Zia Uddin
Mufakkir-e-Islam Saheb Huzur | |
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Advisor, Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh | |
Assumed office 15 November 2020 | |
President, Azad Dini Adarah-e-Talim | |
Assumed office 15 June 2018 | |
Preceded by | Husayn Ahmad Barkuti |
President, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | |
Assumed office 8 April 2020 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Momin Imambari |
Director, Jamia Madania Angura-Muhammadpur | |
Assumed office 2010 | |
Preceded by | Shihab Uddin |
Personal | |
Born | Kakardia, Qadri Suhrawardy | 4 April 1941
Muslim leader | |
Disciple of | Abdul Matin Chowdhury |
Influenced by | |
Influenced |
Mufakkir al-Islām Ḍiyā' ad-Dīn ibn Muqaddas ʿAlī (
Early life and education
Zia Uddin was born on 4 April 1941 to a
His education began with his family and in the local
Career
Uddin's career began in 1967 as a teacher at the Jamia Madania Angura-Muhammadpur. When Shihab Uddin, the founder of this madrasa, saw Zia Uddin's activeness, he gave him the role of education secretary. In 2010, Zia Uddin became the madrasa's director-general.[1]
On 15 June 2018, he was elected the president of
He is also the director of numerous madrasas including Jamia Qasimul Uloom Mewa, Jamia Hatimia Shibganj, Bahadurpur Jalalia Madrasa and Aqakhazana Women's Title Madrasa. Zia Uddin is advisor to several social, literary and cultural organisations like Ash-Shihab Parishad, IQRA Foundation UK, Al-Hilal Student's Union, Al-Qalam Research Council, Chetana Literary Society, Jagoron Islamic Cultural Society and Hizb-e-Elahi Beanibazar.[1]
On 15 November 2020, he was elected as a member of the advising committee of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh during its central gathering.[4][5]
Political career
In the 1980s, Zia Uddin was the president of the
Activism and controversy
During his studies at
In 2005, he organised the Tipaimukh Sylhet Divisional Long March convened by the National Committee for Prevention of Aggression against the Government of India's plans to establish Tipaimukh Dam. On 8 December 2011, he was responsible for the Jamiat road march against Tipaimukh Dam. In 2008, he led the movement of the Quranic Law Preservation Committee in Sylhet against the women's development policy. In 2013, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology decided not to construct any statues as a result of the Shah Jalal Heritage Preservation Committee led by Zia Uddin.[1]
He played a key role in the Shane Resalat Sammelan held in Sylhet on the initiative of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh. He addressed the long march of Hefazat in Dhaka on 6 April 2013. On 5 May 2013, he participated in the Shapla Square protests and six cases were subsequently filed against him.[1] He served as the Acting President of the Azad Dini Adarah-e-Talim's International Turban Tying Conference from 9 to 11 February 2012.[1]
Awards and recognition
- Mufakkir-e-Islam (8 August 2019), Ash-Shihab Parishad dedicated this book on his life and works[8]
- Birmingham, United Kingdom, 16 May 2017[citation needed]
- In 2016, in recognition of his achievements in teaching, he was given a special honour by online organisation.[1]
Personal life and Sufism
He completed spiritual studies with
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Ahmad, Farhad (11 April 2019). মাওলানা শায়খ জিয়া উদ্দিন দা.বা. এর কর্মময় জীবনালেখ্য (in Bengali).
- ^ "এদারা পরিচিতি". Azad Dini Adarah (in Bengali). 21 April 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "আল-হাইআতুল উলয়া লিল-জামি'আতিল কওমিয়া বাংলাদেশের স্থায়ী কমিটি". Al Haiatul Ulya (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "হেফাজতে ইসলামের পূর্ণাঙ্গ কমিটিতে স্থান পেলেন যারা". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "'হেফাজত সরকার বিরোধী নয়, সরকার দলীয়ও নয়'". The Daily Ittefaq. 22 November 2020.
- ^ "political party new". Bangladesh Election Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "আল্লামা শায়খআব্দুস শহিদ গলমুকাপনী( রহ) এর ইন্তেকালে কেন্দ্রীয় জমিয়তের শোক প্রকাশ" [Central Jamiat's grief shown with the passing of Allama Shaykh Abdus Shahid Galmukaponi (RH)]. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "'মুফাক্কিরে ইসলাম' স্মারকের মোড়ক উন্মোচন ৮ আগস্ট". Daily Jalalabad (in Bengali). 20 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.