{{Short description|Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (1947 – 2023)}} {{redirect|Muhammad Yahya|the Pakistani politician|Mohammed Yahya}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Yahya Alampuri | native_name = ইয়াহইয়া আলমপুরী | native_name_lang = bn | image = Yahya Alampuri.jpg | birth_place = [[Hathazari Upazila|Hathazari]], [[Chittagong District|Chittagong]] | birth_date = {{birth date|1947|06|15|df=yes}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|06|03|1947|06|15|df=yes}} | death_place = [[United Hospital Limited|United Hospital]], [[Dhaka]] | alma_mater = [[Darul Uloom Hathazari]] | office = Director-General of [[Darul Uloom Hathazari]] | term_start = 8 September 2021 | term_end = 3 June 2023 | predecessor = [[Abdus Salam Chatgami]] | successor = [[Khalil Ahmad Qasmi]] | module = {{Infobox religious biography | embed = yes | religion = Islam | denomination = [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] | jurisprudence = [[Hanafi school|Hanafi]] | movement = [[Deobandi movement|Deobandi]] | main_interests = [[Education]] | teachers = {{Unbulleted list|[[Muhammad Faizullah]]|[[Siddique Ahmad]]}} | disciple_of = [[Shah Ahmad Shafi]] | nationality = [[Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]] | signature = [[File:Yahya Alampuri's signature.svg|80px]] }} }} '''Yahya Alampuri''' (15 June 1947 – 3 June 2023) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and educationist who served as the 7th Director-General of [[Darul Uloom Hathazari]]. He also held senior positions in several religious organizations, including senior vice-president of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]], vice-chairman of [[Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh]], amir of the [[International Majlis-e Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e Nobuwat Bangladesh]], member of the [[Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh]], and chairman of the Bangladesh Nurani Talimul Qur'an Board Chattogram.
== Early background == Muhammad Yahya was born on 15 June 1947 in Alampur village of [[Hathazari Upazila]], [[Chittagong District]].<ref name=":Labib">{{Cite news |last=Labib |first=Kausar |date=3 June 2023 |title=Allama Yahya's contributions to the Islamic arena |url=https://www.dhakapost.com/religion/198724 |work=[[Dhaka Post]] |archive-date=3 July 2023 |access-date=8 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703024726/https://www.dhakapost.com/religion/198724 |url-status=live }}</ref> His father, Kazi Abdul Aziz, was a disciple of [[Zamiruddin Ahmad]], and his mother, Anjuman Khatun, was a disciple of [[Saeed Ahmad Sandwipi]].<ref name=":Labib" /> At the age of ten, he completed his primary madrasa education under Nurul Haque Alampuri in the Furqania section of [[Darul Uloom Hathazari]], where he continued his studies and received the Dawra-e-Hadith degree in 1973.<ref name=":Labib" /> His teachers included [[Muhammad Faizullah]], [[Siddique Ahmad]], and [[Shah Ahmad Shafi]], the latter of whom later granted him spiritual authorization (khilafah) in four [[Tariqa|Sufi orders]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 September 2021 |title=Who is this new guardian, Maulana Yahya? |url=https://www.jugantor.com/tp-city/463352 |work=[[Jugantor]]}}</ref>
== Career == After completing his studies in 1973, Yahya began his career as a teacher at Garduara Madrasa in Hathazari, where he worked for nine years, followed by three years at Madarsha Madrasa and six years at Ishapur Faiziya Tajbidul Qur'an Madrasa.<ref name=":Munir" /> In 1991, he joined Darul Uloom Hathazari at the invitation of Shafi, then the institution's director-general.<ref name=":Labib" /> Over the following decades, he managed the madrasa's accounts department, oversaw development activities, and served on Shura committees of various [[Qawmi madrasa]]s across Chittagong and other regions.<ref name=":Labib" /> After the [[Death of Shah Ahmad Shafi|death of Shafi]] in September 2020, Yahya was made a member of the three-person Majlis-e-Idari, which was created to perform the duties of the director-general collectively.<ref name="WP83">{{Cite book |title=[[White Paper: 2000 Days of Fundamentalist and Communal Violence in Bangladesh]] |publisher=Public Commission to Investigate Fundamentalist and Communal Terrorism |year=2022 |location=Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212 |page=161 |language=bn}}</ref> The following year, after the sudden death of [[Abdus Salam Chatgami]], he was appointed director-general of Darul Uloom Hathazari, a post he held until his death in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 September 2021 |title=Director General of Hathazari Madrasa Mufti Yahia |url=https://www.banglatribune.com/country/chitagong/700565/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF |work=[[Bangla Tribune]] |archive-date=15 July 2023 |access-date=8 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715092923/https://www.banglatribune.com/country/chitagong/700565/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF |url-status=live }}</ref>
Yahya took a critical stance on government recognition of Qawmi madrasa certificates, arguing that institutions should remain independent of state authority, similar to the position of [[Darul Uloom Deoband]]. He drafted a policy framework for Hathazari to be implemented with approval from the Majlis-e-Shura and later applied through networks of alumni in affiliated institutions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Siraj |first=Ehsan |date=20 May 2023 |title=Without the government's approval, the certificate would not have been recognized |url=https://www.deshrupantor.com/426683/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE |work=[[Desh Rupantor]]}}</ref> Beyond Hathazari, he held senior roles in several organizations, including serving as senior vice-president of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, vice-chairman of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh, president of the [[International Majlis-e Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e Nobuwat Bangladesh]], member of the [[Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh]], and chairman of the Bangladesh Nurani Talimul Qur'an Board Chattogram.<ref name=":Munir">{{Cite news |last=Ahmad |first=Munir |date=4 June 2023 |title=Farewell to a scholar with many qualities |url=https://www.deshrupantor.com/429817/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A7-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F |work=Desh Rupantor}}</ref> Yahya died on 3 June 2023 while receiving treatment at [[United Hospital Limited|United Hospital]] in Dhaka;<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 June 2023 |title=Hefazat leader Maulana Yahya is no more |url=https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/646694/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87 |work=[[The Daily Ittefaq]]}}</ref> his funeral took place the same evening after [[Maghrib prayer]]s, and he was buried in the madrasa graveyard.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 June 2023 |title=Burial of Hefazat leader Maulana Yahya completed |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/gsormfdwfv |work=Prothom Alo |archive-date=10 June 2023 |access-date=8 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610175341/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/gsormfdwfv |url-status=live }}</ref> He was succeeded as director-general of Darul Uloom Hathazari by [[Khalil Ahmad Qasmi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 June 2023 |title=Mufti Khalil Ahmed is the new Director General of Hathazari Madrasa |url=https://www.banglatribune.com/country/chitagong/801888/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2 |work=Bangla Tribune}}</ref>
== See also == * [[List of Deobandis]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
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