15 Facts About Muhammad Wakkas

Muhammad Wakkas was the founder of Jamia Imdadia Madaninagar Madrasa, the largest madrasa in South Bengal, accommodating roughly 2000 students.

Muhammad Wakkas was born on 15 January 1952, to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bijayrampur in Manirampur, Jessore District, East Bengal.

Muhammad Wakkas was the youngest child of Muhammad Ismail and Nurjahan Begum.

Muhammad Wakkas's education began at his local primary school, where he achieved the top position in the final exams.

Muhammad Wakkas memorised the entire Qur'an off by heart in three months and was the highest scorer for the Alim exam of his board in 1967.

Muhammad Wakkas studied for his Kamil degree at the Bahadurpur Shariatia Alia Madrasa in Madaripur and was the highest scorer for his exam board for that too, in 1971.

Muhammad Wakkas remained in Deoband for four years, topped the exams for Mawquf Alayhi, Takmil-e-Ulum-e-Diniyat and Ifta, and gained the title of Mufti.

Whilst studying for his Kamil degree at Bahadurpur, Muhammad Wakkas was elected as the vice-president of the Bahadurpur branch of Jamiat-e-Talaba-e-Arabia.

On Jamiat's decision, Muhammad Wakkas briefly joined the Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan, founded by Hafezzi Huzur in 1981, but later left it to return to Jamiat.

Muhammad Wakkas was advised by Shamsuddin Qasimi to participate in the 1986 Bangladeshi general election as a Jatiya Party candidate.

Muhammad Wakkas kept this seat after the 1988 Bangladeshi general election.

Muhammad Wakkas was unsuccessful in gaining a seat in this election, losing to Khan Tipu Sultan of the Awami League.

Muhammad Wakkas later joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and was elected to parliament following the 2001 Bangladeshi general election, where he received 20,000 more votes than his rival Khan Tipu Sultan.

In 1982, Muhammad Wakkas established the Jamia Imdadia Madaninagar Madrasa in Manirampur.

Muhammad Wakkas died on 31 March 2021 at a hospital in Dhaka.