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	'''Abdul Latif Chowdhury''' (] – 16 January 2008), widely known as '''] Fultali ] Qiblah''', was an Islamic scholar of theologian, philosopher and spiritual esotericist.
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			\| name = Abdul Latif Chowdhury
			\| honorific_suffix = Fultali
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			\| native_name = আব্দুল লতিফ চৌধুরী
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			\| birth_name = Abdul Latif Chowdhury
			\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1913\|5\|25\|df=y}}
			\| birth_place = ], ], ]
			\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2008\|01\|15\|1913\|5\|25\|df=y}}
			\| death_place = ], Sylhet, Bangladesh
			\| resting_place = Saheb Bari, Fultali, ], ]
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			\| nationality = Bangladeshi
			\| other_names = Shams al-ʿUlamāʾ<br />Raīs al-Qurrāʾ
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			\| alma_mater = ]<br />Rangauti Alia Madrasa<br />Badarpur Senior Madrasa<br />Madrash-e-Alia Rampur<br />Matlaul Uloom Madrasa
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			\| Sufi_order = ] (])<br />] (]-])<br />]
			\| movement = '''Fultali'''
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			\| children = 7 sons and 3 daughters including ]
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			'''Abdul Latif Chowdhury''' ({{langx\|bn\|আব্দুল লতিফ চৌধুরী}}; 25 May 1913 – 16 January 2008), widely known as '''Saheb Qiblah Fultali''', was a late-twentieth century ] ], '']'', '']'', poet and orator. As a prolific author, he completed several works in Arabic, Bengali and Urdu including ''Muntakhab as-Siyār'' and ''Anwar as-Sālikīn''. His books are part of syllabic studies under the ]. Fultali was the leading figure of the ] movement and the demand for ''fazil'' and ''kamil'' qualifications to be recognised as ] and ] degrees.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.protidinerchitrobd.com/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE/57682 \|language=bn \|script-title=bn:আলিয়া মাদরাসার প্রসারে আল্লামা ফুলতলী ছাহেব কিবলাহ রহ. এর অবিস্মরণীয় ভূমিকা \|author=Dudharchowki, Masum Ahmad \|work=Protidiner Chitro \|date=12 February 2013}}</ref> He is the founder of several influential organisations and institutions in Bangladesh and the United Kingdom such as ], ] and ].

			==Early life and background==
			Abdul Latif Chowdhury was born on 25 May 1913, to a noble ] ] family in the village of Fultali in Badedeorail '']'', ] district, ] (now in ], ]). His paternal lineage joins to Shah Kamal Pahlwan, one of the companions of ],<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|title=Becoming 'Good Muslim': The Tablighi Jamaat in the UK and Bangladesh\|last=Siddiqi\|first=Bulbul\|publisher=Springer\|year=2018\|isbn=978-981-10-7235-2\|pages=121}}</ref> via Shah Muhammad Ala Bakhsh, a sage who contributed to ]'s opposition against the ] of ] ].<ref>{{cite thesis\|title=In Search of Sylhet – The Fultoli Tradition in Britain\|last1=Ahmed\|first1=Abdul-Azim\|last2=Ali\|first2=Mansur\|publisher=]\|location=Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, ]\|year=2019}}</ref> His father was ] Abdul Majid Chowdhury, a jurist and principal of Gangajal Hasania Senior Madrasa.<ref name="fultalibackground">{{cite web \|url=http://www.fultali.com/family.html \|title=Family Background \|date=2007 \|publisher=Fultali \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901182047/http://fultali.com/family.html \|archive-date=1 September 2009 \|access-date=18 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="kazirbazar">{{cite news\|last=Gani\|first=Muhammad Usman\|url=http://www.kazirbazar.com/?p=13227\|script-title=bn:স্মৃতির গগনে উজ্জ্বল ধ্রুবতারা আল্লামা ফুলতলী ছাহেব কিবলাহ্ র.\|language=bn\|publisher=Kazirbazar.com\|access-date=8 August 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809194925/http://www.kazirbazar.com/?p=13227\|archive-date=9 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="uttorpurbo">{{cite news\|url=http://www.uttorpurbo.rightcliks.com/index.php/2012-12-31-11-09-02/649-2013-01-15-04-51-56\|script-title=bn:শামসুল উলামা হযরত ফুলতলী (রহ:) ৪র্থ ওফাত দিবস কাল\|language=bn\|publisher=Uttorpurbo\|date=15 January 2013\|access-date=8 August 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811103655/http://www.uttorpurbo.rightcliks.com/index.php/2012-12-31-11-09-02/649-2013-01-15-04-51-56\|archive-date=11 August 2014}}</ref>

