Abdul Jalil Choudhury

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Mawlana
Abdul Jalil Choudhury
Badarpuri
আব্দুল জলীল চৌধুরী
Abdul Jalil Choudhury Badarpuri.jpg
General Secretary of Jamiat Ulema-e-Assam
In office
1947–1951
Preceded byIbrahim Chatuli
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
1951–1957
Succeeded byBimala Prasad Chaliha
ConstituencyBadarpur
In office
1962–1978
Preceded byBimala Prasad Chaliha
Succeeded by
ConstituencyBadarpur
In office
1980–1985
Preceded byNepal Chandra Das
Succeeded byNepal Chandra Das
ConstituencyAlgapur
Personal details
Political partyJamiat Ulema-e-Hind
Indian National Congress
Personal
Born1925
Turukkhola, Sylhet District, British Raj
DiedDecember 19, 1989(1989-12-19) (aged 63–64)
Badarpur, Karimganj, India
ReligionIslam
Parents
  • (father)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
EducationSylhet Government Alia Madrasah
Darul Uloom Deoband
TeachersHussain Ahmed Madani
Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
Izaz Ali Amrohi
Muhammad Shafi Deobandi
Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi

Abdul Jalil Choudhury (Bengali: আব্দুল জলীল চৌধুরী; 1925–1989) was an Indian Islamic scholar, teacher and politician based in Badarpur, Karimganj.[1]

Early life and education[]

Abdul Jalil Choudhury was born into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Turukkhola in Sylhet District. His father, Asghar Choudhury, was said to have been descended from a migrant Turk that had arrived in the area with Shah Jalal in the early 14th century. His mother, Shamsunnessa Choudhury, was proficient in the Persian language, and initially homeschooled him in his early years before enrolling him at the local primary school.[2]

He then proceeded to study at the local madrasa at Daudpur and subsequently at the Sylhet Government Alia Madrasah where he passed his Mamtazul Muhadditheen in 1940. He was also the general supervisor of the madrasa's students' union and took part in the anti-colonial independence movement for which he was once imprisoned. He then migrated to Hindustan to study at the Darul Uloom Deoband institution in Saharanpur. He was to graduate from the Faculty of Hadith in 1942, but as a result of partaking in Hussain Ahmed Madani's rebellions as a student leader, was arrested once again. In 1952, he finally graduated from Deoband in Hadith studies. Among his teachers were Hussain Ahmed Madani, Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, Izaz Ali Amrohi, Muhammad Shafi Deobandi and Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi.[2]

Career[]

Choudhury's career began in Sylhet Government High School as teacher of the Persian language. Two years later, he was appointed the principal of Jessore Alia Madrasa and then as a teacher at Ajiria Madrasa in Fulbari.[2]

Choudhury's activism began in his student life, and he was associated with the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind sought for independence from the British Raj whilst opposing the Partition of India.[3] His biographers mention that Muslim League politicians conspired against him and other influential Jamiat supporters, and thus Choudhury requested Jamiat members in Assam to help him migrate to the Indian dominion. The Assam Jamiat politicians solicited his citizenship to Gopinath Bordoloi, the erstwhile Chief Minister of Assam, who personally sent a letter to Choudhury inviting him to Assam. As soon as Choudhury received the letter in September 1947, he settled in the village of Alaqulipur in Karimganj, leaving his parents, siblings and spouse.[2]

In October 1947, Choudhury was appointed the principal of , under the instruction of its founder . During his term, the madrasa was remodelled upon Deobandi standards and gained official recognition from the Government of Assam in 1948. The Department of Hadith studies was inaugurated on 24 February 1954 by Hussain Ahmed Madani, and Choudhury served as the head of this department until his death.[2] He was also the founder of North East India Emarat-e-Saraiah and Nadwatut Tameer, a Muslim religious organisation for overall development.[4]

Political career[]

In 1951, he joined the Indian National Congress Party and was an elected member of the Assam Legislative Assembly for 27 years in total. Initially representing the Badarpur, he served his final term in the Algapur constituency.[5][6]

Personal life[]

Choudhury divorced his wife as she was not willing to migrate with him to Assam after the Partition of India in 1947.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Khan, Bazlur Rahman (25 May 2021). "Madrasa Education System in South Assam". The Milli Gazette.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Rahman, Mukhlisur. মাওলানা আবদুল জলীল বদরপুরী জীবন ও সংগ্রাম [Mawlana Abdul Jalil Badarpuri Life and Struggles] (in Bengali). Bangladesh Nadwatul Azkar.
  3. ^ Majumdar, Nurur Rahim (18 January 2015). "Role of Akram Hussain Saikia in the freedom struggle of India". Two Circles.
  4. ^ "NE Emarat-e-Shariah distributes scholarship for higher and professional studies". May 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "Badarpur assembly election results in Assam". elections.traceall.in.
  6. ^ "Assam Legislative Assembly - MLA 1957-62". assamassembly.gov.in.
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