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| Term start | 1954 |
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| Term end | 1955 |
| Predecessor | constituency created
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| Born | 1892 |
| Born | Tipperah District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Dacca, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
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| Political party | Independent
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| Children | Two sons |
| Alma mater | Comilla Hossamia Madrasa Ishwar Pathshala Comilla Victoria Government College University of DhakaTemplate:Citation needed |
| Occupation | Professor, Translator, Islamic scholar
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Abdul Khaleque was a social reformer, Islamic preacher, educator, philosopher, Sufi personality, politician, and writer. He was born in 1892 in the village of Chhatura, in the Tipperah District of Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Akhaura Upazila, Brahmanbaria District, Bangladesh).
Career
He began his career as a Persian professor at Feni Government College. Later, he served as a professor and administrator at Presidency College, Kolkata, Lady Brabourne College, and Dhaka Eden Girls' College. Between 1925 and 1949, he worked at various educational institutions.Template:Citation needed
Mawlana Khaleque was also the chief disciple of Mawlana Abu Bakr Siddique of Furfura Sharif and actively preached Islam across different regions of the Indian subcontinent.Template:Citation needed
He was master of Noor Muhammad Nizampuri. After Pakistan's independence in 1947, the Taleemat-e-Islami Board was formed to adapt Islamic legal structure to the first Pakistani constitution. He was a member of it.[1]
In the Legislative Assembly election of 1954, he contested as an independent candidate and defeated opponents from both the United Front and the Pakistan Muslim League to secure a seat in the East Bengal Legislative Assembly.[2]
Literary works
Mawlana Abdul Khaleq authored many books, including the renowned Sirajus Salikin and Sayyidul Mursalin. He translated Munabbihat into Bengali and wrote Guncha-e-Farsi and Durratul Adab, which were once part of the Kolkata Education Board curriculum.Template:Citation needed
Personal life
He had two sons. One, Abdul Quddus, retired as a Brigadier from the Bangladesh Army, while the other was Mosabber Hossain Kawsar.[3] His grandson Jahid Quddus was the chairman of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.[4]
Death and legacy
He died on 2 April 1955, at his residence in Bakshi Bazar, Dhaka. After his death, his shrine was established in chhaturaura, which is now known as the Chhatura Darbar Sharif Complex.Template:Citation needed
According to legends, water from of his residence mixed with the pond situated near his shrine is believed to have healing properties.[5]
References
- ↑ মর্দে মুজাহিদ সূফী নূর মুহাম্মাদ নিজামপুরী (র.) : জীবন ও অবদান. Parwana(6 May 2021).
- ↑ [{{{url}}} নির্ব্বাচনের ফলাফল]. The Azad(18 March 1954).
- ↑ ছতুরা দরবার শরীফের মাহফিলে মানুষের ঢল. Daily Inqilab(18 February 2018).
- ↑ ছতুরা দরবার শরীফের মাহফিল সোমবার. Amader Brahmanbaria(15 February 2015).
- ↑ আখাউড়ায় পুকুরের পানি পানেই রোগমুক্তির দাবি! চিকিৎসকরা বলছেন ভিন্ন কথা. Jamuna TV(27 May 2023).