			Fultali received his basic education from his own family. He was then taught by his distant cousin, Fatir Ali, at the ], where he also studied the ] with ] under Qari Syed Ali. In 1336 AH (1918 CE), Fultali became a student at the Rangauti Madrasa in ] at the request of its principal, Abdur Rashid, who was a student of Fultali's father. After successfully completing higher secondary examinations at Rangauti, Fultali enrolled into the Badarpur Senior Madrasa in ] in 1338 AH (1920 CE) where he studied various ] under his '']'' ]. For higher education, Fultali then studied at the Rampur Alia Madrasah in ] at the instruction of Badarpuri. He then enrolled into Matlaul Uloom Madrasah to specialise in ] under ] and ] (student of ]). He studied there for a few years and obtained first class, first position in the final Hadith exam in 1355 AH (1936 CE). He also attained degrees in ] and ].<ref name="fultalimain">{{cite web \|url=http://www.fultali.com/education.html \|title=Educational Background \|date=2007 \|publisher=Fultali \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901182035/http://fultali.com/education.html \|archive-date=1 September 2009 \|access-date=18 November 2010}}</ref>

			By the age of 18, Fultali had ] in ] and in the ], ] and ] (]-]) ]s from his spiritual master Shah Muhammad Yaqub Badarpuri, who was a disciple of ]. Fultali also completed ijazah in ] under Abdur Rauf Karampuri Shahbazpuri, and an ijazah in Chishti-] order from Ghulam Mohiuddin. In 1363 AH (1944 CE), he travelled to ] where he received ijazah in qira'at from ] ].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://makkawi.azurewebsites.net/Article/120/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A \|language=ar \|title=الشيخ أحمد عبدالله الحجازي \|website=Makkawi}}</ref>

			==Career==
			]) was "one of the very first Islamic educational institutions in London".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.darulhadis.org.uk/about-our-school\|publisher=Darul Hadis\|title=About our School\|access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref>]]
			In 1940, Fultali founded the Darul Qirat Majidiah Trust and institutionalized his effort to teach the perfect recitation of the Quran. Now there are more than two thousand branches of the trust throughout the world engaged in educating people in the field of ].<ref name="uttorpurbo"/><ref name="fultaliwork">{{cite web \|url=http://www.fultali.com/hiswork.html \|title=His Work \|date=2007 \|publisher=Fultali \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924220630/http://www.fultali.com/hiswork.html \|archive-date=24 September 2008 \|access-date=18 November 2010}}</ref>

			Abdun Nur Ali (1880–1963) of Gorkapon in ] was a ] who requested Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali to visit the mosque conjoined to ]'s shrine. In 1946, Fultali announced that he would be travelling to Badarpur to give a lesson on ] at Adam Khaki's mosque.{{citation needed\|date=February 2022}} Abd an-Nur Gorkaponi and his students purchased a horse for the scholar to ride on so the journey could be easier.<ref>{{cite news \|script-title=bn:ইলমে কিরাতে আল্লামা ফুলতলী ছাহেব কিবলাহ (রহ.)-এর অবদান \|language=bn \|url=http://avijatrik.com/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A4/ \|date=29 January 2018 \|website=Avijatrik \|last=Shah \|first=Ahsan Habib}}</ref> From 1946 to 1950, Fultali was a teacher at the Badarpur Senior Madrasa. He began teaching Qur'an with tajweed from his own home in 1950. As a result of riots in the ], Fultali briefly migrated to ].{{sfnp\|Ahmed\|Ali\|2019}} Fultali spent six years as a teacher of ] at the ]. After that, he taught ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] at the ] and ] respectively. He finally returned to ], where he taught Hadith until his death.<ref name="fultaliwork"/>

			On 11 May 1967, a conference was held at the ]. A ] strictly calling for the prohibition of ] practices was signed by the leading Islamic scholars from Sylhet including Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali, ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite magazine \|magazine=Al-Kawsar \|date=September 2011 \|url=https://www.alkawsar.com/bn/article/449/ \|language=bn \|script-title=bn:শিরক উচ্ছেদকারী সাধকের কবর শিরক-ওরসের কেন্দ্র হতে পারে না \|author=Sripuri, Harunur Rashid \|trans-title=The grave of a saint who renounces shirk cannot be the centre of shirk-urs}}</ref>

			Fultali was the best known and most influential spiritual leader among the ] community. He was based in Bangladesh, but made well-attended visits to the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Sufis, Salafis and Islamists: The Contested Ground of British Islamic Activism\|last=Hamid\|first=Sadek\|publisher=I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd\|year=2016\|isbn=978-1-78453-231-4\|location=London & New York\|pages=74}}</ref> Among these visits, he established ] in 1978, which has since vastly expanded in London. He was a founder of numerous organisations related to religion, culture and education and a patron to a number of humanitarian and charitable organisations such as Muslim Hands Bangladesh.<ref name="uttorpurbo"/><ref name="fultaliwork"/><ref name="banglatimesnews">{{cite news \|url=http://www.banglatimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=122:%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AB-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC\|script-title=bn:ব্রিকলেন মসজিদে আব্দুল লতিফ চৌধুরী ফুলতলী'র (র") ইছালে ছওয়াব সওয়াব\|language=bn\|work=Bangla Times\|date=23 January 2012\|access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>

