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Alma mater Fultali Alia MadrasahBadarpur Senior MadrashahMadrasha e Alia RampurMatlaul Ulum Madrashah Died January 16, 2008, Sylhet, Bangladesh | ||
Saheb qiblah fultali muhammad abdul latif chowdhury waz ii
Abdul Latif Chowdhury (Bengali: আব্দুল লতিফ চৌধুরী; 25 May 1913 – 16 January 2008), widely known as Saheb Qiblah Fultali, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar of theology, philosophy, murshid, spiritual esotericist, and spiritual leader.
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- Saheb qiblah fultali muhammad abdul latif chowdhury waz ii
- The largest funeral in history saheb qiblah fultali ra
- Early life
- Background
- Education
- Career
- Organisations
- Death
- Books
- References
The largest funeral in history saheb qiblah fultali ra
Early life
Abdul Latif Chowdhury Saheb Qiblah Fultali was born in the village of Fultali, Zakiganj, Sylhet Division, Bengal Presidency (now Bangladesh), British India.
Background
Fultali was based upon the Jainpuri silsilah and a descendant of the renowned sage Shah Ala Baksh who is the descendant of Shah Kamal a famous companion of Shah Jalal. His family lineage is; Abdul Latif Chowdhury son of Abdul Majid Chowdhury son of Shah Muhammad Hiron son of Shah Muhammad Danish son of Shah Muhammad Sadeq son of Shah Muhammad Elahi Baksh son of Shah Muhammad Ala Baksh.
Education
Allama Saheb Qiblah Fultali (R.A) received his basic education from his own family, he was taught by his cousin, Fatir Ali, while studying at primary school. He was then admitted to Fultali Alia Madrasah, where he studied qirat and tajweed. 1336 AH, Allama Saheb Qiblah Fultali (R.A) enrolled in Rangauti Madrasah and studied there successfully finishing higher secondary education.
1338 AH, he enrolled into Badarpur Senior Madrasah. For higher education he studied Fanunnat at Rampur Alia Madrasah in India and completed various Islamic sciences. He then enrolled into Matlaul Ulum Madrasah to specialise in Hadith. He studied there for a few years and obtained first class, first position in the final Hadith exam in 1355 AH. He also attained degrees in Tafsir and Fiqh.
In 1355 AH, Allama Saheb Qiblah Fultali (R.A) studied and obtained ijazah for Hadith after achieving outstanding results in the faculty of Hadith, he obtained first class honours. He also acquired masters in |Ilm-e-Tafsir and Ilm-e-Fiqh.
By the age of 18, Allama Saheb Qiblah Fultali (R.A) had ijazah in four tariqahs from his spiritual master Shah Muhammad Yaqoub Badarpuri (R.A), who was a deciple of Hadhrat Mawlana Hafiz Ahmed Joinpuri (R.A).
Career
In 1940, Allama Saheb Qiblah Fultali (R.A) founded the Darul Qirat Majidiah Trust and institutionalized his effort to teach the perfect recitation of the Quran. Now there are more than a thousand branches of the trust throughout the world engaged in educating people in the field of Tajweed.
From 1946 to 1950, Allama Saheb Qiblah Fultali (R.A) taught at Badarpur Alia Madrasa. From 1951 to 1956, he taught at Gachbari muhaddisa madrassa, where he was later vice principal and then principal.
In 1978, Allama Saheb Qiblah Fultali (R.A) established Madrasah-e-Darul Qirat Majidiah UK, which has since vastly expanded (now known as Darul Hadis Latifiah) in London. He was a founder of numerous organisations related to religion, culture and education and a patron to a number of humanitarian and charitable organisations.
Organisations
Death
On Thursday 16 January 2008 at 2:10 am, Allama Saheb Qiblah Fultali (R.A) passed away in his home town of Sylhet due to natural causes. His janazah (Islamic funeral) took place the day after his death following Asr prayer led by his eldest son. Reports in Bangladesh estimate that between 2 and 2.5 million attended his janazah.
An urs and mehfil (gathering) is held on the anniversary of Allama Saheb Qiblah Fultali (R.A)'s death every year at his village in Fultali and many other places around the world by his students and followers.