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{{Short description|Bengali islamic scholar}}
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'''Awa Khaled Rashid Uddin Ahmad''' ({{langx|bn|আবা খালেদ রশীদ উদ্দিন আহমদ}}, {{langx|ur|ابا خالد رشید الدین احمد}}; 1884–1959) was a prominent Islamic scholar, politician, social reformer, and spiritual leader; he was also known as '''Pir Badshah Miah'''. A fourth-generation descendant of [[Haji Shariatullah]], he assumed responsibility for the Bahadurpur [[sufi lodge]] and the [[Faraizi movement]] after his father's death in 1906.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.chandpur-kantho.com/islamin-kantho/2016/02/12/19077/print|title=সত্য ও ন্যায়ের সাথে কাজের মিল রেখে করেছেন বাদশাহী|language=bn|first=Muhammad Abdur Rahman |last=Gazi|newspaper=Chandpur Kantho|date=12 February 2016|access-date=14 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724125936/http://www.chandpur-kantho.com/islamin-kantho/2016/02/12/19077/print|archive-date=24 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Badshah Miah was born in 1884 in the village of Bahadurpur, under [[Shibchar Upazila|Shibchar Thana]], in the [[Madaripur District|Madaripur Mahakuma]] of the then [[Bengal Presidency]], British India, to Khan Bahadur Syed Uddin.<ref name=":1">{{cite book|title=মাদারীপুর জেলা পরিচিতি|language=bn|last=Mia|first=Abdul Jabbar|year=1994|publisher=Mrs. Leena Jabbar|location=Madaripur|pages=164|isbn=}}</ref>

In 1887, Badshah Miah began learning the Arabic language from his father and studied Qaida Baghdadi under Qari Syed Ahmad at his home. He learned the recitation of the Quran from Qari Mohammad Shaheb at the madrasa founded by his father. Later, he continued his studies up to the eighth grade under Babu Gurudev Poddar at his home. In 1897, he enrolled in [[Dhaka Mohsinia Madrasa]], where he completed the Jamiaat-e-Fazil degree. He mastered Arabic, Urdu, Persian, and English.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
On 26 December 1906, to promote modern education among Muslims, Badshah Miah attended the [[All-India Muhammadan Educational Conference]] held at [[Nawab of Dhaka]]'s garden house in [[Shahbagh]], under the leadership of Nawab [[Khwaja Salimullah]] of Dhaka and Nawab [[Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury]] of Bogra. When Salimullah proposed the formation of the [[All-India Muslim League]], he supported it and attended the session on 30 December 1906, where the party was officially established. In 1907, at a conference held in [[Munshiganj District|Munshiganj Thana]]'s Rekabi Bazaar in [[Dhaka Division|Dacca District]], to strengthen the Muslim League, Salimullah presided over the event, while Badshah Miah was the chief speaker.<ref name=":0" /> After the annulment of the [[Partition of Bengal (1905)|Partition of Bengal]] in 1911, he took an anti-government stance.<ref>{{cite Banglapedia|article=Faraizi Movement|author=Muin-ud-Din Ahmed Khan}}</ref>

On 7 September 1921, he was arrested on charges of sedition for delivering an anti-British speech at a public meeting in [[Bakerganj District]]. Initially taken to police station in [[Madaripur]], the authorities deemed it unsafe to keep him there, so he was transferred to [[Faridpur District Jail]]. Later, in 15 August 1922, he was released from [[Alipore Central Jail]].<ref name=":0" /> In 1926, he contributed as a patron of [[A. K. Fazlul Huq]]'s [[Krishak Praja Party]].<ref name=":1" /> In 1940, he founded the [[Bahadurpur Shariatiya Alia Madrasa]] in Shibchar.<ref name=":1" /> After the [[independence of Pakistan]] in 1947, he demanded a ban on prostitution in the country. When the government refused, he launched an anti-prostitution movement and, with public support, successfully eradicated brothels in Barhamganj and [[Chandpur, Bangladesh|Chandpur]].<ref name=বই>{{cite book|title=বাংলাদেশের সংগ্রামী ওলামা পীর-মাশায়েখ|language=bn|first=Zulfikar Ahmad|last=Qismati|pages=1, 29|publisher=Pragati Prakashani|year=1987}}</ref> He joined the [[Nizam-e-Islam Party]] and was elected as a member of the [[East Bengal Legislative Assembly]] in the [[1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name=":1" /> To develop education in the newly formed province of [[East Pakistan]], he instructed the Faraizis to establish at least one mosque-based Quranic madrasa in every village and cluster several villages together to set up junior secondary schools and madrasas. He also authored a book titled ''Khutba-ye Sadarat''.<ref name=":1" />

== Personal life ==
On 15 August 1907, Badshah Miah married Saleha Begum, daughter of Khwaja Rasul Baksh of the Dhaka Nawab family.<ref name=":0" /> Together, they had six children—two sons, [[Abul Hafez Mohsen Uddin Ahmad]] and Muhi Uddin Ahmad, and four daughters.<ref name=বই/>

== Death and legacy ==
On 14 December 1959, at the age of 75, Badshah Miah died at his residence in Bahadurpur village.<ref name=প>{{cite news|title=Pir Badshah Miah dead|page=5|date=16 December 1959|newspaper=[[Bangladesh Observer|The Pakistan Observer]]}}</ref> His legacy endures through numerous madrasas, schools, and colleges established in his name across Bangladesh. Additionally, several landmarks honour his memory, including Koraliya Pir Badshah Miah Road, Pir Badshah Miah Jame Mosque, and Pir Badshah Miah Sufi Lodge.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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[[Category:1884 births]]
[[Category:1959 deaths]]
[[Category:East Pakistan MLAs 1954–1958]]
[[Category:Haji Shariatullah family]]
[[Category:Nizam-e-Islam Party politicians]]
[[Category:All-India Muslim League politicians]]
[[Category:People from Madaripur District]]

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