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Shams al-Ḥaqq ibn Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Chirāgh ʿAlī al-Farīdfūrī (
Arabic: شمس الحق بن محمد عبد الله بن تشراغ علي الفريدفوري), or simply known as Shamsul Haque Faridpuri (
Bengali: শামসুল হক ফরিদপুরী; 1896 – 21 January 1969) was an
Islamic scholar, educationist, and social reformer. He was the founder-principal of
Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh.[3] He also founded many other
madrasas and mosques.[4] Organisations which he initiated include; Khademul Islam Jamat and Anjuman-e-Tabligh-al-Quran.[5][6]
Early life and family
Ghazi Shamsul Haque was born on a Friday in the year 1896,[7] to the
Bengali Muslim Ghazi family in the village of Ghoperdanga (later Gawhardanga) in erstwhile
Faridpur District,
Bengal Presidency,
British Raj (now
Gopalganj District,
Bangladesh).[citation needed] He traces his paternal ancestry to an
Arab soldier who was one of the members of
Bakhtiyar Khalji's army during his conquest of Bengal. His ancestors settled in
Jessore where they propagated
Islam to locals with his great-great grandfather, Mawlana Abdul Awwal al-Ghazi, relocating the family to Faridpur.[8] His father, Ghazi Muhammad Abdullah ibn Chiragh Ali, was a munshi and participant of the
Indian Rebellion of 1857, and his mother, Amena Khatun, was a homemaker. Faridpuri's great-grandfather, Chand Ghazi, was a student of
Syed Ahmad Shaheed and took part in the
Battle of Balakot against the
Sikhs.[9][10]
After completing his education, Faridpuri returned to his homeland in Bengal where he became a prominent teacher of
hadith. He became the principal of
Jamia Islamia Yunusia in
Brahmanbaria in 1928 until 1935 when he founded the Gazalia Madrasa in
Bagerhat. He then moved on to Ashraful Uloom in Bara Katara,
Dhaka from 1936 until 1950. He founded the Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Khademul Islam in his home village of Gawhardanga in 1937. In 1940, he founded Khademul Islam Jamat (Congregation of the Guardians of Islam), an organisation which promoted the implementation of Islamic ideals. He also founded the Anjuman-e-Tabligh-al-Quran (Association of Quranic Preaching) to challenge the activities of
Christian Missionaries that were actively propagating to Muslims in the region. Faridpuri was an advocate of campaigns such as the
Pakistan Movement and the
Tablighi Jamaat. The Idaratul Ma`arif was a centre for Islamic research that was established by Faridpuri. From 1951 up until his death, he taught hadith classes in
Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh. He also founded the capital's Jamia Arabia Imdadul Uloom in Faridabad in 1956.
Bibliography
Writings
Shotru Theke Hushiar Thako(শত্রু থেকে হুঁশিয়ার থাকো); English translations: Beware of the enemy[12]
Choritro Gothon (চরিত্র গঠন); English translations: Character Development[5]
Potito Pabon (পতিত পবন); Fallen wind
Ma-Bap O Shontaner Hoq (মা-বাপ ও সন্তানের হক); English translations: Rights of the parents and children
Tafsire Sura Fateha (তাফসীরে সূরা ফাতেহা); English translations: Exegesis of Surah
al-Fatiha
Taubanama O Jiboner Pon (তওবানামা ও জীবনের পণ); English: The story of repentance and the stake of life
Allahr Porichoy O Manusher Porichoy (আল্লাহর পরিচয় ও মানুষের পরিচয়); English translations: God's background and mankind's background [12]
Matri Jatir Morjada (মাতৃজাতির মর্যাদা); English translations: The dignity of matriarchs
Mosjid O Jibonto Mosjid (মসজিদ ও জীবন্ত মসজিদ); English translations: Mosque and living mosques
Hoqqani Tafsir (হক্কানী তাফসীর);[5] (completed but not fully published yet) - only the first and last Juz were published but the author completed the manuscript of the Tafseer in approximately 16000 pages and urged his students to published it but no one has taken up the task of the continuation of the publication yet)
Dhormer Ashol Uddeshyo Ki? (ধর্মের আসল উদ্দেশ্য কী?); English translations: What is the main goal of religion?
Oshot Alem O Peer Ebong Shotorko Bani (অসৎ আলেম ও পীর : সতর্কবাণী); English: The dishonest
alim and
pir and words of warning
Tasauof Totto (তাসাওউফ তত্ত্ব); English translations: Inquiry of Mysticism[12]
Bhul Shongshodhon (ভুল সংশোধন); English translations: Emendation of Mistakes[13]
Quraner Upor Hostokhep Bordasht Kora Jabe Na (কুরআনের উপর হস্তক্ষেপ বরদাশত করা যাবে না); English: Interference against the Quran will not be tolerated
Shongkkhepe Islam (সংক্ষেপে ইসলাম); English translations: Islam in short
Namazer Ortho (নামাজের অর্থ); English translations: The meaning of prayer
Hajjer Masail (হজ্জের মাসায়েল); English: The topic of
Hajj
Proloyongkari Ghurnijhorer Karon Ki? (প্রলয়ংকারী ঘূর্ণিঝড়ের কারণ কী?); English translations: What is the reason behind catastrophic cyclones?
Tabligh O Islami Zindegi (তাবলীগ ও ইসলামী জিন্দেগি); English: Tabligh and Islamic life[12]
Votarer Dayitto O Vote Shomporke Shorioter Nirdesh (ভোটারের দায়িত্ব ও ভোট সম্পর্কে শরীয়তের নির্দেশ); English translations: Responsibilities of the voter and instructions for voting from the
Sharia
Adorsho Muslim Poribar O Shushthu Porikolpona (আদর্শ মুসলিম পরিবার ও সুষ্ঠু পরিকল্পনা); English: Ideal Muslim family and elegant plans[12]
Rozar Fazilat (রোজার ফজিলত); English: Virtue of Fasting
^al-Kumillai, Muhammad Hifzur Rahman (2018). "الشيخ الفاضل العلامة الكبير المولى شمس الحق بن المنشئ عبد الله الفريد فوري" [The honorable Shaykh, the great Allamah, al-Mawla Shams al-Haqq, son of al-Munshi Abdullah of Farid Pur]. كتاب البدور المضية في تراجم الحنفية (in Arabic).
Cairo,
Egypt: Dar al-Salih.