A F M Khalid Hossain

Abul Fayez Muhammad Khalid Hossain (Bengali: আবুল ফয়েজ মুহাম্মদ খালিদ হোসেন; born 2 February 1959), popularly known as Dr. A F M Khalid Hossain, is a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, educator, writer, researcher, editor, international Islamic speaker and social reformer. He is the Former Vice-president of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, Education Adviser of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, editor of monthly At-Tawheed and assistant editor of Balagh al-Sharq. He was the Professor and Head of Department of Islamic History and Culture at Omargani MES College and Central President of the Islami Chhatra Samaj, student wing of Nizam-e-Islam Party. He has published more than two hundred research articles in various journals, including The World Muslim League Journal. He has edited 3 to 9 volumes of the second edition of Islami Bishwakosh and Sirat encyclopedia, published by Islamic Foundation Bangladesh.

Allama
Dr. A F M Khalid Hossain
আ ফ ম খালিদ হোসেন
A F M Khalid Hossain in 2019
Head of Department of Islamic History and Culture, Omargani MES College
In office
22 July 1992 – 31 January 2019
Vice-president, Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
In office
15 November 2020 – 25 April 2021[1]
Education Adviser, Islami Andolan Bangladesh
Assumed office
2 January 2021
Personal
Born (1959-02-02) 2 February 1959
Satkania, Chittagong, East Pakistan
ReligionIslam
NationalityBangladeshi
Parent
  • Muhammad Habibullah (father)
EraModern
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Hadith, Fiqh, Writing, Tasawwuf, Islamic History
Notable work(s)
Alma mater
Relatives
Academic background
ThesisThe Sermons of the Prophet Muhammad saw. : A socio-cultural Study (2006)
Doctoral advisorDr. Shah Mohammad Safiqullah
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Websitewww.afmkhalid.com
Part of a series on the
Deobandi movement
Ideology and influences
Founders and key figures
Notable institutions
Darul ulooms and madrasas
Centres (markaz) of Tablighi Jamaat
Associated organizations

Early life

Hossain was born on 2 February 1959 into a Bengali Muslim family in Madarsha Union, Satkania Upazila under Chittagong District. His father Muhammad Habibullah was an Islamic scholar.[2][3][4]

Education

He started his education by enrolling in Babunagar Government Primary School and studied till class 3. From 1969 to 1971 he studied at Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya. He passed Alim in 1971 and Fazil in 1973 with first class from Satkania Mahmudul Uloom Alia Madrasa. From 1973 to 1975 he studied Hadith at Chittagong Chandanpura Darul Uloom. He passed Kamil from Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board in 1975.[2]

In 1982 he gained a BA (Hons) degree from the Department of Islamic History and Culture at University of Chittagong and in 1983 he gained an MA degree in the same subject. He completed his PhD in 2006 with a scholarship from the University of Chittagong on ‘The Sermons of the Prophet Muhammad saw. : A socio-cultural Study’. Among his teachers are Abdul Halim Bukhari etc.[2]

Career

He started his career in 1987 as a lecturer in Arabic language and literature at Satkania Alia Mahmudul Uloom Fazil Madrasa. From 1992 to January 2019, he was a Professor and Head of the Department of Islamic History and Culture at Omargani MES College, Chittagong.[5][6] Since 2007, he has been the editor of Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya's religious and literary journal monthly At-Tawheed and Khatib of Hazrat Uthman (ra) Jame Mosque in A-Block, Halishahar.[7][8][9]

He was also a part-time professor at Asian University of Bangladesh for one and a half years. During Harun Islamabad's tenure, he was teaching for four years in the Department of Bangla Language and Literature at Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya and one year as a teacher at Osilatul Ilam at Jamia Darul Ma'arif Al-Islamia at the invitation of Sultan Zauq Nadvi. During his student life (1973-1984) he was the correspondent of Dainik Sangbad, Dainik Banglar Bani, The Bangladesh Times and the university reporter of The New Nation.[2]

On 15 November 2020, he was elected vice-president of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh.[10][11]

Publications

His first article "The Life and Work of Hazrat Umar Farooq (RA)" was published by monthly At-Tawheed. Currently, he is the editor of monthly At-Tawheed and assistant editor of the Arabic magazine Balag al-Sharq, regular writer at four national newspapers.[12] He has edited 3 to 9 volumes of the second edition of Islami Bishwakosh and Sirat encyclopedia published by Islamic Foundation Bangladesh.[2]

Books
  • Maslak-e Ulama-e-Deoband (translation)
  • Contribution of Muslims in India (translation)
  • Karwan-e Zindegi - Volume 3 (translation)
  • Khatib-e-Azam Maulana Siddique Ahmad: The Source of a Revolution (1989)[13]
  • Selected Essays-1 etc.[14]
Edited
  • Sirat-e Ayesha (Ra.)
  • Rise of global Islam
  • Aso Nari Porda Kori
  • Prayers for men and women

He is also a member of the committee for verification of authenticity and purity of Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi's book translated into Bengali.

See more

References
  1. "Hefazat-e-Islam central committee dissolved". Dhaka Tribune. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. বিশেষজ্ঞ আলেমের প্রয়োজন খুব বেশি: ড. আফম খালিদ হুসাইন [The need for expert scholars is too much: Dr. A F M Khalid Hossain]. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. কে হচ্ছেন হেফাজতের পরবর্তী মহাসচিব? [Who is the next secretary general of Hefazat?]. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. "Islamic bodies raise some objections". The Daily Star. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. "Religious leaders urged to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS". The Daily Star. 19 October 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. Rahman, Arifur (15 February 2019). ড. আ ফ ম খালিদ হোসাইনের সংবর্ধনা [Reception of A. F. M. Khalid Hossain]. Dainik Purbadesh (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. সৌদির কাছে এখন ক্ষমতাই মূল : ড. আ ফ ম খালিদ হোসেন [Power is the key to Saudi now: Dr. AFM Khalid Hossain]. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. ‘রাহবার পাঠকদের ঈমানী চেতনাকে শাণিত করবে’ [Rahbar will sharpen the faith of the readers]. The Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. দেশে ইসলামের জোয়ার সৃষ্টি হয়েছে -ডক্টর আ ফ ম খালিদ হোসেন [The tide of Islam has been created in the country - Dr. AFM Khalid Hossain]. The Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. চট্টগ্রামে হেফাজতে ইসলাম—জাগো হিন্দু পরিষদের ‘রুদ্ধদ্বার বৈঠক’ [Hefazat-e-Islam in Chittagong: 'Closed door meeting' of Jago Hindu Parishad]. Chattogram Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  11. হেফাজতের নতুন কমিটিতে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ পদ পেলেন যারা [Those who got important posts in the new committee of Hefazat]. RTV (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  12. বাংলা চর্চায় এগিয়ে যাচ্ছেন কওমি আলেমরা [Qawmi scholars are advancing in the practice of Bengali]. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 24 February 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  13. Hosena, Ā Pha Ma Khālida (1989). Khatibe Ājama Maolānā Chiddika Āhamada: ekaṭi yuga-biplaba ut̲sa (in Bengali). Cintādhārā Prakāśana.
  14. ড. আ ফ ম খালিদ হোসেন বিরচিত নির্বাচিত প্রবন্ধ-১ [Dr. Selected Essays by A. F. M. Khalid Hossain-1]. At-tawhid (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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