Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib (
Bengali: মুহম্মদ আসাদুল্লাহ আল-গালিব; born 15 January 1948) is a
Bangladeshi reformist
Islamic scholar and former professor of
Arabic at the
University of Rajshahi. He is the leader of a puritan Islamic movement
Ahl-i HadithAndalon Bangladesh (AHAB).[4][5] He is also the founder of an Islamic research journal, Monthly At-tahreek.[6]
In an interview in 2017, Shakhawat Hossain, Ahl-e Hadith Andolon Bangladesh spokesperson, said the group claimed its lineage and the inspiration for its name from Islamist groups that had fought British colonialism in the early 19th century.[7]
On 23 February 2005, the Bangladesh government arrested him following allegations of Islamic militancy.[8][9][10] He was further alleged to have received funding from the
Society of the Revival of Islamic Heritage.[11][12] However, he denied any involvement with Islamic militancy and was freed from jail on 28 August 2008.[13][14][15][16][17] He was eventually acquitted of all charges.[18][19][20][21]
Founded organisations
He founded various religious, educational and non-profit social welfare organizations in Bangladesh.[16][22]
Ahlehadeeth Andolon Bangladesh (
Ahlehadeeth Movement Bangladesh) – A national Ahlehadeeth organisation, Founded on Friday, 23 September 1994.
Tawheed Trust (Regd) – A registered non-profit social welfare well-known organization, which is based in
Rajshahi, Bangladesh, opened on 5 September 1989.
Salafiyah Trust (Regd) - A registered social welfare organization, founded in 2002.
Hadeeth Foundation Bangladesh – An Islamic research foundation with Darul Ifta and publishing house, founded on 15 November 1992.
Islamic Complex - Founded in 2010.
Monthly at-Tahreek – An Islamic research journal first published in September 1997.[6]
^Hossain, Muhammad Sakhawat, ed. (December 2020).
সংগঠনের তিনজন দায়িত্বশীলের পিএইচ.ডি. ডিগ্রি লাভ [Obtained PhD degree of three responsible of the organisation]. Monthly At-Tahreek (in Bengali). 24 (Third).
Rajshahi: Hadith Foundation Bangladesh: 47.
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