Hafiz Ahmad Jaunpuri

Hafiz Ahmad Jaunpuri
Hafiz Ahmad Jaunpuri
Personal
Born	1834; Calcutta, Bengal Presidency
Died	January 26, 1899 (aged 64–65) (3 Rabi' al-Thani 1290 AH); Sadarghat, Dacca, Bengal Presidency (modern-day Bangladesh)
Resting place	Chawkbazar Graveyard, Dhaka
Religion	Islam
Parent	Karamat Ali Jaunpuri (father);
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Movement	Taiyuni
Other names	Ahmed Jaunpuri
Occupation	Theologian
Relatives	Abdul Awwal Jaunpuri (brother); Abdul Batin Jaunpuri (nephew); Abdur Rab Jaunpuri (nephew); Rashid Ahmed Jaunpuri (nephew)
Muslim leader
Predecessor	Karamat Ali Jaunpuri
Successor	Abdur Rab Jaunpuri
	Disciples Abdur Rab Jaunpuri; Abu Yusuf Muhammad Yaqub Badarpuri; Abdul Latif Taluqdar; Maheruddin Faqir;
	Influenced by Karamat Ali Jaunpuri;
	Influenced Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali;
Awards	Multiple testimonials from the British Raj

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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