1. Muhammadullah Hafezzi, commonly known as Hafezzi Huzur, was a Bangladeshi politician, Islamic leader and founder of the Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan.
12 Facts About Muhammadullah Hafezzi
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Muhammadullah Hafezzi was the first religious figure to stand for the highest state office in Bangladesh.
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Muhammadullah Hafezzi's grandfather, Akramuddin Mianji, was a disciple of Ghazi Imamuddin Bengali, a khalifa of Syed Ahmad Shaheed in Bengal.
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Muhammadullah Hafezzi studied at Fatehpur Primary School before proceeding to Chandraganj Madrasa where he studied for a year.
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Muhammadullah Hafezzi then studied for a year at Nawab Faizunnesa's madrasa in Laksam, and then enrolling at the Khilbais Madrasa in Lakshmipur.
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Muhammadullah Hafezzi completed the seven qira'at under Qari Abdul Alim ibn Qari Abdur Rahman Panipati.
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Muhammadullah Hafezzi then moved on to study at Mazahir Uloom in Saharanpur from 1915 to 1922, where he completed Kutub al-Sittah.
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Muhammadullah Hafezzi gained a high-class certificate from Darul Uloom Deoband in 1923.
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Muhammadullah Hafezzi Huzur founded his own political party known as Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan in November 1981.
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Muhammadullah Hafezzi Huzur expressed opposition to the 1982 coup d'etat, labelling Hussain Muhammad Ershad's military rule as un-Islamic.
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Muhammadullah Hafezzi's janazah was performed at the National Eidgah in Dhaka.
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Eyewitness accounts on the other hand, suggest that Muhammadullah Hafezzi Huzur expressed support for the Bangladesh Liberation War referring to the Pakistan Army as oppressors.