Muḥammad Fayḍ Allāh ibn Hidāyat ʿAlī al-Islāmābādī (Arabic: محمد فيض الله بن هداية علي الإسلام آبادي, 1890–1976), popularly known as Mufti Faizullah (Bengali: মুফতি ফয়জুল্লাহ), was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, mufti, poet, educator and a reformer. He was among early students to study at the Darul Uloom Hathazari. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband and later served as the Chief Mufti of the Darul Uloom Hathazari. He established Mekhal Madrasa following in the style of Ashab-e Suffah. He authored over 100 books in Arabic, Persian and Urdu.[2][3][4][5][6]
He was appointed a teacher at the Darul Uloom Hathazari in 1915, and subsequently became its Chief Mufti. He established Hami as-Sunnah Mekhal Madrasa following in the style of Ashab-e-Suffah in 1934.[7] He was involved in the management of this madrasa until his death in 1976.[7][9] He was awarded the title of "Mufti Azam" for his experience in issuing fatwas.[7]
Faizullah authored about 100 books in Arabic, Persian and Urdu.[10] He majorly focused on Aqidah and Fiqh in his writings. He extensively wrote on controversial matters for educational purposes of the Muslim community.[11] Under the instruction of Abdul Hamid Madarshahi, Faizullah compiled the explanation of Ka'b ibn Zuhayr's Bānat Suʿād qasida into Persian. His books include:[12]
^Sayed, Dr. Ahsan (2006). বাংলাদেশে হাদিস চর্চা উৎপত্তি ও ক্রমবিকাশ [Origin and development of Hadith literature in Bangladesh] (in Bengali) (1 ed.). Dhaka: Adorn Publications. pp. 202–203. ISBN9789842005602.
^Kasemi, Mazharul Islam Osman (2015). বিখ্যাত ১০০ ওলামা-মাশায়েখের ছাত্রজীবন [Student Life Of 100 Famous Scholars] (in Bengali). Bangladesh: Baad Comprint and Publications. pp. 94–96.
