Syed Muhammad Ishaq

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Epithet (Laqab)
Pīr Ṣāḥeb Charmonai
পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
Toponymic (Nisba)as-Sayyid
السيد
al-Barīsālī
البريسالي
Muslim leader
Successor
Syed Fazlul Karim
Disciple ofIbrahim Ujani
Disciples
Influenced by

Syed Muhammad Ishaq (

Syed Fazlul Karim, and became posthumously known by his followers as Dada Huzur.[1]

Early life and family

Ishaq was born in 1915 to a

Caliph of Islam.[2] His great great grandfather, Syed Ali Akbar, migrated from Baghdad to Bengal,[3] settling in the village of Pashurikathi in Barisal. Akbar's younger brother, Syed Ali Asghar, founded the Syed family of Laktia, located west of the Kirtankhola.[4]

Education

Ishaq started his primary education under his uncle Syed Muhammad Abdul Jabbar of Charmonai. He then became a student of

seven qira'at under his teacher, he enrolled at the Bhola Darul Hadith Alia Madrasa in Bhola Island where he passed his jamat-e-ula. Ishaq then moved to India to study at the Darul Uloom Deoband seminary in Saharanpur.[5]

Career

After returning to Bengal, Ishaq dedicated his life to teaching the

Syed Fazlul Karim, Muhammad Abul Bashar of Shahtali and Azharul Islam Siddiqi of Manikganj.[5]

Ishaq was a supporter of Bangladeshi independence. During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, Mohammad Abdul Jalil (commander of Sector 9), Captain Abdul Latif and other Barisali freedom fighters would seek advice and duas from Muhammad Ishaq in Charmonai.[7] His institution, Jamia Rashidia Ahsanabad, became a base for Bengali freedom fighters where they would stay and return from battles. The institution provided two large rooms for the freedom fighters to use and accommodated for them. For the entirety of the nine-month war, several government officials based in Barisal would shelter themselves with their families at the Charmonai Madrasa.[7]

Works

Ahmad was written 27 books:[8]

  • Amparar Tafsir
  • Untrish Parar Tafsir
  • Sura Yasin Sharifer Tafsir
  • Sura ar-Rahman Sharifer Tafsir
  • Beheshter Shukh
  • Dozakher Dukh
  • Asheq-e-Mashuq
  • Bhed-e-Marefat
  • Marefate-Haq ba Talim-e-Zikr
  • Hazrat Bara Qari Ibrahim Saheber Jiboni
  • Khas Parda ba Shamir Khedmot
  • Namaz Shikkha
  • Dhoom Binash ba Dil Pak
  • Tabizer Kitab
  • Jihade Islam
  • Pir Hoiya Abar Kafer Hoy Keno?
  • Hadiyyatul Islamia (Calendar)
  • Faridpure Birat Bahas
  • Noakhalir
    Birat Bahas
  • Nuzhatul Qarir Sharal Byakhya
  • Eshq-e-Dewan ba Premer Gazal
  • Rah-e-Jannat 116 Prakar Dua
  • Sharshinar Sawal Charmonair Jawab
  • Qabare Azab - Mastabara Azab Dekhi Na Keno?
  • Jumar Namaz
  • Zikr-e-Jali ba Waz Haaler Akatya Dalil
  • Juktipurno Waz ba Mawlapaker Onushondhan

Personal life

Ishaq had three wives. With Syeda Rabeya Khatun, daughter of his uncle Syed Abdul Jabbar, he had two sons (Qari Syed Mubarak Karim and

Syed Fazlul Karim) and three daughters. He had one son and three daughters with his second wife, and three sons and one daughter with his third wife Amena Begum.[5]

Death

Ishaq died in 1977, and was buried in Charmonai.[9]

References

  1. ^ Islam, Amirul (2012). "মাওলানা সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ ইসহাক রহ.". সোনার বাংলা হীরার খনি ৪৫ আউলিয়ার জীবনী (in Bengali). 50 Bangla Bazar, Dhaka: Kohinoor Library. pp. 188–191.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ Habibur Rahman (2006). আমরা যাদের উত্তরসূরী (তাযকেরায়ে মাশায়েখে দেওবন্দ) (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Dhaka: Al-Kawthar. p. 234.
  3. ^ al-Kumillai, Muhammad Hifzur Rahman (2018). "الشيخ الفاضل العالم الرباني السيّد فضل الكريم بن السيّد محمد إسحاق بن السيّد أمجد علي البريسالي". كتاب البدور المضية في تراجم الحنفية (in Arabic). Cairo, Egypt: Dar al-Salih.
  4. ^ Jakaria, Muhammad (2021). বাংলাদেশে ইসলামের প্রচার-প্রসার ও সামাজিক শৃঙ্খলা প্রতিষ্ঠায় পীর-মাশায়িখের অবদান: একটি পর্যালোচনা (PDF) (Thesis) (in Bengali). University of Dhaka. pp. 336–343.
  5. ^ a b c Khan, Yusuf Ali. চরমোনাইর মরহুম পীর সৈয়দ মোঃ এছহাক সাহেব কেবলার সংক্ষিপ্ত জীবনী (in Bengali). Bangla Bazar, Dhaka: Al-Eshaq Prakashani.
  6. ^ "Charmonai Ahsanabad Rashidia Kamil Madrasha". Sohopathi. 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  7. ^ a b Shibli, Shaker Hosain. আলেম মুক্তিযোদ্ধার খোঁজে (in Bengali). Bangla Bazar, Dhaka: Al-Eshaq Prakashani. pp. 333–334.
  8. ^ ঐতিহ্যবাহী চরমোনাই দরবারের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা আল্লামা সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ এছহাক রহ.-এর রচনাবলী (in Bengali). Dhaka: Al-Eshaq Publications. 2007.
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