Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh
Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh | ||
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আবু জাফর মোহাম্মদ সালেহ | ||
Epithet (Laqab) Pīr Ṣāḥeb Sārsīna | পীর সাহেব ছারছিনা | |
Toponymic (Nisba) | Ākhūnd آخوند al-Barīsālī البريسالي | |
Muslim leader | ||
Influenced by | ||
Awards | Independence Day Award (1980) | |
2nd Pir of Sarsina | ||
In office 31 January 1952 – 13 February 1990 | ||
Preceded by | Nesaruddin Ahmad | |
Succeeded by | Shah Muhibbullah | |
Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh (
Bangladesh Liberation war.[4]
Early life and family
Saleh was born on a Thursday in 1915, to a scholarly
Sufis of the Greater Barisal region.[5]
Education
Saleh began his education under his father. He enrolled at the
Zakariyya al-Kandhlawi, Abdur Rahman Kamilpuri, Allamah Asadullah and Allamah Siddiq. Saleh was then admitted into Darul Uloom Deoband where he maintained a cordial relationship with Hussain Ahmed Madani.[6]
Career
After his father's death in 1952, Saleh inherited the leadership of Sarsina Darbar Sharif and the chairmanship of the Darussunnat Kamil Madrasa. Saleh supported Abdus Sattar, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate for presidency in 1988.[7] He headed the Bangladesh Jamate Hizbullah Hazrat and Bangladesh Jamate Ulema.[8]
Controversy
Saleh was awarded by the
Independence Day Award, the highest civilian honour, for his contribution to the education sector of Bangladesh in 1980. During this time, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party was in power.[9] The Awami League government has thought of revoking this award as various government documents claim that Saleh was involved in crimes against humanity. Among them is the book "War of Independence of Bangladesh: Documents" (Vol. 7) and "Where are the killers and brokers of 1971", which give direct account of his crimes.[4] It has also been said that he enjoyed friendly relations with the Pakistan Army during the war.[10]
Death
Saleh died on 13 February 1990, and was buried near his father in Sarsina.[6]
References
- ^ মুক্তিযুদ্ধে শর্ষীনার পীরের ভূমিকা: প্রতিবেদক শওকত মিল্টনকে প্রাণনাশের হুমকি. Priyo.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "শতাব্দীর ঐতিহ্যধন্য ছারছীনা শরীফ". Muktibani (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ a b বিতর্কিতদের স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কার বাতিল হচ্ছে. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ Ahmed, Siraj Uddin, ed. (1993). বরিশাল বিভাগ পরিচিতি. Dhaka: Greater Bakerganj-Patuakhali Society. pp. 36–37.
- ^ a b al-Kumillai, Muhammad Hifzur Rahman (2018). "الشيخ الفاضل العلامة أبو جعفر صالح بن مولانا نثار الدين بن الصوفي ظهير الدين أخوند، رحمه الله تعالى". كتاب البدور المضية في تراجم الحنفية (in Arabic). Cairo, Egypt: Dar al-Salih.
- ISBN 978-81-7003-068-3.
- ^ Hossain, Golam (1988). General Ziaur Rahman and the BNP: Political Transformation of a Military Regime. University Press. p. 45.
- ^ এবার স্বাধীনতা পদক পেলেন ১৬ ব্যক্তি ও সংস্থা. NTV (in Bengali). 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "I cannot remember anything". Dhaka Tribune. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2020.