Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri
Shams al-ʿUlamāʾ Khān Bahādur Mawlānā Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri | |
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আহমদ আলী এনায়েতপুরী | |
Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1938–1945 | |
Succeeded by | Tofazzel Hossain[1] |
Constituency | Jhenaidah |
Personal | |
Born | Ahmed Ali 21 January 1898 Hanafi |
Political party | All-India Muslim League |
Tariqa | Silsila-e-Furfura |
Muslim leader | |
Teacher | Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique |
Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri (Bengali: আহমদ আলী এনায়েতপুরী) was a Bengali writer, journalist, and politician.
Early life and education
Ahmed Ali was born on 21 January 1898, to a
He studied at the Shajiali Lower Primary School under Pandit Dvijabar Charkabarti and others. After that he enrolled at the Jessore District School, studying until class 8. His father realised Ali's lack of interest and enrolled him at the Calcutta Alia Madrasa instead. In Calcutta, Ali completed Islamic studies and learnt Arabic under Mawlana Gul Muhammad Khan and Mawlana Bashir Ahmad. However, instead of completing his studies at the madrasa, Ali came under the influence of Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique, the inaugural Pir of Furfura Sharif. Siddique taught him Islamic theology, Persian and Urdu.[2] Enayetpuri later self-learned English too and was conferred the title of Shamsul Ulama. Not long after his studies, his pir instructed him to give public speeches, calling towards Islam.[3]
Career
Enayetpuri founded Sariat (also spelled Sariyat), a monthly magazine, in 1924 and became its editor. He renamed the newspaper Sariat-i-Islam. It was the sole
In 1937 he was elected to the
Death
Enayetpuri died on 4 January 1959 in Enayetpur, Jessore District, East Bengal, Pakistan.[2]
References
- ^ Reed, Sir Stanley, ed. (1947). The Indian Year Book.
- ^ OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Mujibur Rahman, Muhammad (1986). বাংলা ভাষায় কুরআন চর্চা (in Bengali). Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. pp. 321–322.
- ^ Nur-Ul Islam, Mustafa (1973). Bengali Muslim public opinion as reflected in the Bangali press, 1901-1930. Bangla Academy. p. 306. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh: Humanities. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 1984. p. 113. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ Indian Annual Register. Annual Register Office. 1941. p. 206. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ISBN 9789694021195. Retrieved 16 August 2018.