Shah Ahmad Hasan

Mujahid-e-Millat
Shah Ahmad Hasan
Mujahid-e-Millat Shah Ahmad Hasan
Personal details
Born	1882; Jiri, Patiya, Chittagong District, Bengal Presidency
Died	1967 (aged 84–85); East Pakistan
Nationality	British Raj (1882–1947); Pakistan (1947–1967);
Spouse	4
Alma mater	Darul Uloom Hathazari
Personal
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Movement	Deobandi
Main interest(s)	Education; Sufism;
Notable work(s)	Al Jameatul Arabiatul Islamia Jiri
Teachers	Habibullah Qurayshi; Zamiruddin Ahmad
Muslim leader
Disciple of	Ashraf Ali Thanwi; Qazi Muazzam Husayn
	Students Azizul Haq;
	Influenced by Abdul Hamid Madarshahi;
	Arabic name
Personal (Ism)	Aḥmad Ḥasan; أحمد حسن
Patronymic (Nasab)	ibn Waṣī ar-Raḥmān ibn Ḥamīd ʿAlī; بن وصي الرحمن بن حامد علي
Toponymic (Nisba)	al-Jīrawī; الجيروي

Aḥmad Ḥasan ibn Waṣī ar-Raḥmān ibn Ḥamīd ʿAlī al-Jīrawī (Arabic: أحمد حسن بن وصي الرحمن بن حامد علي الجيروي; 1882–1967), popularly known as Shah Ahmad Hasan (Bengali: শাহ আহমদ হাসান), was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and educationist. He was an early student of Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam in Hathazari. Hasan established Al Jameatul Arabiatul Islamia Jiri, which was the second Qawmi madrasa of Bangladesh.^[1]

Early life and education

Ahmad Hasan was born in 1882 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Jiri in western Patiya under the Chittagong District of the Bengal Presidency.^[2] He received his primary education at home from a tutor. He studied the Qur'an and the Persian and Urdu languages with a tutor named Rafiqullah.^[3] In 1315 AH (1897-98 CE), Hasan enrolled at the Mohsinia Madrasa, which was the only madrasa in Chittagong. He began systematically studying at the state-run madrasa from Jamaat-e-Dahum.^[2] In 1318 AH (1901 CE), the Madrasa Moinul Islam was established in Hathazari, which was the first qawmi madrasa in Bengal. After coming into contact with Abdul Hamid Madarshahi, Hasan was admitted to Hathazari from Jamaat-e-Nahum. Among his teachers in Hathzari were Habibullah Qurayshi and Zamiruddin Ahmad.^[4]^[5]

Career

Whilst studying as Jamaat-e-Ula at Hathazari, Ashraf Ali of Kaiyagram used to have a jagir in their house. Hasan once came home with him in consultation and decided to establish the second Qawmi madrasa of Bengal. According to the decision, he first started the madrasa education in a shop room. Later, he relocated the madrasa to his village in Jiri.^[2]^[3]

Sufism

Hasan was a murid of Ashraf Ali Thanwi. After his death, he then became a disciple of Qazi Muazzam Husayn of Mirsarai, a khalifah (spiritual successor) of Rashid Ahmad Gangohi. Shah Ahmad Hasan received the khilafat from Husayn.^[6]

Death and legacy

He died in 1967. He was the father of five daughters. Abdul Wadud Sandwipi presided over his janaza. He was buried next to Jiri Madrasa.^[6]^[7]

References

^ Nijampuri, Ashraf Ali (2013). The Hundred (100 Great Scholars from Bangladesh) (1st ed.). Hathazari, Chittagong: Salman Publication. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-112009250-2. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Islam, Aminul; Islam, Samar (2014). বাংলার শত আলেমের জীবনকথা [Biographies of hundreds of Bengali scholars] (in Bengali). Dhaka-1100: Book House. pp. 109–113.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ ^a ^b Ahmadullah, Hafez; Qadir, Ridwanul (2018). মাশায়েখে চাটগাম [Mashayekh-e Chatgam] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Ahmad Publication. pp. 184–164. ISBN 978-984-92106-4-1.
^ al-Kumillai, Muhammad Hifzur Rahman (2018). "الشيخ الفاضل المولى العلامة أحمد حسين بن وصي الرحمن الجِيْرُوِي". كتاب البدور المضية في تراجم الحنفية (in Arabic). Cairo, Egypt: Dar al-Salih.
^ Harun, Mizan (2018). رجال صنعوا التاريخ وخدموا الإسلام والعلم في بنغلاديش للشاملة [Men Who Shaped History And Served Islamic Science In Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Perspective] (in Arabic). Dhaka: Darul Bayan. pp. 110–122.
^ ^a ^b Babunagari, Junaid (2003). Some bright stars from Darul Uloom Hathazari (in Bengali) (1st ed.). Hathazari, Chittagong: Bukhari Academy. pp. 162–167.
^ Jahangir, Salauddin (2017). বাংলার বরেণ্য আলেম [The eminent scholar of Bengal] (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Dhaka: Maktabatul Azhar. pp. 162–167.