Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh
Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh | |
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আবু জাফর মোহাম্মদ সালেহ | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1915 |
| Died | 13 February 1990 (aged 74–75) |
| Resting place | Sarsina Darbar Sharif graveyard |
| Parent | Nesaruddin Ahmad |
| Education | Darussunnat Kamil Madrasa Mazahir Uloom Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Teachers | Nesaruddin Ahmad Zakariyya al-Kandhlawi |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
| 2nd Pir of Sarsina | |
| In office 31 January 1952 – 13 February 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Nesaruddin Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Shah Muhibbullah |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Muḥammad Ṣāliḥ محمد صالح |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn Nithār ad-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Ṣadr ad-Dīn ibn Ẓahīr ad-Dīn بن نثار الدين أحمد بن صدر الدين بن ظهير الدين |
| Teknonymic (Kunya) | Abū Jaʿfar أبو جعفر |
| Epithet (Laqab) | Pīr Ṣāḥeb Sārsīna পীর সাহেব ছারছিনা |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | Ākhūnd آخوند al-Barīsālī البريسالي |
Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh (Bengali: আবু জাফর মোহাম্মদ সালেহ; 1915 – 13 February 1990), popularly known as the Pir of Sarsina, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar. He was said to have contributed to the establishment of 3000 educational institutions. Saleh had also pushed for the establishment of the Islamic Arabic University and ibtedayi madrasas in Bangladesh. Despite being a recipient of the Independence Day Award, he has been accused of collaborating with the Pakistan Army and committing war crimes during the Bangladesh Liberation war.