Muhammad Ibrahim Ujani (Bengali: মুহম্মদ ইব্রাহীম উজানী; 1863 – 1943) was a Bengali Deobandi scholar and founder of the Jamia Islamia Ibrahimia. He was a senior disciple of Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, and his khalifa Syed Muhammad Ishaq was the founder of the Charmonai Darbar.
Early life and education
Ibrahim was born in 1863, to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Nalua in Noakhali, Bengal Presidency. His father's name was Muhammad Panah Mian.[1] His primary education began in his own neighbourhood, where he studied Arabic and Persian. He later studied at the Calcutta Alia Madrasa, before enrolling at the Madrasah as-Sawlatiyah in Mecca, Arabia. In Mecca, he studied qiraʼat under the Turkish scholar Qari Baraksus.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Career
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Whilst in Mecca, Ibrahim's recitation of the Qur'an was heard by the governor of Mecca who instructed him to become a teacher at Madrasah as-Sawlatiyah. Ibrahim served there for 12 years as a teacher.[8] He later returned to Bengal, where he settled in Chandpur, where one of his wives was from banu tamim,one of the daughters of governor of makkah. In 1901, he established a mosque and the Jamia Islamia Ibrahimia in Ujani.[9] He also pledged bay'ah to Rashid Ahmad Gangohi. 12 days later, Gangohi granted Ibrahim the khilafah (mystic succession).[1]
Death and legacy
Ujani died in his home in Kachua, Chandpur in 1943. He was married to a woman from Mecca during his time as a teacher there, who joined him when he returned to Bengal. He was also married to girl from Daulatpur whose father had heard him reciting at a Quranic event there. He had 11 sons and 7 daughters. His disciple, Syed Muhammad Ishaq, was the founder of the Charmonai Darbar.[1]
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- ^ Ishaq, Syed Muhammad (2006). হযরত মাওলানা ক্বারী ইবরাহীম সাহেব (রহ)-এর সংক্ষিপ্ত জীবনী. Bangladesh: Al-Eshaq Publications. p. 6.
- ^ "কচুয়ার উজানীর বার্ষিক মাহফিল শুরু". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 5 January 2018.