Shah Ahmad Shafi
Shah Ahmad Shafi | |
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Shafi in 2014 | |
| Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh | |
| In office January 2010 – 18 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Junaid Babunagari |
| Title | Sheikhul Islam |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 5 April 1930 |
| Died | 18 September 2020 (aged 90) |
| Resting place | Madrasa cemetery |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Children | Anas Madani |
| Citizenship | British Indian (1930-1947) Pakistani (1947-1971) Bangladeshi (1971-2020) |
| Era | Modern era |
| Region | Chittagong |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith |
| Notable idea(s) | Fiqh jurisprudence |
| Notable work(s) | Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband, Al-Jameatul Arabiatul Islamia Ziri |
| Occupation | Hadith, Scholar |
| Signature | |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Qadri Chishti Soharwardi Naqshbandi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Disciple of | Hussain Ahmad Madani |
Influenced | |
Shah Ahmad Shafi (Bengali: শাহ আহমদ শফী; 5 April 1930 – 18 September 2020) was a Bangladeshi Sunni Islamic scholar, the chief of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, Rector of Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Hathazari and also the chairman of Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board. He was born in 1930 in Rangunia, Chittagong and was educated at Hathazari Madrasah and Darul Uloom Deoband.