Abdul Hamid (scholar)

Fakhr al-Islām
Abdul Hamid Madarshahi
Personal life
Born1869
Died31 March 1920(1920-03-31) (aged 50–51)
Parents
  • Munshi Sheikh Rustam Ali (father)
  • Begum Suajan (mother)
Notable work(s)Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam
Alma materMohsinia Madrasa
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced

Abdul Hamid was a Bengali Islamic scholar, author and educationist. He was one of the pioneers of introducing the Deobandi movement in Bengal and is noted for being one of the founding fathers of Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam in Hathazari.