Nesaruddin Ahmad
Bangladeshi Islamic scholar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nesaruddin Ahmad (Bengali: নেছারউদ্দীন আহমদ; 1873 – 31 January 1952) was a Bengali Islamic scholar, spiritual reformer, educationist and writer. He was the main disciple of Furfura Sharif's Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique in eastern Bengal.[4] Ahmad was the inaugural Pir of Sarsina (Bengali: শর্ষিণার পীর), having founded the Sarsina Darbar Sharif and Darussunnat Kamil Madrasa in 1915,[5] one of the largest Islamic institutions in South Bengal and the first major alia madrasah after Calcutta.[6] Ahmad was among the leading Islamic leaders in colonial Barisal,[7][8] and his influence extended across Bengal.[9] The Nesarabad Upazila of Bangladesh has been named after him.[10]
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Nesaruddin Ahmad | |
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নেছারউদ্দীন আহমদ | |
Personal | |
Born | 1873 |
Died | January 31, 1952(1952-01-31) (aged 78–79) |
Resting place | Sarsina Darbar Sharif graveyard |
Religion | Islam |
Children | Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Creed | Maturidi |
Education | Calcutta Alia Madrasa Hooghly Madrasah |
Tariqa | Furfura (Chishti-Qadri-Naqshbandi (Mujaddidi)) |
Arabic name | |
Personal (Ism) | Nithār ad-Dīn Aḥmad نثار الدين أحمد |
Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn Ṣadr ad-Dīn ibn Ẓahīr ad-Dīn بن صدر الدين بن ظهير الدين |
Epithet (Laqab) | Shôrśinar Pīr Ṣāḥeb Qiblah শর্ষিণার পীর সাহেব কেবলা[1] |
Toponymic (Nisba) | Ākhūnd آخوند al-Barīsālī البريسالي |
Muslim leader | |
Disciple of | Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique |
Influenced by | |
1st Pir of Sarsina | |
Succeeded by | Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh |
Naib-e-Sadar of Jamiat-e-Ulama Bangla o Assam[3] | |
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