Nesaruddin Ahmad
Nesaruddin Ahmad (Bengali: নেছারউদ্দীন আহমদ; 1873 – 31 January 1952) was a Bengali Islamic scholar, spiritual reformer, educationist and writer. He was the main disciple of Furfura Sharif's Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique in eastern Bengal. Ahmad was the inaugural Pir of Sarsina (Bengali: শর্ষিণার পীর), having founded the Sarsina Darbar Sharif and Darussunnat Kamil Madrasa in 1915, one of the largest Islamic institutions in South Bengal and the first major alia madrasah after Calcutta. Ahmad was among the leading Islamic leaders in colonial Barisal, and his influence extended across Bengal. The Nesarabad Upazila of Bangladesh has been named after him.
Nesaruddin Ahmad | |
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নেছারউদ্দীন আহমদ | |
Nesaruddin Ahmad, Pir of Sarsina | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1873 |
| Died | January 31, 1952 (aged 78–79) |
| Resting place | Sarsina Darbar Sharif graveyard |
| Religion | Islam |
| Children | Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Education | Calcutta Alia Madrasa Hooghly Madrasah |
| Tariqa | Furfura (Chishti-Qadri-Naqshbandi (Mujaddidi)) |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Nithār ad-Dīn Aḥmad نثار الدين أحمد |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn Ṣadr ad-Dīn ibn Ẓahīr ad-Dīn بن صدر الدين بن ظهير الدين |
| Epithet (Laqab) | Shôrśinar Pīr Ṣāḥeb Qiblah শর্ষিণার পীর সাহেব কেবলা |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | Ākhūnd آخوند al-Barīsālī البريسالي |
| Muslim leader | |
| Disciple of | Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique |
Influenced by | |
| 1st Pir of Sarsina | |
| Succeeded by | Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh |
| Naib-e-Sadar of Jamiat-e-Ulama Bangla o Assam | |
| Islam in Bangladesh |
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