Muhammad Abdul Malek

Abdul Malek was born on 29 August 1969 in the village of Sarashpur, Laksham Upazila, Comilla District. He is the second of five siblings. His father, Shamsul Haque, was an Islamic scholar. He received his early education in the Quran and basic Islamic studies from his family, later continuing his studies at Shahrasti Khedihar Qawmi Madrasa in Chandpur, up to the Mishkat level. In 1988, he completed his Dawra-e-Hadith from Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, Pakistan. He then spent three years studying Hadith under Abdul Rasheed Nomani at the same institution. In 1992, he enrolled at Darul Uloom Karachi to pursue advanced studies in Islamic jurisprudence and fatwa under Taqi Usmani. In 1996, Abdul Malek co-founded Markazud Dawah Al-Islamia, a higher Islamic education and research institute in Dhaka, where he currently serves as the educational secretary and head of the Hadith research department. He is also the Sheikh al-Hadith at Jamiatul Uloom Al Islamia in Dhaka and formerly served as the Khatib of Azrun Karim Jame Masjid in Shantinagar. His involvement in national religious affairs includes membership in the Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasa Education Commission, formed in 2012. In 2019, he was appointed head of the National Moon Sighting Subcommittee of the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. On 4 January 2024, he became the member secretary of the newly established 16-member National Mufti Board under Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh. On 18 October 2024, he was appointed Khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. == Literary works ==

In 2005, the monthly magazine Alkawsar was launched under his supervision as the official publication of Markazud Dawah Al-Islamia. Other publications include ''Wahdat al-Ummah wa-Ittiba as-Sunnah, Al-Wajiz fi Shay' min Mustalah al-Hadith ash-Sharif, Muhadharat fi Ulum al-Hadith, Inayat ar-Rahman fi Adad Ay al-Quran, At-Tasawwuf Bayna Ardh wa-Naqd, Zad Tullab Ilm an-Nubuwwah, Al-Iman Huwa al-Awwal, Al-Aghlat ash-Sha'iah, Tawtid al-Ukhuwwah al-Imaniyyah Bayna al-Muslimin Ajdar bi-al-Muhawalah min Tawhid al-Ahillah wa-al-A'yad, Majmu' al-Buhuth wa-al-Maqalat, and Jama'at at-Tabligh: al-Azmah ar-Rahinah wa-Tariq at-Taqassi 'Anha. His unpublished works include Sayyidi ash-Shaykh Kama Ra'aytuhu, Ad-Di'amah fi al-Kalam 'ala Kathir min Ahadith wa-Athar al-'Imamah, Shaykhuna an-Nu'mani Rahimahu Allah Ta'ala: Safahat Mudi'ah min Hayatihi al-'Ilmiyyah, wa-Shay' min Shama'ilihi al-Wadi'ah, Fath al-Ilah bi-Sirat ash-Shaykh Muhammadullah, and Mas'alat Shart Fiqh ar-Ruwat li-Qabul al-Hadith 'Inda al-Hanafiyyah. His edited works include Ar-Ruwat ath-Thiqat al-Mutakallim Fihim bima La Yujibu Raddahum, Laysa Bi-Hadith, Manzilat at-Taqlid fi ash-Shari'ah al-Islamiyyah, Salat an-Nabi, Min Sihah al-Ahadith al-Qasar lil-Nashiah as-Sighar, Tafsīr Tawdhīh al-Quran, Taqsim al-Akhbar wa-Dalalatuhu 'Inda as-Sadah al-Hanafiyyah, Kitab al-Jihad, Fadl al-Bari Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari, and Kifayah al-Mughtadhi fi Sharh Jami' at-Tirmidhi''. == See also ==