Hafiz Ahmad Jaunpuri

Ḥāfiẓ
Ahmad Jaunpuri
Personal life
Born1834 (1834)
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency
DiedJanuary 26, 1899(1899-01-26) (aged 64–65) (3 Rabi' al-Thani 1290 AH)
Sadarghat, Dacca, Bengal Presidency
Resting placeChawkbazar Graveyard, Dhaka
Parent
Other namesAhmed Jaunpuri
OccupationTheologian
RelativesAbdul Awwal Jaunpuri (brother)
Abdul Batin Jaunpuri (nephew)
Abdur Rab Jaunpuri (nephew)
Rashid Ahmed Jaunpuri (nephew)
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementTaiyuni
Muslim leader
PredecessorKaramat Ali Jaunpuri
SuccessorAbdur Rab Jaunpuri
Disciples
Influenced by
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Ḥāfiẓ Aḥmad Jaunpūrī (1834 – 26 January 1899) was an Indian Muslim scholar, religious preacher and social worker. As the son and successor of Karamat Ali Jaunpuri, he led the Taiyuni reformist movement in Bengal.

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