Amimul Ehsan Barkati

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Mufti
Amimul Ehsan Barkati
Personal
Born
Sayyid Muḥammad ʿAmīmul Eḥsān

24 January 1911 (22 Muharram, 1329 Hijri)
Pachna, Bihar, India
Died27 October 1974(1974-10-27) (aged 63)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
ReligionIslam
Era20th century
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
Main interest(s)Islamic law
Hadith
Fiqh
Tafsir
Notable work(s)Fiqhus-sunan wal Athar
Qawa'idul-Fiqh
Fatwa-e-Barkati
Hadiyatul Musallin
TariqaNaqshbandi (Mujaddidi-Barkati)
Khatib of Baitul Mukarram
In office
1971–1974
Preceded byUsman Madani
Succeeded byAbdul Muiz
Head Mawlana of Dhaka Alia Madrasa
In office
1954–1969
Preceded byZafar Ahmad Usmani
Succeeded byAbdur Rahman Kashgari
Muslim leader
AwardsIslamic Foundation Award (1984)
Arabic name
Personal (Ism)Muḥammad
محمد
Patronymic (Nasab)ibn Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Mannān ibn ʿAbd an-Nūr ibn Shahāmat ʿAlī ibn Muẓaffar ʿAlī
بن محمد عبد المنان بن عبد النور بن شهامت علي بن مظفر علي
Epithet (Laqab)ʿAmīm al-Iḥsān
عميم الإحسان
Toponymic (Nisba)as-Sayyid
السيد
Mīr
مير
al-Barkatī
البركتي

Sayyid Muḥammad ʿAmīmul Eḥsān al-Barkatī (Urdu: سيد محمد عميم الاحسان بركتى, Bengali: সাইয়্যেদ মুহম্মদ আমীমুল এহসান বরকতী) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar who served as the third Khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.[1][2][3][4]

Early life[edit]

Sayyid Muhammad Amimul Ehsan was born on 24 January 1911 in his maternal grandfather's house located in the village of Pachna in Munger district, Bihar. He belonged to an upper class Muslim family of Husaynid Sayyids whose forefathers had migrated from Arabia.[5] Ehsan was second child of Hakeem Sayyid Abul Azeem Muhammad Abdul Mannan and Sayyida Sajida, among his four brothers and three sisters.[6][7] His father relocated to Calcutta, where Ehsan spent his childhood.

He was also from Feni.[8]

Education[edit]

He received his primary Islamic education from his paternal uncle Sayyid Abdul Dayyan. Later on, he had gained the knowledge of Tasawwuf from the Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Sufi Shah Syed Abu Barkat Ali Shah.[9] As he had become a murid of him, he added the title Barkati to his surname.[citation needed]

Barkati acquired his academic learning from the famous Calcutta Aliah Madrasah in 1926.[7][10]

Career[edit]

In 1934, Barkati was appointed as the Imam and teacher of Calcutta Nakhoda Masjid.[7] In 1935 he also got the responsibility of Head Mufti of that madrasa's Darul Ifta. In 1943, he joined Calcutta Aliya Madrasah.[7] In 1971 he became the khatib of Baitul Mukarram, later the national mosque of Bangladesh. He held that position until his death in 1974.[2]

Works[edit]

Barkati's works include:

  1. Fiqhus-sunan wal Asar[7][10][11]
  2. Qawa'idul-Fiqh
  3. Fatwae Barkati
  4. Adabul Mufti
  5. Al-Usool-ul-kargee
  6. Usolul masailut iktilfat
  7. At tasruf li Adabit Tasuuf
  8. At-tanjed fe tawhid
  9. At tanver fe usole tafseer
  10. Tariqe Islam
  11. Tariqe Ilme Haddes
  12. Tariqe Ilme Fiqh
  13. Sirajum munira Milad nama (سراجا منير)
  14. Tarikae Hajj
  15. Lubbul Usol
  16. Maske Fariez
  17. Minnatul bari
  18. Mijanul Akbar
  19. Miyarul Asar
  20. Wasiyatnama
  21. hadiyatul Musallin[10][7]

Personal life[edit]

Barkati married Maymuna, daughter of his mentor and a Sufi saint Abu Muhammad Barkat Ali Shah.[7][10] after death of Maymuna, he married Fatima and they have a son, Munim, and a daughter, Amina. Munim died when he was a child.[citation needed] His second wife died in 1937. He married Khadija and lived with her until his death.[citation needed] Among all the children of Barkati, only her youngest daughter Sayyeda Amina Khatun was alive during his death. She died in 1990.[citation needed] Barkati performed Hajj three times: in 1954, 1958 and in 1971.[11]

Death[edit]

During 1973–74 Barkati's health started to deteriorate. In the year 1974 the committee of Baitul Mukarram had some issues with him to which he decided to not go again in Baitul Mukarram for further Juma prayer. He returns the key of his room and said, "I will not be coming next week". He died on 27 October 1974, 10th Shawwal 1394 Hijri.[7][10] Next day on 28 October his funeral prayer was held at Baitul Mukarram.[citation needed]

Recognition[edit]

Daily Inqilab says he has been recognised as a Grand Mufti of Kolkata by Calcutta government of British India in 1935.[7]

Alokito Bangladesh says he had received gold medal and certificates in 1974 for his contribution towards Islamic missionaries from Bangladesh Government.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Safwan Nowmani,Muhammad Naimul Ehasan Barkati (2012). Eid e Miladunnabi and Milad Mahfil. Dhaka: Barkati Publications.
  2. ^ a b "Baitul Mukarram, the glory of the city of mosques". Farjana Khanam. Daily Sun. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Baitul Mukarram National Mosque". BD Affairs. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  4. ^ ভারপ্রাপ্ত খতিবে চলছে বায়তুল মোকাররম. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. ^ Hosain, Muhammad. "MUHAMMAD 'AMÔM AL-IHSÓN: HIS LIFE, WORKS AND CONTRIBUTION TO QUR'AN AND HADÔTH STUDIES IN BANGLADESH".
  6. ^ darultahqiq.com (2020-02-20). Fiqh Al Sunan Wal Athar Amim Al Ihsan Al Barkati Hanafi Fiqh Proofs Sc.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Hadis vicharak Muhaddis ameemul ehsan er jiboni o karm". The Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 3 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Feni at a glance". Feni Samity Dhaka. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  9. ^ Hanif, N. (2000). Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7625-087-0.
  10. ^ a b c d e মুফতি আমীমুল ইহসান. sylheterdak.com.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  11. ^ a b c মহা মনীষী মুফতি আমিমুল এহসান. Alokito Bangladesh (in Bengali). June 2020.
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