Muhammad Faizullah

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| name = Mufti Faizullah

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| caption = Visitors at the Gravesite of Muhammad Faizullah Near the Mosque

| birth_place = Hathazari, Chittagong, British Raj

| birth_date = 1890

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1976|1890}}

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| alma_mater = {{Bulleted list|Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam|Darul Uloom Deoband}}

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| movement = Deobandi

| jurisprudence = Hanafi

| denomination = Sunni

| disciple_of =Saeed Ahmad Sandwipi

| students = Ashraf Ali Bishwanathi{{Cite thesis |last=Alam |first=Morshed |url=http://repository.library.du.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/761 |script-title=bn:হাদীস শাস্ত্র চর্চায় বাংলাদেশের মুহাদ্দিসগণের অবদান |publisher=University of Dhaka |year=2014 |location=Bangladesh |pages=144–145 |language=bn |trans-title=Contribution of Muhaddis of Bangladesh in the development of Hadith Studies}}
Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri
Shah Ahmad Shafi, Jamir Uddin Nanupuri

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Mufti Faizullah ({{langx|bn|মুফতি ফয়জুল্লাহ}}), was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, mufti, poet, educator and a reformer. He was among early students to study at the Darul Uloom Hathazari. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband and later served as the Chief Mufti of the Darul Uloom Hathazari. He established Mekhal Madrasa following in the style of Ashab-e Suffah. He authored over 100 books in Arabic, Persian and Urdu.{{Cite thesis |url=http://repository.library.du.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/761 |last=Alam |first=Morshed |script-title=bn:হাদিস শাস্ত্র চর্চায় বাংলাদেশের মুহাদ্দিসগণের অবদান |trans-title=Contribution of Muhaddith of Bangladesh in the field of Hadith literature |publisher=Department of Islamic Studies, University of Dhaka |year=2014 |location=Bangladesh |pages=80–81 |language=bn}}{{Cite thesis |last=Sarwar |first=Golam |script-title=bn:বাংলা ভাষায় ফিকহ চর্চা (১৯৪৭-২০০৬): স্বরূপ ও বৈশিষ্ঠ্য বিচার|url=http://repository.library.du.ac.bd:8080/handle/123456789/760 |publisher=University of Dhaka |year=2014 |location=Bangladesh |pages=119–120 |language=bn |trans-title=Practice of Fiqh in Bengali (1947-2006): Judgment of form and features}}{{Cite book |last=Sayed |first=Dr. Ahsan |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশে হাদিস চর্চা উৎপত্তি ও ক্রমবিকাশ |trans-title=Origin and development of Hadith literature in Bangladesh|publisher=Adorn Publications |year=2006|isbn=9789842005602 |edition=1 |location=Dhaka |pages=202–203 |language=bn}}{{Cite book |last=Kasemi |first=Mazharul Islam Osman |script-title=bn:বিখ্যাত ১০০ ওলামা-মাশায়েখের ছাত্রজীবন|url=https://www.rokomari.com/book/26343/bikhyato100-olama-mashayekher-chhatro-jibon |publisher=Baad Comprint and Publications |year=2015 |location=Bangladesh |pages=94–96 |language=bn |trans-title=Student Life Of 100 Famous Scholars}}{{Cite book |last=Harun |first=Mizan |url=https://www.noor-book.com/%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-pdf |title=رجال صنعوا التاريخ وخدموا الإسلام والعلم في بنغلاديش للشاملة |publisher=Darul Bayan |year=2018 |location=Dhaka |pages=139–146 |language=ar |trans-title=Men Who Shaped History And Served Islamic Science In Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Perspective}}{{Cite thesis |last=Uddin |first=Amin |title=The fiqhi thought of Bangladeshi Deobandi scholar Muhammed Feyzullah |date=2023 |degree=PhD |publisher=Necmettin Erbakan University |url=https://tez.yok.gov.tr/UlusalTezMerkezi/TezGoster?key=nLNfCsWgUluh5T2iyudShlbw80kByR6CdD3a3IDN8ujEmx09pw96MfhDwjCYw9pw |language=tr |location=Turkey}}

Early life and education

Faizullah was born in 1890 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Mekhal in Hathazari, Chittagong district. His father, Hedayet Ali, was a munshi, while his mother, Rahimunnesa, was a housewife.{{Cite book |last=Arafat |first=Nasim |url=https://www.rokomari.com/book/224583/muftiye-azam-moulana-faijullah-rh |script-title=bn:মুফতিয়ে আযম মাওলানা ফয়জুল্লাহ রহ. |publisher=Maktabatul Huda Al Islamia |year=2022 |isbn= |edition=1st |location=Dhaka |pages=30 |language=bn |trans-title=Mufti-e Azam Maulana Faizullah Rah.}} He received his initial education at Darul Uloom Hathazari and was among its early students, studying under the likes of Abdul Hamid Madarshahi. In 1330 AH (1912 CE), he set off for Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur, where he received higher education for two and a half years under Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, Anwar Shah Kashmiri and Aziz-ul-Rahman Usmani. He specialised in Hadith studies.

