Khandaker Abdullah Jahangir

Dr Khandaker A.N.M Abdullah Jahangir (Bengali: dd. khondkaar aabdullaah jaahaanggiir) is Bangladeshi Islamic Scholar, Professor, Writer and preacher of Islam. He was professor of Islamic University, Kushtia. He write many book on Islami, his notable books are Hadisera name jaliyati (Eng: Fraud in the name of Hadith). He discusses contemporary issues of Islam on various TV channel of Bangladesh. He used to hold Islamic Mahfil and Waj in different parts of the country.
Born and Early life
Jahangir was born in 1 February 1961 in the village of Gobindpur-Dhopaghat village in Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila at Jhenaidah District. His Father name is Khandaker Anwaruzzaman and mother's name is Begum Lutfunnahar.
Education life
He was educated up to class five at Bhutiargati Government Primary School in Jhenaidah. Then he passed Dakhil in 1973, Alim in 1975 and Fadil in 1977 from Jhenidah Siddikia Kamil Madrasah. Then He complete his Kamil degree from Government Madrasah-e-Alia, Dhaka on Al-Hadith department. He went to Saudi Arabia for higher study and he get chance Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh. He complete Honors in 1986 and Masters in 1992 from this university. Then He complete his PhD in 1997 at the same university. Studying university He was educated by Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, Abdullah Ibn Jibreen and Saleh Al-Fawzan.
In addition to his studies at the Madrasa, he passed the SSC, HSC examinations from Government Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy College, Magura and secured the first place in the Jessore Board. At that time, those who had won the first place in various education boards of Bangladesh, then President Ziaur Rahman took them on a boat trip as part of the state honors. Abdullah Jahangir was also among them.
Studying at the university, he received two consecutive Student awards from the King of Saudi Arabia and the then Governor of Riyadh, Salman bin Abdul Aziz. In Bangladesh, He learned from Ayub Ali, Ubaidul Haq, Miya Muhammad Kasemi, Mawlana Abdur Rahim and so on.
Abdus salam Azadi syas,
Career
After finishing Kamil at Dhaka Alia Madrasa, he taught Nasna Nurnagar Siddiquia Dakhil Madrasah, Jhenaidah for about two years. In his university life, he worked as a clerk and translator at the Northern Riyadh Islamic Center from 1993 to 1996. Complete his education life in Saudi Arab, He back Bangladesh and join as lecturer in 1998 at Islamic University in Al Hadith department. In 1999, he received advanced training in Islamic development and Arabic from Indonesia. In 2009, he was promoted to the post of Professor in the same department of the Islamic University, Bangladesh. He also taught as a part-time Hadith teacher at the Darussalam Madrasa in Dhaka.
He was the Imam of Jhenaidah Jame Mosque and Central Eidgah Maidan till his death. He was a popular speaker in the Waz mahfil. He used to visit remote areas of Bangladesh and recite the pure message of Islam to the people.
Bibliography
Jahangir write many book about three language. His Hadisera name jaliyati book (Bengali: haadiser naame jaaliy'aati) and Rahe belayata (Bengali: raahe belaay'et) is very popular in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. He write more than 30 books and 50 article in national and international journal. His selective Books are below:
English language:
A Woman From Desert (1995)
Guidance For Fasting Muslims (1997)
A Summary Of Three Fundamentals of Islam. (1997)
Bengali language:
Eha'iya'usa sunnaha -- January 2007 (Bengali: ehiy'aaus sunnaah)
Kura'ana-sunnahara aloke posaka -- January 2007 (Bengali: kuraan-sunnaahr aaloke poshaak)
Khutabatula isalama, January 2008 -- (Bengali:khutbaatul islaam)
Isalamera name jangibada, January 2009 -- (Bengali:islaamer naame jnggibaad)
Kurabani o jabihullaha -- January 2010 (Bengali: kurbaanii o jbihullaah) ISBN Number: 9789849328293
Rahe belayata -- January 2013 (Bengali:raahe belaay'aat) ISBN Number: 9789849005315
Salatula idera atirikta takabira -- January 2013 (Bengali: saalaatul iider atirikt taakbiir) ISBN Number: 9789849005346
Pabitra ba'ibelah: paricita o paryalocana -- January 2016 (Bengali:pbitr baaibelH pricit o pryaalocnaa) ISBN Number: 9789849005377
Hadisera name jaliyati -- January 2017 (Bengali: haadiser naame jaaliy'aati) ISBN Number: 9789849005315
Kura'ana sunnahera aloke isalami akida -- January 2017 (Bengali: kuraan sunnaaher aaloke islaamii aakidaa) ISBN Number: 9789849328100
Salatera madhye hata badhara bidhana -- January 2017 (Bengali: saalaater mdhye haat baadhaar bidhaan) ISBN Number: 9789849005360
Sahi masanuna ajipha -- January 2017 (Bengali: shi maasnun ajiphaa) ISBN Number: 9789849005322
Phuraphurara pira allama abu japhara siddiki ala ma'ojuyata -- January 2017 (Bengali: phurphuraar piir aallaamaa aabu jaaphr siddikii aal maaojuy'aat) ISBN Number:9789849328186
Jijnasa o jababa (4 Part) -- January 2018 (Bengali: jijnyaasaa o jbaab) ISBN Number: 9789849328216(1st part), 9789849328223 (2nd Part), 9789849363323 (3rd part) and 9789849363378 (4 part)
Salata, doya o jikira -- January 2018 (Bengali: saalaat, doy'aa o jikir) ISBN Number: 9789849363316
Ramadanera sa'ogata -- January 2018 (Bengali: raamaadaaner sogaat) ISBN Number: 9789849363309
Ide miladunnabi -- January 2018 (Bengali: iide milaadunnbii) ISBN Number: 9789849328292
Kitabula mokaddasa, injila saripha o isayi dharma -- January 2018 (Bengali: kitaabul mokaadds, inyjil shriiph o iisaay'ii dhrm) ISBN Number: 9789849005308
Arabic language:
Buhusuna phi ulumila hadisa -- January 2007 (Arabic: bHwth fy `lm lHdyth)
Translatation:
Ala phikahula akabara -- January 2014 (Bengali: aal phikhul aakbr) ISBN Number: 9789849005353
Phikahusa sunana ala asara (3 Part) -- January 2019 (Bengali: phikhus sunaan aal aasaar) ISBN Number: 9789849363330(1st part), 9789849363354(2nd part), 9789849363361(3rd part)
Iyaharula haka (3 part) -- January 2020 (Bengali: iyhaarul hk) ISBN Number: 9789849328247(1st),9789849363392(2nd) and 9789849363308(3rd)
Contributes
He establish many social and educational institute in his locality and abroad the country. There are:
As Sunnah Trust: As Sunnah trust is a Islamic School situated at Jhenaidah city. About 350-400 Students come here for higher study on Islamic Reaserch. It has Madrasahtus Sunnah school amoung Boys and Girl section. And Islamic Scholar Shaikh Ahmadullah establish As-Sunnah Foundation organization follow As Sunnah Trust. Both Organization serve many humanity work.
Al-Faruq Academy: It is like Alia Madrasah, but some Kawmi Madrasah syllabus was included.
Jhenaidah Charity Foundation.
Personal life
He was married to Fatima, daughter of Pir Abdul Kahhar Siddiqui of Furfura Sharif. There are one son and three daughters. Many people and native Islamic scholars have praised him.
Death
Abdullah Jahangir died in a road accident on the spot on May 11, 2016 on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Magura in the collision of his microbus and covered-van. Many people condoled his death.
References
Bangladeshi academics
Bangladeshi writers
Islamic University, Bangladesh