			In 1983, he established the ] with the assistance of Haji Abdus Subhan Tafadar of Subhanighat, ].<ref>{{cite web\|date=2020-02-29\|language=bn\|script-title=bn:আলোকিত মানুষ গড়ার কারিগর ছিলেন শাহ সূফী মাও: আব্দুর রহিম তফাদার (রহ:)\|url=https://deshdiganto.com/%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%8b%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%a4-%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%b7-%e0%a6%97%e0%a7%9c%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%b0/\|access-date=2022-10-28\|work=Desh Diganto}}</ref>

			==Personal life==
			Fultali married Begum Khadijah, the daughter of his ] Abu Yusuf Shah Muhammad Yaqub Badarpuri, in 1345 ] (1938 CE). He also married Mehrunnesa, the daughter of Muhammad Abdur Rashid Khan of Fultali. In total, he had seven sons and three daughters.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://salaammedia.co.uk/2020/01/14/allama-fultali-life/\|website=Salaam Media\|language=bn\|script-title=bn:মুকুটহীন সম্রাট আল্লামা ফুলতলী ছাহেব কিবলাহ (রাহ.) এর জীবন ও কর্ম\|author=Azad, Mohammad Abul Kalam\|date=14 January 2020}}</ref> His seventh son, ], is a member of the ].

			==Organisations==
			* Darul Qirat Majidiah Fultali Trust<ref name="portal1" >{{Cite web \|url=https://darulqiratfultali.com/ \|trans-title=Darul Qirat Majidiah Fultali Trust \|script-title=bn:দারুল কিরাত মজিদিয়া ফুলতলী ট্রাস্ট \|language=bn}}</ref>
			* Anjumane Al Islah, Bangladesh<ref name="news paper 2">{{cite news \|title=Joint Secretary General of Bangladesh Anjumane Al Islah Maulana Ahmed Hasan Chowdhury Fultali speaking at a seminar on 'Guhadae Karbala: Chetonar Utsha' organized by its city unit at the Jatiya Press Club on Wednesday \|url=http://thedailynewnation.com/news/71023/joint-secretary-general-of-bangladesh-anjumane-al-islah-maulana-ahmed-hasan-chowdhury-fultali-speaking-at-a-seminar-on-guhadae-karbala-chetonar-utsha-organized-by-its-city-unit-at-the-jatiya-press-club-on-wednesday \|work=The New Nation \|date=22 October 2015}}</ref>
			* Anjumane Al Islah (1978, branches in Bangladesh, United Kingdom,<ref name="portal2">{{Cite web \|url=https://anjumane-alislah.org.uk/about-us \|title=About Us}}</ref> United States of America)
			** Anjuman-e-Talamiz-e-Islamia (1980, student branch)
			** Anjuman-e-Madaris-e-Arabia (1994, teachers branch)
			** Al Islah Youth Forum, United Kingdom
			* ], Sylhet (1983)
			* ], United Kingdom (1999)
			** ]<ref>{{Cite book \|title=Hazrat Allama Abdul Latif Chowdhury \|last=Chowdhury \|first=Ahmad Hasan \|publisher=Islamic Foundation Bangladesh \|year=2018 \|location=Dhaka, Bangladesh. \|pages=89–92 \|language=bn}}</ref>
			* Darul Qirat Majidiah, United Kingdom
			* Latifiah Qurra Society (Bangladesh, United Kingdom, United States)
			* Latifiah Orphanage, Bangladesh<ref
			name="portal">{{cite web \|url=http://manikpurup.sylhet.gov.bd/site/religious_institutes/8b14c66d-2724-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/ \|script-title=bn:লতিফিয়া এতিম খানা ফুলতলী ছাহেব বাড়ী, জকিগঞ্জ,সিলেট \|website=Manikpur Union \|language=bn \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727063456/http://manikpurup.sylhet.gov.bd/site/religious_institutes/8b14c66d-2724-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/ \|archive-date=27 July 2019}}</ref>
			* Ulama Society, United Kingdom
			* Yaqubia Hifzul Quran Board (2006)
			*Darul Hadith Latifia USA in Bangla Bazaar Jame Masjid, Bronx, New York

