Jamir Uddin Nanupuri

Jamir Uddin Nanupuri was born in 1936 in the village of Nanupur, located in Fatikchhari, Chittagong District, to Abdul Gafur and Amena Begum. His early education began at home and in a local primary school, where he studied the Quran and basic subjects. He also read introductory Islamic texts such as Bahishti Zewar and Rahe Najat under a local imam, Abdus Salam. A visit to his maternal grandparents’ home in Patiya exposed him to a sermon by Azizul Haque, which inspired him to pursue formal Islamic education. During his studies, he was taught by scholars including Ahmadul Haque (Panj Ganj, Ilm al-Sigha), Abdul Aziz (Nahw-e-Mir, Hidayat al-Nahw, Kafiyah), Muhammad Hamed (Mirqat), and Shah Abdul Wahhab (Quduri). He also studied under Muhammad Faizullah and later received an ijazah in Sahih al-Bukhari from Yusuf Banuri. == Later years ==

Nanupuri began his teaching career in 1960 at Bathua Madrasa in Chittagong, where he taught subjects such as Sharh-e-Jami, Sullamul Uloom, Maibuzi, and Tafsir al-Jalalayn. By 2011, his followers had founded over 113 madrasas named 'Jamiria madrasa,' and approximately 400 other madrasas and Hifz schools operated under his guidance. Nanupuri received spiritual succession (khilafat) from Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri, Yusuf Rafai of Qatar, and Shah Ahmad Shafi. His sermons were noted for including Urdu and Persian poetry focused on divine love, and during Ramadan, he regularly observed itikaf with thousands of disciples. == See also ==