Career

He was appointed a teacher at the Darul Uloom Hathazari in 1915, and subsequently became its Chief Mufti. He established Hami as-Sunnah Mekhal Madrasa following in the style of Ashab-e-Suffah in 1934.{{Cite book |last=Nijampuri |first=Ashraf Ali |url=https://www.kitabghor.com/products/details/a419d06ca22411ec84496ec427268214/the-handrede-bangla-mayer-kriti-sontan |title=The Hundred (100 Great Scholars from Bangladesh) |publisher=Salman Publication |year=2013 |isbn=978-112009250-2 |edition=1st |location=Hathazari, Chittagong |pages=85–90 |access-date=2022-05-08}} He was involved in the management of this madrasa until his death in 1976.{{cite thesis |last1=Uddin |first1=Muhammad Jasim |script-title=bn:ফিকহ শাস্ত্রে মুফতি মুহাম্মদ ফয়জুল্লাহর অবদান : একটি পর্যালােচনা |trans-title= Contribution of Mufti Muhammad Faizullah to Fiqh: A Review |date=2016 |type= PhD|publisher=University of Dhaka |location=Dhaka |url=http://repository.library.du.ac.bd:8080/handle/123456789/779 |access-date=23 June 2022 |language=Bengali|pages=208–212}} He was awarded the title of "Mufti Azam" for his experience in issuing fatwas.

Literary works

Faizullah authored about 100 books in Arabic, Persian and Urdu.{{Cite Banglapedia|article=Faizullah, Mufti|author=Abu Musa Mohammad Arif Billah}} He majorly focused on Aqidah and Fiqh in his writings. He extensively wrote on controversial matters for educational purposes of the Muslim community.{{cite book |last1=Islam |first1=Sirajul |title=History of Bangladesh, 1704-1971: Social and cultural history |date=1997 |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |page=398 |isbn=9789845123372 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CeNtAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Mufti+Faizullah%22 |access-date=23 June 2022 |language=English}} Under the instruction of Abdul Hamid Madarshahi, Faizullah compiled the explanation of Ka'b ibn Zuhayr's Bānat Suʿād qasida into Persian. His books include:{{cite book|language=ar|title=كتاب البدور المضية في تراجم الحنفية|author=al-Kumillai, Muhammad Hifzur Rahman|publisher=Dar al-Salih|location=Cairo, Egypt|year=2018}}

=Arabic=

{{lang|ar|فيض الكلام}} (Fayḍ al-Kalām)
{{lang|ar|هداية العباد}} (Hidāyah al-ʿIbād)
{{lang|ar|رافع الإشكالات}} (Rāfiʿ al-Ishkālāt)
{{lang|ar|تعليم المبتدئ}} (Taʿlīm al-Mubtadi)
{{lang|ar|إظهار المنكرات}} (Iẓhār al-Munkarāt)
{{lang|ar|توجيه البيان}} (Tawjīh al-Bayān)
{{lang|ar|إزالة الخبط}} (Izālah al-Khabaṭ)
{{lang|ar|ترغيب الأمة إلى تحسين النية}} (Targhīb al-Ummah ilā Taḥsīn an-Niyyah)
{{lang|ar|إظهار الاختلال في مسئلة الهلال}} (Iẓhār al-Ikhtilāl fī Mas'alah al-Hilāl)
{{lang|ar|القول السديد في حكم الأهوال والمواعيظ}} (Al-Qawl al-Sadīd fī Ḥukm al-Ahwāl wa al-Mawāʿīẓ)
{{lang|ar|الفلاح فيما يتعلق بالنكاح}} (Al-Falāḥ fīmā yataʿallaq bin-Nikāḥ)

=Persian=

{{lang|fa|بند نامه خاکی}} (Band Nāmah-e-Khākī)
{{lang|fa|مثنوي خاکی}} (Masnavī-e-Khākī)
{{lang|fa|إرشاد الأمة}} (Ershād al-Ummah)
{{lang|fa|منظومات مختصرة}} (Manẓūmāt-e-Mukhtasarah)
{{lang|fa|قند خاکی}} (Qand-e-Khākī)
{{lang|fa|مثنوي دلپذیر}} (Masnavī-e-Dilpazīr)
{{lang|fa|الفيصلة الجارية في أوقاف المدارس}} (Al-Faysalah Al-Jāriyah fī Awqāf al-Madāris)
{{lang|fa|حفظ الإيمان}} (Ḥifẓ al-Īmān)
{{lang|fa|منكرات القبور}} (Munkarāt al-Qubūr)
{{lang|fa|دفع الوساوس في أوقاف المدارس}} (Dafʿ al-Wasāwis fī Awqāf al-Madāris)
{{lang|fa|الحق الصريح في مسلك الصحيح}} (Al-Ḥaq as-Ṣarīh fī Maslak as-Ṣaḥīḥ)
{{lang|fa|دفع الإعتساف في أحكام الاعتكاف}} (Dafʿ al-Iʿtisāf fī Aḥkām al-Iʿtikāf)
{{lang|fa|إظهار خيال}} (Iẓhār-e-Khayāl)
{{lang|fa|شومي معاصي}} (Shūmī Maʿāṣī)
{{lang|fa|الرسالة المنظومة على فطرة النيجرية}} (Al-Risālah al-Manẓūmah ʿalā Fiṭrah an-Nījariyyah)

=Urdu=

{{lang|ur|شرح بوستان}} (Sharh-e-Būstān)
{{lang|ur|شرح گلستان}} (Sharh-e-Gulistān)
{{lang|ur|حاشية عطار}} (Hāshiyat-e-ʿAṭṭār)

Death

Faizullah died in 1396 AH (1976 CE) and was buried in front of his home in Mekhal.

References

=More =

[https://www.rokomari.com/book/224583/muftiye-azam-moulana-faijullah-rh মুফতিয়ে আযম মাওলানা ফয়জুল্লাহ রহ.]
[https://www.rokomari.com/book/330991/bissobikkhato-eksho-alem বিশ্ববিখ্যাত ১০০ আলেম]
[https://www.rokomari.com/book/272073/akabirder-distite-mufti-faijullah-rah আকাবিরদের দৃষ্টিতে মুফতি ফয়জুল্লাহ রহ.]

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