Mamunul Haque

Mamunul Haque (born November 1973) (Bengali: মামুনুল হক) is a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, politician, academic, writer, editor, and social reformer. He is the former Joint Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh,[1] Secretary General of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish, Shaykh al-Hadith of Jamia Rahmania Arabia Dhaka, Founder of Babri Mosque Bangladesh, Editor-in-Chief of Monthly Rahmani Paigam, President of Bangladesh Khelafat Youth Majlish and Khatib at Baitul Mamur Jame Mosque. He is also a leading figure in several organizations, including Rabetatul Waizin Bangladesh, an organization of Islamic speakers in Bangladesh. He is particularly popular with the hard-line speaks against atheists, secularists, anti-islamist and was arrested for leading the movement in this regard. 65 organizations including Bangladesh Awami League, Chhatra League, Jubo League have started a massive movement across the country demanding banning, arrest and exemplary punishment of him for promoting Islamic fundamentalism.[2][3][4] In 2021, his second wife accused him of raping her.[5]

Shaykh al-Hadith
Allama Mamunul Haque
মামুনুল হক
Mamunul Haque gave a political speech in 2019
Joint Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
In office
15 November 2020 – 25 April 2021
Secretary General of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish
Assumed office
10 October 2020
Preceded byMahfuzul Haque
Shaykh al-Hadith, Jamia Rahmania Arabia, Dhaka
Assumed office
2000
Preceded byAzizul Haque
Editor in Chief of Monthly Rahmani Paigam
Assumed office
2001
Succeeded byIslamic preacher
Personal
BornNovember 1973 (age 49)
Azimpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ReligionIslam
NationalityBangladeshi
Children3
Parent
EraModern
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Hadith, Fiqh, Islamic History, Political Analysis, Politics, Writing, Economics, Social Work, Islamic lecture, Deobandism, Islamic Movement
Alma mater
RelativesMahfuzul Haque (brother)
Nurul Haque Miah (brother-in-law)
Muslim leader
Influenced by

Early life and family

Mamunul Haque was born in November 1973, in Azimpur, Dhaka. He belongs to a Bengali Muslim family of Qadis originally from the village of Bhirich Khan, in Louhajang, Munshiganj.[6] His father Azizul Haque, was the founder of the Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish and first Bengali translator of Sahih al-Bukhari.[7][8] He has 13 brothers and sisters. Mahfuzul Haque is his eldest brother, a prominent Islamic scholar in Bangladesh.[9]

Career

On 10 October 2020, he was elected Secretary General of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish[10] and on 15 November, Joint-Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh.[11]

On 29 September 2019, he was elected as an advisor to Rabetatul Waizin Bangladesh, an organization of Islamic speakers in Bangladesh.[12] In February 2020, he started the construction of Babri Mosque Bangladesh in Dhaka.[13]

Family

According to Haque, he has married thrice but only with his marriage with, Amina Tayyiba, is certified.[14] According to him, his other two wives are Jannat Ara Jharna and Jannatul Ferdous Lipi. However Jharna has charged him with rape and detention and stated that they are not married.[15]

Arrest

He was arrested by the Bangladesh government on 12 May 2013 for leading the Hefazat Movement held at Shapla Square in Dhaka on 5 and 6 May 2013.[16] During this time he wrote a book, Speaking From Prison, which was published in September of that year.[17]

Publications

He has published ten books and edited four. Since 2001, he has been editor of the magazine Monthly Rahmani Paygame.[18][19] He also writes articles on contemporary issues in national and daily newspapers.[20]

Books:

  • Speaking from prison (2013)
  • Time message
  • Speaking of arches and pulpits
  • The role of Alem Society in the freedom struggle
  • Struggle in the way of truth
  • Women's rights: interpretation and elimination of misconceptions
  • Pahela Boishakh: What does Islam say?
  • The identity of a successful believer
  • A religious invitation
  • Caliphate state system: introduction and policy
  • I want lively workers in the Islamic movement
  • Leadership and loyalty in Islamic organizations
  • Leadership, loyalty and Islamic life
  • What is the Islamic organization and why?

References
  1. "Hefazat-e-Islam central committee dissolved". Dhaka Tribune. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. "Sculpture fiasco: Numerous organizations demonstrate demanding arrest of Babunagari, Mamunul". Dhaka Tribune. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "Mamunul condemns vandalising of Bangabandhu sculpture, stands by earlier statement". The Daily Star. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. "Action demanded against Mujib sculpture protesters". New Age. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. ‘Second wife’ sues Mamunul for rape
  6. Haque, Mamunul (2019), শায়খুল হাদীস আজিজুল হক রাহ. এর বর্ণাঢ্য জীবন (in Bengali)
  7. Dr. Tuhin Malik (2 December 2019). শায়খুল হাদীসের বিরুদ্ধে এ কেমন অপপ্রচার! [What kind of propaganda against Shaykhul Hadith!]. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  8. শায়খুল হাদিসের ছেলে মামুনুল হক খুলনায় আটক [Shaikhul Hadith's son Mamunul Haque arrested in Khulna]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 13 May 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  9. "Qawmi Madrassah Education Board gets new chairman". New Age. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. খেলাফতের ভারপ্রাপ্ত মহাসচিব মামুনুল [Acting Secretary General of Khilafat Mamunul]. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 11 October 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  11. "Somoy Tv News" হেফাজতের পূর্ণাঙ্গ কমিটির তালিকা প্রকাশ [Publication of the list of the full committee of Hefazat]. Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  12. ওয়াজের ওপর নজরদারির নামে আলেমদের কণ্ঠরোধ চলবে না, কর্মশালায় বক্তারা [Scholars in conference, will not be silenced in the name of monitoring Waz]. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  13. ঢাকায় বাবরি মসজিদের ভিত্তি স্থাপন করলেন আল্লামা শফী [Allama Shafi laid the foundation of Babri Mosque in Dhaka]. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  14. Hifazat leader Mamunul has 3 wives, only one marriage is registered: police
  15. "Second wife" claimed by Mamunul Haque files rape case against him
  16. হেফাজত নেতা মামুনুল হক খুলনায় গ্রেফতার. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 12 May 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  17. "Speaking from prison - Mamunul Haque". www.rokomari.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  18. বিজয়ের মাসে ইসলামি পত্রিকাগুলো যেমন [Qaumi scholars are advancing in the practice of Bengali]. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 24 February 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  19. "What are the Islamic magazines like in the month of victory?". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  20. আল্লামা আহমদ শফীর পাশে একজন‌ও কি ভালোবাসার মানুষ নেই? [Allama Ahmad Shafi's side is not a man of love?]. Manab Zamin. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

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