Abdul Wahid Bengali

ʿAbd al-Wāḥid Bengālī (Bengali: আব্দুল ওয়াহেদ বাঙ্গালী; c. 1850—1905) was a 19th-century Muslim theologian, teacher and social reformer. He was one of the initiators of the Deobandi movement into Bengal, and co-founded Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam in 1896.

Shaykh al-Kul
Abdul Wahid Bengali
TitleMunazer-e-Islam, Mujahid-e-Azam, Olikul Shiromoni
Personal
Born1850
Died1905 (aged 5455)
Resting placeMunshipara, Kharandwip, Boalkhali
ReligionIslam
Parent
  • Zinat Ali (father)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Hadith, fiqh, tasawwuf
Notable work(s)Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
Muslim leader
Students
  • Shah Ahmad Hasan
Influenced by
  • Qasim Nanautavi
    Fazlur Rahman Ganj-e-Muradabadi
    Yaqub Nanautawi
Influenced
Arabic name
Personal (Ism)ʿAbd al-Wāḥid
عبد الحميد
Patronymic (Nasab)ibn Zīnat ʿAlī
بن زينة علي
Epithet (Laqab)Shaykh al-Kul
شیخ الکل
Toponymic (Nisba)al-Bangālī
البنغالي
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