Mizanur Rahman Azhari

'Mizanur Rahman Azhari, also known Azhariwho (born: 26 January, 1990), is a Bangladeshi Islamic preacher from Demra, Dhaka.[2][3][4]He is very popular in the Muslim community across the globe[5] He is most popular in Bangladesh. Azhari is also well-known as an Islamic speaker, He narrated in the 'Great Tafsir Mahfil' of the commemoration period.[6] In the last 50 years, Mizanur Rahman has broken the tradition of Waz. Social inconsistency is the main topic of his discussion.[7]

Mizanur Rahman Azhari

Azhari
মিজানুর রহমান আজহারী
TitleAzhari
Personal
Born (1990-01-26) January 26, 1990 (age 34)
ReligionIslam
NationalityBangladeshi
Spouse
Mrs Mizanur Rahman (m. 2014)
Children2
EthnicityBengalis
EraModern
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedAsh'ari
MovementHanafi
Main interest(s)Fiqh, Tafsir, Hadith
Notable work(s)Tafsir Mehfil
OccupationIslamic Scholar, Islamic Preacher

Early life

Mizanur Rahman Azhari was born on 26 January, 1990 in Demra Police Station, Dhaka.[8] His ancestral home is in Paramatla village of Muradnagar in Comilla district. His father is a madrasa teacher and his mother is a housewife. From an early age he studied in a madrasa. He later received a scholarship from Al-Azhar University. The title Azhari has been added to his name due to his studies at Al-Azhar University in Egypt.[9]

Personal life

Mizanur Rahman got married on January 29, 2014. He has two daughters.

Education

Azhari passed the Dakhil Examination in 2004 with GPA-5 and also the Alim Examination in 2006 with GPA-5 both in the institution of Darunnajat Siddiqia Kamil Madrasah and gained top place results in the Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board.

In 2007, he took 1st place among thousands of students in the Egyptian Government Scholarship Examination which was organized by the Islamic Foundation, then he went to Egypt for the undergraduate with the subject Department of Tafsir and Quranic Science at Al-Azhar University in Egypt. He successfully completed his graduation with 80% marks. He also completed post-graduation, MPhil, IELT and Ph.D. at the International Islamic University of Malaysia.

Views

In 2020, criticism erupted across the country when a video of the cruel beating of an eight-year-old residential student at the Hafezi Madrasa, known as the Al Markazul Quran Islamic Academy in Chittagong's Hathazari, spread through social media.[10] Azhari said,

"Education is not the name of teaching something by force"[11]

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COVID-19

He has set up a fund to help workers in during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, the verification of the fund was announced on his Facebook page.[12]

Criticism

He was criticized in the media when 12 Indian Hindus came to Bangladesh on illegal visas in January 2020 and converted to Islam. His gatherings have been banned more than once in various places for allegedly making anti-national remarks. Bangladesh Parliament in January, the anti-state elements to a comment by one of the MPs said. At the same time, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, the current Minister of Religion in Bangladesh, called for "Sayedee to be born from house to house" and called him a "product of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami" and said action would be taken against him.

Honors

  1. Islamic Foundation Bangladesh Al-Azhar Scholarship
  2. First place, 2006
  3. Al-Azhar University Scholarship
  4. Full Graduation Scholarship, 2006

Television

Azhari started his television career with ATN Bangla Islamic show Islam o Deen. Then he also contributed as a co-host of Boishakhi TV Islamic show Shantir Pothe. He also contributed to other Bangladeshi private television channel for the various Islamic show.

Year Title Role Channel Additional notes
2010 Islam o Deen Co-Host ATN Bangla Islamic Talk Show
2011 Apnar Jiggasa Co-Host NTV Islamic Talk Show Religious Problems and Solutions
2011 Prosno Korun Guest Appearance RTV Religious Question and Solutions based Islamic live talk show
2012 Islam O Sundor Jibon Co-Host Boishakhi TV Islamic show
2013 Shantir Pothe Co-Host Boishakhi TV Sawyal Jawab

Awards and achievement

  1. Scholarship of Distinction (Top Merit List in the Country), Bangladesh (Dakhil/S.S.C) – 2004
  2. Scholarship in Higher Secondary Level, Bangladesh (Alim/H.S.C) – 2006.
  3. Obtaining the First Position in the Examination of Al-Azhar Scholarship in Islamic Foundation Bangladesh under The Ministry of Religion. 2007.
  4. Full Graduation Scholarship, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. – 2008
  5. Grant from Sweden-Bangladesh Trust Fund, (Economic Relation Division, Ministry of Finance). – 2009

Azhari Selected Waz

  1. Swami Stree Sampur Tafsir
  2. Poribar er tafsir
  3. Jewe Phongsho Hobe Earth
  4. Manush Ibong Farestar Mittu
  5. Bishnobir Morjada
  6. Janitor bournona
  7. Bellar Djibony
  8. Bishanobir Jibon Kahini
  9. Musa Nabir Jiboni
  10. Ma er vaz
  11. Shristokotar pasoy
  12. Omkar Kahini
  13. Jahanmar Boyne
  14. Santan Manush Kodar Podhoti
  15. Ibrahim Nabir Ojana Kahini
  16. Rasool (SM) er Jiboni
  17. Qiyamotar Alamot
  18. Mittur por jiban
  19. Bishonibi Saffron Tori
  20. Kobir jiban
  21. Solayman nabir ojana kahini
  22. Mittu, Cobor, Jannat, Jahanam
  23. Char khalifa jiboni
  24. Bigganmayan Quran
  25. Muhammad (sm) er Paris
  26. Muhammad is the greatest leader
  27. Surah Al Insan Tafseer
  28. Suntan genre por coronio
  29. Surah mulk er tafsir
  30. Masjid Ojana Rohoso
  31. Surah mumino tafsir
  32. Kobir bend ghotabe
  33. Sura Fatihar Tafsir
  34. Surah lukman er tafseer
  35. Doa cobular gopan rohso
  36. Muhammad (Por) er Porisoy
  37. Bea Nia Tafsir
  38. Apocalypse Kokhon Hobe
  39. Social manor
  40. Jibon Sopholota Laver Use
  41. Tabar Fazilot
  42. Moron o cobor
  43. Ferun er kahini
  44. Jannati Nari Achia
  45. Do not trust secret 10 information without verification
  46. Bigganmayan Quran
  47. Surah Ar Rahmanar Tafsir
  48. Kivber Sokol Crime Pardon Koreben
  49. Jannat Joeyar Amol
  50. Surah al jumua tafsir
  51. Jannati Woman
  52. Sura muzammil er tafsir
  53. Biso Nobir Agomon
  54. Surah Al Ikhlas Tafseer

References

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  4. "Islamic speaker Mizanur Rahman Azhari postpones all waz mahfils till March". Daily Sun. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  5. "‫ انخفاض كبير في عدد سكان قطر بنهاية شهر يونيو الماضي" (in ar). m.al-sharq.com. 2 July 2023. https://m.al-sharq.com/article/02/07/2023/انخفاض-كبير-في-عدد-سكان-قطر-بنهاية-شهر-يونيو-الماضي. Retrieved 3 July 2023. 
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  12. "দরিদ্র মানুষের সাহায্যে তহবিল গঠন করলেন আজহারী | কালের কণ্ঠ". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2021-08-19.

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