Bangladeshi]] | jurisprudence = [[Hanafi]] }} }} '''Syed Rezaul Karim''' (born 1 February 1971), also known by his title '''Charmonai Pir''',<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-03-15 |title=Hefazat's Shafi, Chormonai Pir denounce Islamic State activities |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/16612/hefazat%E2%80%99s-shafi-chormonai-pir-denounce-islamic |access-date=2020-10-24 |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]]}}</ref> is a [[Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]] Islamic scholar, politician, who serving as the [[Emir]] of [[Islami Andolan Bangladesh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2018-06-23 |title=Islami Andolon Bangladesh: Who are they and what do they stand for? |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/148631/islami-andolon-bangladesh-who-are-they-and-what |access-date=2020-10-24 |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]]}}</ref> He is also President of the Bangladesh Mujahid Committee and Bangladesh Quran Education Board, and the Vice President of [[Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh]].<ref name=":2" />
==Early life and family== Rezaul Karim was born on 1 February 1971 in the village of [[Char Monai]] in [[Barisal]], [[East Pakistan]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=21 December 2020 |title=দেশের ভালোবাসা বুকে লালন করে রাজনীতি করি: একান্ত সাক্ষাৎকারে চরমোনাই পীর |url=https://www.jugantor.com/islam-life/376212 |work=[[Jugantor]]}}</ref> His grandfather, [[Syed Muhammad Ishaq]], was the first Pir of Charmonai, and his father, [[Syed Fazlul Karim]], was the second Pir of Charmonai.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=bn:দ্যা হান্ড্রেড (বাংলা মায়ের একশ কৃতিসন্তান)|last=Nizampuri|first=Ashraf Ali|year=2013|publisher=Salman Prakashani|location=[[Hathazari]], [[Chittagong]]|pages=375–378|isbn=978-112009250-2|edition=1|language=bn}}</ref>
==Education== He started his education from [[Charmonai Jamia Rashidia Islamia]]. He passed Kamil (post-graduate) from its Alia branch in 1991. At the same time, he used to attend classes in its [[Qawmi Madrasah|Qawmi]] branch. Then he obtained higher degree in [[Fiqh]] and [[Hadith]] from [[Sagardi Islamia Kamil Madrasa, Barisal]]. He studied at [[:bn:জামিয়া ইসলামিয়া দারুল উলুম মাদানিয়া|Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania]] for some time.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|date=June–July 2012|title=Short Biography of Mufti Rezaul Karim|journal=Bimonthly Student News}}</ref>
==Career== After completing his education, he joined [[Charmonai Jamia Rashidia Islamia]] as a teacher of its Alia branch. Then he was assistant principals of both the branches (Alia and Qawmi) for long time. Currently, he is the main patron of both branches. He is also the President of the Bangladesh Quran Education Board and co-president of [[Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh]].<ref name=":1" />
He served as the chairman of [[Char Monai Union]] for two terms from 2003 to 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Chairman of Char Monai Union|url=http://charmonaiup.barisal.gov.bd/site/page/7d8973b8-17a2-11e7-9461-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6|access-date=2020-10-24|website=charmonaiup.barisal.gov.bd|language=en|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027175014/http://charmonaiup.barisal.gov.bd/site/page/7d8973b8-17a2-11e7-9461-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6|url-status=dead}}</ref>
After the death of his father on 25 November 2006, he was elected Amir of [[Islami Andolan Bangladesh]] and [[Bangladesh Mujahideen Committee]].<ref name=":12">{{Cite journal |date=June–July 2012 |title=Short Biography of Mufti Rezaul Karim |journal=Bimonthly Student News}}</ref>
==Politics== [[File:Islami Andolan Bangladesh leaders meets with President Abdul Hamid on 9 January 2017 03.jpg|thumb|Karim with President Abdul Hamid in 2017]] From his student life, he was involved in politics of [[Islami Andolan Bangladesh|Islami Shasantantra Chhatra Andolan]]. Later he served as the Student Welfare Secretary of its Central Committee. He was arrested during the [[Third Khaleda Cabinet|Four-party coalition government led by BNP]] for his activism in the Islamic movement.<ref name=":1" />
==Views== ===Criticism of Sheikh Hasina=== At a conference in June 2019, [[Sheikh Hasina]] said about [[Hijab]], "Hand socks, foot socks, nose and eyes covered, absolutely, what is it? Wandering around as living tents; It doesn't make sense." Rezaul Karim called her statement irresponsible and called for her withdrawal.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:পর্দা নিয়ে প্রধানমন্ত্রীর বক্তব্য দেশবাসীকে মর্মাহত করেছে: চরমোনাই পীর |trans-title=PM's statement on veil shocks countrymen: Charmonai Pir|url=https://www.jugantor.com/politics/186598/পর্দা-নিয়ে-প্রধানমন্ত্রীর-বক্তব্য-দেশবাসীকে-মর্মাহত-করেছে-চরমোনাই-পীর|access-date=2020-10-24|work=[[Jugantor]]|language=bn}}</ref>
==See also== *[[List of Deobandis]]
==References== {{Reflist}} {{commons}} {{Authority control}} {{Hanafi scholars}} {{Islam in South Asia}}
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