Harun Izhar
Mufti Harun ibn Izhar | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | Harun Izhar Chowdhury 1977 (age 46–47) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Parent |
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| Era | Modern era |
| Region | Southeast Asia |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Political party | Nizam-e-Islam, Hefazat-e-Islam |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Fiqh, Islamic History, Political Analysis, Politics, Writing, Economics, Social Work, Islamic lecture, Deobandism, Islamic Movement |
| Notable idea(s) | Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar |
| Alma mater | Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam |
| Tariqa | Hanafi |
| Occupation | Religious cleric |
| Muslim leader | |
| Disciple of | Hussain Ahmed Madani Taqi Usmani Shah Ahmad Shafi, Junaid Babunagari Muhibbullah Babunagari |
Mufti Harun Bin Izhar, popularly known as Mufti Harun Izhar[1] is a Bangladeshi Deobandi islamic scholar, politician, writer and religious personality. He is the former education, culture secretary and central leader of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh.[2] And Assistant Director of Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar. He is the son of Mufti Izharul Islam Chowdhury, president of Nizam-e-Islam Party and former influential leader of Hefazet Islam.[3]
Personal life
[edit]He is the elder son of Nizam-e-Islam Party President Mufti Izharul Islam Chowdhury.[4] And he has a younger brother Musa Bin Izhar.[5]
Education
[edit]He studied at Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam in Chittagong and now currently he is the Assistant Director of Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar Madrasa in Chittagong.[6]
Arrest
[edit]In 2009, Izhar and two Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives were arrested in Chittagong while planning an attack on the Indian High Commission and US Embassy.[7]
On July 10, 2013, Harun Izhar was arrested in connection with the horrific grenade blast in Chittagong's Lalkhan Bazar Madrasa. He was in prison for a long time. Later he was released.[8]
In 2021, he was arrested by RAB from Chittagong's Lalkhan Bazar Madrasa on the night of April 28 that year on the charge of directly supporting the sabotage that took place in different parts of the country around the issue of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival in Bangladesh to celebrate Bangladeshi independence. Later, he was released from Chittagong Central Jail on Monday night, May 22, 2023.[9]
Publications
[edit]- Haque, Aminul; Izhar, Harun (2020). Allahr Kache Phire Ashar Golpo আল্লাহর কাছে আসার গল্প [The story of coming to Allah] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Songkolpo Prokashon. ISBN 9789843473684.
- —— (2021). Chetonar Ishtehar চেতনার ইশতেহার [Manifesto of Consciousness] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Shobdotoru.
- —— (2023). Nususer Aloke Jahiliyah নুসূসের আলোকে জাহিলিয়াহ [Hypocrisy by The Quran] (in Bengali). Chittagong: Chintapotro Prokashon.
- —— (2023). Darsul Akida দারসুল আকিদা [Discussion of Faith] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Nashat Publication.
- —— (2023). Jiboner Orthogulo Quraner Shobde Shobde (1) জীবনের অর্থগুলো কুরআনের শব্দে শব্দে (১) [Meanings of Life in Quran Word by Word (1)] (in Bengali). Chittagong: Chitapotro Prokashon.
References
[edit]- ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব; চট্টগ্রাম (2023-05-22). "কারাগার থেকে মুক্তি পেলেন হেফাজতের শীর্ষ নেতা মুফতি হারুন". The Daily Star Bangla. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Report, Star Digital (2021-05-03). "Hefajat's mayhem: Mufti Harun Izhar on 9-day remand". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ jagonews24.com. "কে এই মুফতি ইজহারুল ইসলাম". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ bvnews24.com. "হেফাজত নেতা মুফতি হারুন ইজহার আটক". BVNEWS24 || বিভিনিউজ২৪. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "কারামুক্ত হেফাজত নেতা মুফতি হারুন ইজহার". মানবজমিন. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "কারামুক্ত হেফাজত নেতা মুফতি হারুন ইজহার". মানবজমিন. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ bdnews24.com. "দুই বছর পর জামিনে মুক্ত হেফাজতের হারুন ইজহার". দুই বছর পর জামিনে মুক্ত হেফাজতের হারুন ইজহার. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ bvnews24.com. "হেফাজত নেতা মুফতি হারুন ইজহার আটক". BVNEWS24 || বিভিনিউজ২৪. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Somoy, Amader. "২ বছর পর জামিনে মুক্ত হেফাজতের হারুন ইজহার". www.amadershomoy.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
External links
[edit]- Bangladeshi Islamic religious leaders
- Deobandis
- 20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam
- Sunni Islamic movements
- Bangladeshi Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
- Bengali Muslim scholars of Islam
- People from Chittagong District
- Hanafis
- Living people
- 21st-century Bangladeshi politicians
- Bangladeshi editors
- 21st-century Bangladeshi writers
- 21st-century Bangladeshi male writers
- 20th-century Bengalis
- 21st-century Bengalis
- Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh leaders