Abu Taher Misbah

Abu Taher Misbah (born 6 March 1956), also known as Adib Huzur, is a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, academic and author. He is the founder of Madani Nesab, and the first textbook that he wrote for it, Eso Arabi Sikhi, is read as the primary textbook of Arabic learning in Bangladesh.
Early life and education
Abu Taher Misbah was born on 6 March 1956. His father's name is Mishbahul Haque. Although his ancestral home was in Comilla, he grew up in Dhaka. After studying in Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh, Jamia Nooria Islamia, he completed Dawra-e Hadith (MA) from Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya in 1977.
Career
He started his career as a teacher at Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania. Later he taught in Jamia Nooria Islamia for about 25 years. While teaching at Nooria Madrasa, he started an education reform movement by publishing the handwritten Arabic magazine Iqra. Later, Madrasatul Madina was established in the light of his thinking.
Since then he started writing experimental textbooks for Madani Nesab. Later, the teaching method he introduced spread throughout the country. The first textbook he wrote for Madani Nesab was Eso Arabi Sikhi, which is read as the primary textbook of Arabic learning in Bangladesh. Other textbooks authored by him include: Ēsō Saraf Śikhi, Ēsō Nāhu Śikhi, Ēsō Bālāgāt Śikhi, Ēsō Fikāh Śikhi, Ēsō Urdu Śikhi, Ēsō Kalam Mērāmat Kari, Islāmkē Jāntē Halē, Āt Tāmrin, Ēsō Tāfsir Śikhi. Ēsō Kōr'ān Śikhi is the first introductory book on the Qur'an for madrasa students in the Indian subcontinent. Al Manar and Al Muzamul Wasit are two modern Arabic-Bengali dictionaries written by him.
In 1992, he founded Madrasatul Madina under the supervision of Abdul Hai Paharpuri in the light of his thinking.
Literary works
He is the founding editor of the Bengali literary periodical Masik Al Qalam (Pushp). In the field of Bengali literature, he has shown a new way to the scholars. Many of his disciples devoted themselves to Bengali literary practice. He translated Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi's Islam and the World, Saviours of Islamic Spirit, Arkane Arbaa, Al Murtaza, Qasasun Nabiyyin and Taqi Usmani's Legal Status of Following a Madhab, Hadhrat Ameer Mu'awiyah aur Tareekhi Haqa`iq into Bengali. He also translated Guru Dutt Singh Dara's Rasul-e Arabi. His travelogue of Hajj as a young man with Muhammadullah Hafezzi, Baitullah's Musafir, Aso Kalam meramat Kari, In Search of Turkistan in Turkey, etc. are his outstanding creations in Bengali literature. Child Aqeedah series, Child Seerat series etc. are notable additions to his children's literature.
Textbook
Eso Arabi Shiki
Eso Sarf Shiki
Eso Nahb Shiki
Eso Quran Shiki
Eso Fiqh Shiki
Eso Balagat Shiki
Eso Urdu Shiki
Eso Tafsir Shiki
Islamke Jante Hole
At Tamarin Al Kitabee Ala Tareku Ilal Arabiyyah
Bengali literature
Musafir of Baitullah
Let me repair the pen
In the shadow of Baitullah
In search of Turkestan in Turkey
Listen to the compassionate gardener
Talebane Ilm Rahe Manzil
Arabic literature
Tafsirul Quranul Karim
Translation literature
Accept Your Deposit
Love You O Prophet
Islam and the World
Taleb Ilm is the Path of Life
Kasasun Nabiyin
Saviours of Islamic Spirit
Arkane Arbaa
Gift of the East
Life and mission of Maulana Mohammad Ilyas
Hazrat Muabiya RA in history
My Memories - Some Happy, Some Sad
What is madhhab and why?
Maqame Sahaba and Karamate Sahaba
Duhal Islam
Dictionary
Al Manar (Bengali-Arabic)
Al Muzamul Wasit (Arabic-Bengali)
Editing
Taisirul Fikhil Muassar
Repentance is the reality of forgiveness
Full of flowers
Al-Hidayah
Hayate Muhaddis Rah.
The light of Hadith is the path of life
Child Aqeedah Series 1 to 10
Allah
Prophet And Messenger
Heavenly Book
The Angel
First Man
Heaven
In Hell
Doomsday
Final Judgment
Mud House
Child Seerat Series 1 to 10
Prophet in Mecca
Prophet in Medina
Prophet in the field of Jihad 1
Prophet in the field of Jihad 2
Nabiji was like that 1
Nabiji was like that 2
The Prophet loved you
Nabi's Muʿjiza
Prophet said
Prophet in the eyes of non-Muslims
Legacy
The British Association of Teachers of Arabic hosted their 3rd Annual International Conference at the University of Manchester. The conference was titled "Shaykh Abū Ṭāher Miṣbāḥ: A Man Who Inspired Thousands to Master Arabic in Bangladesh" and was presented by Mahfuj Ahmed on July 6th and 7th, 2023, in the United Kingdom.
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List of Deobandis
References
Deobandis
1956 births
People from Dhaka
Bangladeshi Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
Hanafis
Bengali-language writers
Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya alumni
20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam
Bangladeshi Muslims
Living people
21st-century Bengalis
People from Comilla District
Bengali Muslim scholars of Islam