{{Short description|Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic Scholar}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{similar names|Ziauddin}} {{Infobox religious biography | honorific prefix = Mufakkir-e-Islam [[Allama]] | name = Zia Uddin | image = | caption = | honorific suffix = Nazim [[Saheb]] Huzur | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|4|4|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kakardia, [[Beanibazar Upazila|Beanibazar]], [[Sylhet District]] | children = 7 | office1 = Advisor, [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]] | term_start1 = 15 November 2020 | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | term_end1 = | office2 = President, [[Azad Dini Adarah-e-Talim]] | term_start2 = 15 June 2018 | predecessor2 = [[Husayn Ahmad Barkuti]] | successor2 = | term_end2 = | office3 = President, [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh]] | term_start3 = 8 April 2020 | predecessor3 = [[Abdul Momin Imambari]] | successor3 = | term_end3 = | office4 = Director, [[Jamia Madania Angura-Muhammadpur]] | term_start4 = 2010 | predecessor4 = [[Shihab Uddin]] | era = Modern | relatives = | religion = [[Islam]] | denomination = [[Sunni]] | jurisprudence = [[Hanafi]] | creed = [[Maturidi]] | movement = [[Deobandi]] | Sufi_order = [[Chisti order|Chishti]] {{small|([[Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari|Sabiri]]-[[Imdadullah Muhajir Makki|Imdadi]])}}<br />[[Naqshbandi]]<br />[[Qadri]]<br />[[Suhrawardiyya|Suhrawardy]] | disciple_of = [[Abdul Matin Chowdhury (scholar)|Abdul Matin Chowdhury]] | education = [[Darul Uloom Hathazari]] | influences = [[Shah Ahmad Shafi]] | influenced = [[Manzurul Islam Effendi]] | nationality = [[Bangladeshi]] | signature = Zia Uddin's Signature.png | death_place = | death_date = | resting_place = }} '''Mufakkir al-Islām Ḍiyā' ad-Dīn ibn Muqaddas ʿAlī''' ({{langx|ar|مفكر الإسلام ضياء الدين بن مقدس علي}}; born 4 April 1941), better known simply as '''Zia Uddin''' ({{langx|bn|জিয়া উদ্দিন}}) or reverentially as '''Nazim Saheb Huzur''' ({{langx|bn|নাজিম সাহেব হুজুর}}), is a [[Bangladeshi]] [[Deobandi]] [[Islamic scholar]], politician and educationist. He is currently the president of [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh]] and [[Azad Dini Adarah-e-Talim]], and an advisor to [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]]. Uddin is also the director of [[Jamia Madania Angura-Muhammadpur]] and a member of [[Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh]]'s permanent committee. He has played important roles in the [[2013 Shapla Square protests]] and [[Seal of the Prophets|Khatme Nabuwwat]] movement, and has spoken out against the construction of the [[Tipaimukh Dam]].
==Early life and education== Zia Uddin was born on 4 April 1941 to a [[Bengali Muslim]] family in the village of Kakardia in [[Beanibazar]], [[Sylhet District]]. His father, Muqaddas Ali, was a ''[[Hafiz (Quran)|hafiz]]'' of the [[Qur'an]], and his mother's name was Khairunnessa Begum. He was the second child of a family of three sons and two daughters.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |script-title=bn:মাওলানা শায়খ জিয়া উদ্দিন দা.বা. এর কর্মময় জীবনালেখ্য |last=Ahmad |first=Farhad |date=11 April 2019 |language=bn}}</ref>
His education began with his family and in the local [[kuttab|maktab]] of Kakardia. In 1953, he joined the village's primary school. Three years later, Uddin enrolled at the Mathiura Eidgah Bazar Madrasa. The following year, he joined the Darul Uloom Deulgram Madrasa where he completed his middle school studies. He then proceeded to study at Gachbari Jamiul Uloom Madrasa until 1962, before enrolling at [[Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam]] in [[Hathazari]]. He passed his Master of Arts in [[Hadith studies]] from Hathazari in 1965, and studied [[tafsir]] (Quranic exegesis) the following year.<ref name=":0" />
==Career== {{Listen|filename=Zia Uddin's Voice.ogg||title=<span align="center"> Zia Uddin giving a speech.</span>|type=speech}} Uddin's career began in 1967 as a teacher at the [[Jamia Madania Angura-Muhammadpur]]. When Shihab Uddin, the founder of this madrasa, saw Zia Uddin's activeness, he gave him the role of education secretary. In 2010, Zia Uddin became the madrasa's director-general.<ref name=":0" />
On 15 June 2018, he was elected the president of [[Azad Dini Adarah-e-Talim]], the [[Qawmi madrasa|Qawmi]] education board of [[Sylhet Division]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://azaddiniadarah.com/blog/2019/04/21/%e0%a6%aa%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%9a%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%bf/ |script-title=bn:এদারা পরিচিতি |language=bn |date=21 April 2019 |website=Azad Dini Adarah |access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> Thus, he became an [[ex officio member]] of [[Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh]]'s permanent committee.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://alhaiatululya.com/%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%bf/ |script-title=bn:আল-হাইআতুল উলয়া লিল-জামি'আতিল কওমিয়া বাংলাদেশের স্থায়ী কমিটি |website=Al Haiatul Ulya |language=bn |access-date=15 December 2020 |archive-date=6 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906180939/https://alhaiatululya.com/%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%bf/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition to this, he is the chief advisor to the [[Tanzimul Madaris Sylhet]], as well as advisor of [[Madania Quran Education Board]] and [[Nurani Talimul Quran Board]].<ref name=":0" />
