Allama Shafi’s Janaza on Saturday after Johar

The funeral of Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi, former CEO of Al Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Uloom Moinul Islam Hathazari (Bara Madrasa) in Chittagong and Amir of Hifazat-e-Islam Bangladesh will be held tomorrow (Saturday) after the Zohar.

Ahmed Shafi (103) died at the Azgar Ali hospital in the capital at 7:20 p.m. on Friday. The president expressed deep sorrow over his death. Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

“He (Ahmad Shafi) will be taken to Hathazari Madrasa tonight,” Maulana Mohammad Yusuf Madani, the eldest son of Ahmad Shafi and director of the Pakhiartila Qawmi Madrasa in Rangunia, told NTV Online at 8.15pm. His janaza will be held at the Johar Madrasa facility starting on Saturday. His body will be buried in the Kal Madrasa cemetery after Janaza.

Later, Anas Madani, Ahmed Shafi’s youngest son, informed the media at the hospital around 8:30 pm about the burial schedule. He and his family prayed for the compatriots.

Amir de Hefazat was taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMC) from Hathazari Madrasa by ambulance around 1pm on Thursday. There he was treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Ahmed Shafi was transferred to Dhaka by air ambulance on Friday afternoon due to his deteriorating physical condition. He was admitted to Azgar Ali Hospital near Dhupkhola Math in Gandaria, Old Dhaka. He was pronounced dead shortly after admission. Hifazat-e-Islam leaders and supporters gathered outside the hospital upon hearing the news of his death.

Earlier, Allama Ahmad Shafi resigned from the position of general director of the madrasa at a meeting of the shura committee on Thursday night. Although he voluntarily resigned, he was appointed chairman of the council.

Allama Ahmad Shafi was born in the Pakhiartila village of Rangunia upazila in Chittagong. His father’s name was Barkat Ali and his mother’s name was Meherunnesa.

Ahmed Shafi was elected Emir of Hefazat-e-Islam on January 19, 2010.

Ahmad Shafi Maulana Shafi was admitted to Darul Uloom Moinul Islam Madrasa in Hathazari, Chittagong at the age of 10 for the purpose of receiving Islamic education. From there he went to Darul Uloom Deoband Madrasa in India in 1941 for higher studies in Hadith and Fiqh. There, Allama Syed Hussain Ahmad Madani, one of the leaders of the anti-British movement and president of the Jamiat Ulama Hind, received spiritual education and his caliphate.

Upon his return from India, he became a teacher at Darul Uloom Hathazari in 1948 and became general director of the madrasa in 1978. He has been in that position for 34 consecutive years since then. In 2008, Allama Ahmad Shafi was elected Chairman of the Qaumi Madrasa Board of Education.

Allama Ahmad Shafi is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, relatives and numerous admirers. He has published 22 books, including ‘Eternal Conflict of Rights and Falsehoods’, ‘Islamic Financial System’, ‘Islam and Politics’ and ‘Interpretation of Hadiths’. According to his colleagues, Allama has more than 5 million followers and devotees in the country and abroad.