1. Nesaruddin Ahmad was a Bengali Islamic scholar, spiritual reformer, educationist and writer.
21 Facts About Nesaruddin Ahmad
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Nesaruddin Ahmad was the main disciple of Furfura Sharif's Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique in eastern Bengal.
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Nesaruddin Ahmad was among the leading Islamic leaders in colonial Barisal, and his influence extended across Bengal.
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Nesaruddin Ahmad was born in 1873 to a Bengali Muslim family of Akhunds in the village of Magura, Firozpur, then located under the Backergunge District of the Bengal Presidency.
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Nesaruddin Ahmad's father died in Mecca, being buried in Jannat al-Mu'alla, and so Nesaruddin Ahmad was raised by his mother, Zohra Begum, and paternal grandfather.
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Nesaruddin Ahmad's paternal grandfather, Zahiruddin Akhund, was a munshi and disciple of Haji Shariatullah of the Faraizi movement based in Mathbaria where he had a sizeable following.
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In 1905, Nesaruddin Ahmad married the daughter of Abdul Wafi Chowdhury from Kushla, Gopalganj.
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Nesaruddin Ahmad started his primary education at the local school in his village.
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Nesaruddin Ahmad completed his dakhil qualification from Madaripur Primary Islamia Madrasa, and then completed his alim from Madrasah-i-Hammadiyyah in Armanitola, Dhaka.
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Whilst at Hooghly, Nesaruddin Ahmad pledged bay'ah to Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique of Furfura Sharif in 1895.
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Nesaruddin Ahmad planned to leave for Hajj but was affected by pox.
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Nesaruddin Ahmad appointed Moulvi Mirza Ali of Idilpur as its head.
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Nesaruddin Ahmad donated all of his property to act as the madrasa's waqf in 1934.
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Nesaruddin Ahmad gave his support to Maniruzzaman Islamabadi's plans in establishing a dedicated Islamic university in Chittagong.
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Nesaruddin Ahmad maintained good relations with Shamsul Haque Faridpuri, who belonged to the Deobandi movement.
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Nesaruddin Ahmad favoured Faridpuri over Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the Muslim League local elections.
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In 1946, Nesaruddin Ahmad organised the All-India Ulama Conference held at Mohammad Ali Park, Calcutta.
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At the conference, Nesaruddin Ahmad co-signed a petition with Abdul Hai Siddique in pamphlet form addressing Bengali Muslim voters in favour of Pakistan.
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Nesaruddin Ahmad presided the East Bengal Horooful Quran Conference in Dacca in August 1951, which supported Urdu as the national language of Pakistan and Bengali in Arabic script as the provincial language.
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Nesaruddin Ahmad died on 31 January 1952 and was buried at the Sarsina Darbar Sharif.
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Nesaruddin Ahmad was succeeded by his son, Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh, as the Pir of Sarsina.