Syed Fazlul Karim

Amir-ul-Mujahidin, Mawlana
Muhammad Fazlul Karim
Amir-ul-Mujahidin, Mawlana Muhammad Fazlul Karim
Title	Pir Saheb Charmonai
Personal
Born	Fazlul Karim; 1935; Charmonai, Barisal, Bengal Province
Died	25 November 2006 (aged 70–71); Charmonai, Barisal, Bangladesh
Religion	Islam
Children	Syed Rezaul Karim; Syed Faizul Karim
Parent	Syed Muhammad Ishaq
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Movement	Deobandi
Political party	Islami Andolan Bangladesh
Main interest(s)	Sufism,Political Islam
Occupation	Politician,Teacher

Syed Fazlul Karim (Bengali: সৈয়দ ফজলুল করিম; 1935 – 25 November 2006) was an Islamic scholar and politician. He was the founder of Islami Andolan Bangladesh,^[2] and founded a residential madrassah in Charmonai, Barisal, southern Bangladesh.^[3]^[4]

Early life and education

Syed Muhammad Fazlul Karim was born in 1935, in the village of Charmonai in Barisal, Bengal Province.^[5] He belonged to a Bengali Muslim family who were the hereditary Pirs of Charmonai, with his grandfather, Sayed Amjad Ali, being a descendant of Ali, the fourth Caliph of Islam. His father, Syed Muhammad Ishaq, was the first Pir of Charmonai. Karim began studying with his father at an early age, later joining his father's madrasa in Charmonai. After completing his degree in Islamic Studies from Alia Madrasah, he joined Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh, Dhaka. He completed Dawra e Hadith from this institution in 1957.^[6]

Career

Karim started his career as a teacher at Charmonai Madrasah.^[7] In 1987, he established Islami Shashontantra Andolan. He served as the head of the movement until his death in 2006.^[1]

Death

After long suffering from diabetes and kidney disease Fazlul Karim died at the age 71 in his own home at village Charmonai in Sadar upazila of Barisal district on 25 November 2006. He had two wives, seven sons and a daughter.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Charmonai Pir passes away". The Daily Star. November 26, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ "Countrymen want to see Islamic force in power: Charmonai Pir". bdnews24.com. June 16, 2005.
^ Hossain, Khalid (2022). নিভে যাওয়া দীপশিখা [Extinguished lamp] (in Bengali). Chittagong: Akabir Studies and Publishing House. p. 142. ISBN 9789849591405.
^ Kasemi, Mazharul Islam Osman (2015). Student Life of 100 Famous Scholars বিখ্যাত ১০০ ওলামা-মাশায়েখের ছাত্রজীবন (in Bengali). Bangladesh: Baad Comprint and Publications. p. 329.
^ Anowari, Ibrahim (February 20, 2020). "Maulana Fazlul Karim : His life and work". Daily Inqilab.
^ Siddique, HM Abu Bakr (November 25, 2021). "Maulana Syed Fazlul Karim (R.A.), a saint". Jugantor.
^ Nijampuri, Ashraf Ali (2013). The Hundred (100 Great Scholars from Bangladesh) (1st ed.). Hathazari, Chittagong: Salman Publication. p. 376. ISBN 978-112009250-2.

[ds26Nov2006-1] "Charmonai Pir passes away". The Daily Star. November 26, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

[2] "Countrymen want to see Islamic force in power: Charmonai Pir". bdnews24.com. June 16, 2005.

[3] Hossain, Khalid (2022). নিভে যাওয়া দীপশিখা [Extinguished lamp] (in Bengali). Chittagong: Akabir Studies and Publishing House. p. 142. ISBN 9789849591405.

[4] Kasemi, Mazharul Islam Osman (2015). Student Life of 100 Famous Scholars বিখ্যাত ১০০ ওলামা-মাশায়েখের ছাত্রজীবন (in Bengali). Bangladesh: Baad Comprint and Publications. p. 329.

[5] Anowari, Ibrahim (February 20, 2020). "Maulana Fazlul Karim : His life and work". Daily Inqilab.

[6] Siddique, HM Abu Bakr (November 25, 2021). "Maulana Syed Fazlul Karim (R.A.), a saint". Jugantor.

[7] Nijampuri, Ashraf Ali (2013). The Hundred (100 Great Scholars from Bangladesh) (1st ed.). Hathazari, Chittagong: Salman Publication. p. 376. ISBN 978-112009250-2.

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