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Mamunul Haque

Shaykh al-Hadith Allama Mamunul Haque
মামুনুল হক
Mamunul Haque gave a political speech in 2019
Joint Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
In office 15 November 2020 – 25 April 2021
Secretary General of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 October 2020
Preceded by	Mahfuzul Haque
Shaykh al-Hadith, Jamia Rahmania Arabia, Dhaka
Incumbent
Assumed office 2000
Preceded by	Azizul Haque
Editor in Chief of Monthly Rahmani Paigam
Incumbent
Assumed office 2001
Succeeded by	Islamic preacher
Personal
Born	November 1973 (age 50) Azimpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Religion	Islam
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Children	3
Parent	Azizul Haque (father)
Era	Modern
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Movement	Deobandi
Main interest(s)	Hadith, Fiqh, Islamic History, Political Analysis, Politics, Writing, Economics, Social Work, Islamic lecture, Deobandism, Islamic Movement
Alma mater	Asian University of Bangladesh Jamia Rahmania Arabia, Dhaka
Relatives	Mahfuzul Haque (brother) Nurul Haque Miah (brother-in-law)
Muslim leader
Influenced by Azizul Haque, Shah Ahmad Shafi, Allama Nurul Islam Olipuri, Junaid Babunagari, Nur Hossain Kasemi, Mahfuzul Haque

Mamunul Haque (Bengali: মামুনুল হক; born November 1973) is a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, politician, academic, writer, editor, and social reformer. He is the former joint secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh,^[1] secretary general of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish, Shaykh al-Hadith of Jamia Rahmania Arabia Dhaka, founder of Babri Mosque Bangladesh, editor-in-chief of Monthly Rahmani Paigam, president of Bangladesh Khelafat Youth Majlish and Khatib at Baitul Mamur Jame Mosque. He is also a leading figure in several organizations, including Rabetatul Waizin Bangladesh, an organization of Islamic speakers in Bangladesh. He is particularly popular with the hard-line speaks against atheists, secularists, anti-Islamist and was arrested for leading the movement in this regard. 65 organizations including Bangladesh Awami League, Chhatra League, Jubo League have started a massive movement across the country demanding banning, arrest and exemplary punishment of him for promoting Islamic fundamentalism.^[2][3][4]

Mamunul Haque was born in November 1973, in Azimpur, Dhaka. He belongs to a Bengali Muslim family of Qadis originally from the village of Bhirich Khan, in Louhajang, Munshiganj.^[5] His father Azizul Haque, was the founder of the Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish and first Bengali translator of Sahih al-Bukhari.^[6][7] He has 13 brothers and sisters. Mahfuzul Haque is his eldest brother, a prominent Islamic scholar in Bangladesh.^[8]

On 10 October 2020, he was selected secretary general of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish^[9] and on 15 November, joint-secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh.^[10]

On 29 September 2019, he was elected as an advisor to Rabetatul Waizin Bangladesh, an organization of Islamic speakers in Bangladesh.^[11] In February 2020, he started the construction of Babri Mosque Bangladesh in Dhaka.^[12]

According to Haque, he has married twice.

He was arrested by the Bangladesh government on 12 May 2013 for leading the Hefazat Movement held at Shapla Square in Dhaka on 5 and 6 May 2013.^[13] During this time he wrote a book, Speaking From Prison, which was published in September of that year.^[14]

In 2021, he was arrested, and he is central Joint Secretary General of the Defunct Committee of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, he was released on bail from Kashimpur Central JailinGazipur on Friday at 11 am, 3 May 2024. Kashimpur High Security Central Jail Senior Jail Superintendent Subrata Kumar Bala confirmed this information. He said the bail papers reached the jail on Thursday afternoon. After verification, he was released at 11 am on Friday, 3 May 2024.^[15]

He has published ten books and edited four. Since 2001, he has been editor of the magazine Monthly Rahmani Paygame.^[16][17] He also writes articles on contemporary issues in national and daily newspapers.^[18]

• Haque, Mamunul (2009). Islami Andolane Chai Jindadil Karmi ইসলামী আন্দোলনে চাই জিন্দাদিল কর্মী (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bishwokollan Publications.
• —— (2009). Safal Muminer Paichay সফল মুমিনের পরিচয় [Identity of A Successful Believer] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bishwokollan Publications.
• —— (2009). Islami Andolon Ki O Keno ইসলামী আন্দোলন কী ও কেন? [What Is The Islamic Movement and Why?] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bishwokollan Publications.
• —— (2009). Islami Sangathan Ki O Keno ইসলামী সংগঠন কী ও কেন? [What is Islamic Organization and Why?] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bishwokollan Publications.
• —— (2012). Shofol Jiboner Pothe সফল জীবনের পথে [On The Aay To a Successful Life] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Rashidia Library.
• —— (2013). Karagar Theke Bolchi কারাগার থেকে বলছি [Speaking from Prison] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bishwokollan Publications.
• Islam, Shohidul; —— (2013). Poyla Boishakh Islam Ki Bole পয়লা বৈশাখ ইসলাম কী বলে? [What Does Islam Say on The First Baisakh?] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Darul Ulum Library.
• ——; —— (2013). Hefajote Islamer 4th Dofa Nari Odhikar Bokkha O Vranti Niroson হেফাজতে ইসলামের ৪র্থ দফা নারী অধিকার ব্যখ্যা ও ভ্রান্তি নিরসন [4th Clause of Hefazat Islam Women's Rights Explanation and Misconceptions] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Darul Ulum Library.
• —— (2013). Khelafot Rastrobabostha Porichiti O Mulnity খেলাফত রাষ্ট্রব্যবস্থা : পরিচিতি ও মূলনীতি [Caliphate State System: Introduction and Principles] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bishwokollan Publications.
• ——; —— (2014). Sadhinota Songrame Alem Somajer Vomika স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামে আলেম সমাজের ভূমিকা [The Role of Scholars in The Freedom Struggle] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Darul Ulum Library.
• —— (2017). Somoyer Poygam সময়ের পয়গাম [The Passage of Time] (in Bengali). Srizon Prokashona.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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