He is also the director of numerous [[madrasa]]s including Jamia Qasimul Uloom Mewa, Jamia Hatimia Shibganj, Bahadurpur Jalalia Madrasa and Aqakhazana Women's Title Madrasa. Zia Uddin is advisor to several social, literary and cultural organisations like Ash-Shihab Parishad, IQRA Foundation UK, Al-Hilal Student's Union, Al-Qalam Research Council, Chetana Literary Society, Jagoron Islamic Cultural Society and Hizb-e-Elahi Beanibazar.<ref name=":0" />
On 15 November 2020, he was elected as a member of the advising committee of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]] during its central gathering.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.banglatribune.com/country/news/652812/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE |script-title=bn:হেফাজতে ইসলামের পূর্ণাঙ্গ কমিটিতে স্থান পেলেন যারা |work=[[Bangla Tribune]] |language=bn |access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/wholecountry/200903/হেফাজত-সরকার-বিরোধী-নয়-সরকার-দলীয়ও-নয় |script-title=bn:'হেফাজত সরকার বিরোধী নয়, সরকার দলীয়ও নয়' |date=22 November 2020 |work=[[The Daily Ittefaq]] |language=bn}}</ref>
===Political career=== In the 1980s, Zia Uddin was the president of the [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh]]'s student-wing [[Jamiat Talaba-e-Arabia]]'s Sylhet branch. He was elected as the general secretary of the party's [[Beanibazar]] branch in 1987. In 1994, he was nominated as the JUI-B general secretary for the entire [[Sylhet District]], and served as this for three terms. He was elected as an assistant secretary for the Jamiat in 2008. In 2011, he became the president of the party's Sylhet branch and served as this for three terms, too. In the same year, he was elected as vice-president for the Jamiat, and he was re-elected on 7 November 2015. After the death of [[Abdul Momin Imambari]] on 8 April 2020, Zia Uddin became the president of the nationwide party.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/page/politacal-party-new |title=political party new |website=[[Bangladesh Election Commission]] |access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.dailyinqilab.com/article/302450/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%28-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%29-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6 |script-title=bn:আল্লামা শায়খআব্দুস শহিদ গলমুকাপনী( রহ) এর ইন্তেকালে কেন্দ্রীয় জমিয়তের শোক প্রকাশ |trans-title=Central Jamiat's grief shown with the passing of Allama Shaykh Abdus Shahid Galmukaponi (RH) |work=[[Daily Inqilab]] |language=bn |access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref>
==Activism and controversy== During his studies at [[Darul Uloom Hathazari]] in 1961, Zia Uddin was shot as a result of taking part in a movement against [[Ayub Khan (general)|Ayub Khan]]'s "Muslim Family Laws" bill. In 1966, he was injured during a clash with the [[Barelvis]] of [[Chittagong]].<ref name=":0" /> In the 1990s, he led the Ismat-e-Anbia and [[Seal of the Prophets|Khatme Nabuwwat]] movements in [[Beanibazar]]. Under his supervision and the care of Izhare Haq, the Beanibazar Khatme Nabuwat conference was held. He has also led movements such as the Taslima-Birodhi movement, [[Shahjalal University of Science and Technology|SUSB]] naming movement and [[Fatwa]] legitimacy movement.<ref name=":0" />
In 2005, he organised the Tipaimukh Sylhet Divisional Long March convened by the National Committee for Prevention of Aggression against the [[Government of India]]'s plans to establish [[Tipaimukh Dam]]. On 8 December 2011, he was responsible for the Jamiat road march against Tipaimukh Dam. In 2008, he led the movement of the Quranic Law Preservation Committee in Sylhet against the women's development policy. In 2013, [[Shahjalal University of Science and Technology]] decided not to construct any statues as a result of the Shah Jalal Heritage Preservation Committee led by Zia Uddin.<ref name=":0" />
He played a key role in the Shane Resalat Sammelan held in Sylhet on the initiative of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]]. He addressed the long march of Hefazat in Dhaka on 6 April 2013. On 5 May 2013, he participated in the [[2013 Shapla Square protests|Shapla Square protests]], and six cases were subsequently filed against him.<ref name=":0" /> He served as the Acting President of the [[Azad Dini Adarah-e-Talim]]'s International Turban Tying Conference from 9 to 11 February 2012.<ref name=":0" />
==Awards and recognition== * ''Mufakkir-e-Islam'' (8 August 2019), Ash-Shihab Parishad dedicated this book on his life and works<ref>{{cite news |url=https://dailyjalalabad.com/2019/07/16998/ |script-title=bn:'মুফাক্কিরে ইসলাম' স্মারকের মোড়ক উন্মোচন ৮ আগস্ট |date= 20 July 2019 |work=[[Daily Jalalabad]] |language=bn |access-date=14 December 2020 |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019092421/https://dailyjalalabad.com/2019/07/16998/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Birmingham]], United Kingdom, 16 May 2017{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} * In 2016, in recognition of his achievements in teaching, he was given a special honour by online organisation.<ref name=":0" />
==Personal life and Sufism== He completed spiritual studies with [[Abdul Matin Chowdhury (scholar)|Abdul Matin Chowdhury of Fulbari]]. During an [[iʿtikāf]] at [[Al-Masjid an-Nabawi]], Chowdhury declared to his ''khalifa'' (spiritual successor), Abdus Sabur, that he has also made Zia Uddin his ''khalifa''. Zia Uddin has one son and six daughters.<ref name=":0" />
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