Abdur Rahim (scholar)
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Mawlana Abdur Rahim |
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| Leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh | |
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In office 1956–1960 |
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| Succeeded by | Ghulam Azam |
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| Born |
2 March 1918 Pirojpur District, Bangladesh |
| Died | 1 October 1987 (aged 69) Dhaka |
| Political party | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Spouse(s) | Khairunnesa |
| Children | 10 |
| Alma mater | Alia Madrasa of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Dawah |
| Profession | Writer, translator, politician |
Abdur Rahim (Bengali: মাওলানা আব্দুর রহিম; 2 March 1918 – 1 October 1987), known as a Mawlana, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and well known politician in South Asia and the first promoter of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
He has translated several books written by prominent Islamic scholars such as Abul A'la Maududi and Yusuf al-Qaradawi into Bengali and has himself written widely on the fundamentals of Islam in both Urdu and Bangla.
Abdur Rahim was born in the village of Shialkathi, Pirojpur District in Bangladesh. His father was Haji Khabiruddin and mother Aklimunnessa. He was fourth among the twelve children in the family. Prominent among his brothers was his eldest brother A.T.M Abdul Wahid, graduate from Alia Madrasa of Calcutta and a well known literary figure. Two of his brothers, M.A Karim and M.A Sattar, are also both well-known writers.
After completing first four years of education at the village mosque beside his home, he got admitted into the Sharshina Aliya Madrasa in 1934. Here he studied for about five years. In 1938, Abdur Rahim graduated with merit from Sharsina aliya Madrassah, after which he got admitted into Aliya Madrasa of Calcutta (presently Aliah University) from where he passed his Fazil and Kamil exams in 1940 and 1942, respectively.
Abdur Rahim used to receive the magazine Tarjamanul Qur'an edited by Abul A'la Maududi when he was a student at the Aliya Madrasa. Deeply influenced by this magazine and other writings of Syed Abul A'la Maududi, Abdur Rahim participated in the All-Indian conference of Jamaat-e-Islami held in Allahabad in 1946, from where he got acquainted with many leaders of the Jamaat. He subsequently joined the organisation in 1946-47 session.
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