Shah Ahmad Shafi

Summary

Shah Ahmad Shafi is a human^[1]. He was born in Rangunia Upazila^[2]. He was born on +1930-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Dhaka^[4]. He died on +2020-09-18T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an ulema^[6], mufassir^[7], muhaddith^[8], and university teacher^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Shah Ahmad Shafi's place of birth was Rangunia Upazila^[2].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi died in Dhaka^[4].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi was born on +1930-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi died on +2020-09-18T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi held citizenship in British Raj^[11].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi held citizenship in Pakistan^[12].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi held citizenship in Bangladesh^[13].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi worked as an ulema^[6].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi worked as a mufassir^[7].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi worked as a muhaddith^[8].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi worked as a university teacher^[9].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi's education included a stint at Darul Uloom Deoband^[14].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi was educated at Darul Uloom Hathazari^[15].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi was a member of Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh^[16].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam^[17].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi's image is recorded as Shah Ahmad Shafi.jpg^[18].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi is recorded as male^[19].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi's movement is recorded as Deobandi^[21].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi's Commons category is recorded as Shah Ahmad Shafi^[22].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi's honorific prefix is recorded as Fadhilat al-Sheikh^[23].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gy1frv^[24].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi's family name is recorded as Shafi^[25].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi's given name is recorded as Ahmad^[26].
• Shah Ahmad Shafi studied under Hussain Ahmad Madani^[27].

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Origins and Family

Shah Ahmad Shafi was born in Rangunia Upazila^[2]. He was born on +1930-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Darul Uloom Deoband^[14], a madrasa^[28], in India^[29], founded in 1866^[30], headquartered in Deoband^[31] and Darul Uloom Hathazari^[15], a madrasa^[32], in Bangladesh^[33], founded in 1896^[34]. Shah Ahmad Shafi studied under Hussain Ahmad Madani^[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ulema^[6], mufassir^[7], muhaddith^[8], and university teacher^[9].

Personal Life

Shah Ahmad Shafi's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam^[17].

Death and Burial

Shah Ahmad Shafi died on +2020-09-18T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Dhaka^[4].

Why It Matters

Shah Ahmad Shafi ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).^[10]

He has been cited as an influence by Mahmudul Hasan^[35], b. 1950^[36], of Bangladesh^[37]; A F M Khalid Hossain^[38], an ulema^[39], b. 1956^[40], of Bangladesh^[41]; Mahfuzul Haque^[42], an ulema^[43], b. 1969^[44], of Bangladesh^[45]; Nur Hossain Kasemi^[46], an ulema^[47], 1945–2020^[48], of Bangladesh^[49]; and Nurul Islam Jihadi^[50], an ulema^[51], 1948–2021^[52], of Bangladesh^[53].

FAQs

Where was Shah Ahmad Shafi born?

Shah Ahmad Shafi's place of birth was Rangunia Upazila^[2].

Where did Shah Ahmad Shafi die?

Shah Ahmad Shafi died in Dhaka^[4].

What did Shah Ahmad Shafi do for work?

Shah Ahmad Shafi worked as ulema^[6], mufassir^[7], muhaddith^[8], and university teacher^[9].

Where did Shah Ahmad Shafi go to school?

Shah Ahmad Shafi was educated at Darul Uloom Deoband^[14] and Darul Uloom Hathazari^[15].

Who did Shah Ahmad Shafi influence?

Shah Ahmad Shafi has been cited as an influence by Mahmudul Hasan^[35], A F M Khalid Hossain^[38], Mahfuzul Haque^[42], and Nur Hossain Kasemi^[46].