Hafez Ahmadullah was born on 12 May 1941 and is a 21st-century Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and educator, currently serving as the chairman of Anjuman-e-Ittihadul Madaris Bangladesh since December 16,2023, a state-recognized Qawmi madrasa board.
11 Facts About Hafez Ahmadullah
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Hafez Ahmadullah had a foundational role in establishing the Islamic Fiqh Board Bangladesh on May 17,2017, inspired by its Indian counterpart.
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Hafez Ahmadullah holds the position of Vice-President in Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh.
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Hafez Ahmadullah was born on May 12,1941, in Naikhain village, Patiya Upazila, Chittagong District, to Muhammad Isa, with his maternal grandfather being Shah Ahmad Hasan.
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Hafez Ahmadullah began his Quranic studies under his father's guidance at the age of seven.
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Hafez Ahmadullah later moved to Multan to study at Jamia Khairul Madaris, under Muhammad Sharif Kashmiri, before continuing his advanced studies at Darul Uloom Karachi, where he specialized in fatwas under Muhammad Shafi.
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Hafez Ahmadullah returned to Bangladesh in 1968 and began teaching at Al-Jameatul Arabiatul Islamia Ziri, where he taught nearly every subject of Dars-i Nizami for 23 years.
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Hafez Ahmadullah issued fatwas regarding the human body, declaring that it is a trust from Allah, and thus suicide, organ donation, and the buying or selling of organs are prohibited in Islam.
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Hafez Ahmadullah chaired the 3rd seminar of the Islamic Fiqh Board of Bangladesh on February 11,2020, with Nematullah Azami as the chief guest.
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On February 15,2024, following an emergency session of the Shura Council, Hafez Ahmadullah was elected president of Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya.
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Hafez Ahmadullah authored Mashayekh-e-Chattagram, a two-volume biographical work on prominent Islamic figures from the Chittagong region, and his Friday sermons were compiled and published with a Bengali translation under the title An-Nafhatul Ahmadiyyah fil Khutubat al-Mimbariyyah.