Abdur Rahman (Islamic scholar)

Mufti Abdur Rahman
Born 1925 AD
Imam Nagar,[1] Fatikchhari, Chittagong
Religion Islam
Era Modern era
Region Bangladesh
Main interests
 Islamic economics, Hadith, Islamic jurisprudence
Notable ideas
 Islamic Research Center Bangladesh

Mufti Abdur Rahman, also known as Faqihul Millat, is an eminent Islamic Scholar of Bangladesh.[2][3] He was born in Imam Nagar, Fatikchhari, Chittagong, 1925 AD. At present, Mufti Abdur Rahman is the director of Islamic Research Center Bangladesh at Bashundhara and chairman of Center Darul Ifta, Bashundhara, Dhaka.[4] Maulana Abdur Rahman is one of the renowned disciples of Maulana Shah Abrarul Hoque in Bangladesh.[5]

Education

Mufti Abdur Rahman has completed his higher secondary education from Darul Uloom Muinul Islam Hathazari. Then he went to Darul Uloom Deoband to acquire higher education. There Abdur Rahman successfully completed Dawra e Hadith and then engaged himself at the same institution in research in the field of Ifta (Islamic jurisprudence).[1]

Career

After graduating from Darul Uloom Deoband Abdur Rahman serves as a teacher and principal in various Islamic seminaries, locally called madrasah including Al-Jamiah Al-Islamiah Patiya of Chittagong and Jameel Madrasah of Bogra. He is the founder of Islamic Research Center Bangladesh and Jamiatul Abrarat Riverview, Dhaka.[6] He is also the chairman of Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board Federation.[6] Mufti Abdur Rahman was a member of the 1st Shariah Council of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd. established in 1983. Since then, he has been playing an important role in the Islamic banking sector as shariah supervisor in various banks of the country. He was elected Chairman of the Central Shariah Board for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh (CSBIB) in 2007.[7][8] In the meantime, worked as chairman of the Shariah Council of Al-Arafah Islami Bank and as vice chairman of the Shariah Board of Social Investment Bank. He was also Shariah adviser of the Oriental Bank for a short period of time. He also serves as the Chairman of Shariah Board of Shahjalal Islami Bank.[9] Abdur Rahman participated in different seminars and traveled to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, India and Pakistan.[7] Besides these Mufti Abdur Rahman has been serving as the chairman of the North Bengal Madrasah Education Board consists of over a thousand institutions of Islamic education of 18 districts in the northern part of the country.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.csbib.org/organization.php#Chairman
  2. ↑ http://www.probenewsmagazine.com/index.php?index=2&contentId=5018
  3. ↑ http://www.csbib.org/organization.php
  4. ↑ http://fahadmahdi.webs.com/bengalipart.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.scribd.com/doc/20855274/List-of-Some-Shaikhs-of-Bangladesh
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.hawker.com.bd/news_details_print.php?news_id=25577
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.probenewsmagazine.com/index.php?index=2&contentId=4150
  8. ↑ http://www.bankasia-bd.com/report/BAAnnualReport2010.pdf
  9. ↑ http://www.shahjalalbank.com.bd/Shariah.asp

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