			==Death and legacy==
			On Thursday 16 January 2008 at 2:10 am, Fultali died at his home in Subhanighat, ] due to ]. His ] (Islamic funeral) took place the day after his death following ] led by his eldest son. Reports in Bangladesh estimate that between 2 and 2.5 million attended his janazah. It is also estimated that further hundreds of thousands of people joined the ] across the Indian border.<ref name="kazirbazar"/><ref name="fultalilatest">{{cite web \|url=http://www.fultali.com \|title=Latest News \|publisher=Fultali \|year=2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724223448/http://www.fultali.com/ \|archive-date=24 July 2010 \|access-date=18 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="banews24">{{cite news \|url=http://www.banews24.com/whole-country2/115-whole-country-2/10554-%E0%A6%88%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2.html\|script-title=bn:আল্লামা ফুলতলী ছাহেব ক্বিবলাহ ছিলেন বরেণ্য ওলীয়ে কামিল\|language=bn \|publisher=BANews24.com\|access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="chhataknews24">{{cite news\|last=Ahmad\|first=Mohammad Farooq\|url=http://www.chhataknews24.com/2014/12/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AB-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81/\|script-title=bn:আল্লামা আব্দুল লতিফ চৌধুরী ফুলতলী,জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়সমূহে পড়ানো হয় যাঁর জীবনী\|language=bn\|location=Chhatak\|publisher=Chhataknews.com\|date=5 December 2014\|access-date=1 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323113151/http://chhataknews24.com/2014/12/%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a6%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%b2-%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%ab-%e0%a6%9a%e0%a7%8c%e0%a6%a7%e0%a7%81/\|archive-date=23 March 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

			An ] and ] (gathering) is held on the anniversary of Allama Saheb Qiblah Fultali's death every year at his village in Fultali and many other places around the world by his students and followers. His grandson, Dr. Ahmad Hasan Chowdhury Shahan (assistant professor of Arabic at ]) was the editor of one memorial book, ''Allama Fultali Saheb Qiblah (Ra.) Smarak''.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://avijatrik.com/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%83/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC/ \|language=bn \|script-title=bn:আল্লামা ফুলতলী ছাহেব ক্বিবলা (রহ.)'র আধ্যাত্মিক জীবন \|author=Alangkari, Muhammad Sadiqur Rahman \|work=Avijatrik}}</ref>

			==Books==
			* ''Al-Qawl as-Sadeed fi al-Qir'at wa at-Tajweed'', a comprehensive guide to the rule of correct Qur'anic recitation and an addition of the book by his teacher Ahmed Abdullah al-Hejazi. Composed originally in Urdu, it has been translated in Bengali by his son Imaduddin Chowdhury Fultali and into English by Syed Ajmal Husayn Wasi.
			* ''At-Tanweer ala at-Tafsir'', an in-depth elucidation of ].
			* ''Muntakhab-us Siyar'', an Urdu biography of ] in three volumes. Translated into Bengali by his son, Hussamuddin Chowdhury Fultali.
			* ''Anwar as-Salikeen'', an Urdu work in the field of ], explaining the different stages of the path for the seeker, and elucidating on how to nurture oneself in preparation for the sacred path. Translated into Bengali by his son Imaduddin Chowdhury Fultali.
			* ''Shajara-e-Tayyibah'', the names of the spiritual masters of the Tariqahs ], ], ] and ]iyya.
			* ''Al-Khutbah al-Ya'qubiyyah'', a compilation of ]s (sermons) in Arabic, including the khutbah for the two '] (Islamic festivals) and the khutbah for ] (marriage). Named after his father-in-law, Hatim Ali Yaqub Badarpuri (d. 1958 CE).
			* ''Nala-e-Qalandar'', an Urdu compilation of ode in veneration of Muhammad and the Awliya.
			* ''Nek A'mal'', a work in Bengali, elucidating on good actions and the rewards gained for action upon them.<ref>{{Cite book \|title=Allama Fultali Saheb Qibla Smarak \|last=Chowdhury \|first=Ahmad Hasan \|publisher=Latifia Foundation \|location=Dhaka, Bangladesh \|pages=39 \|language=bn}}</ref>

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			* {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923014220/http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Arts/CRONEM/SOASBangladeshi%20diaspora%20PaperDRAFT-7June2005.pdf \|date=23 September 2010 }}
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Bangladeshi Islamic scholar

Saheb-e-QiblahAbdul Latif ChowdhuryFultali
আব্দুল লতিফ চৌধুরী
Personal life
Born	Abdul Latif Chowdhury (1913-05-25)25 May 1913 Zakiganj, Assam, British India
Died	15 January 2008(2008-01-15) (aged 94) Sylhet, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Resting place	Saheb Bari, Fultali, Zakiganj, Sylhet District
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Children	7 sons and 3 daughters including Husamuddin Chowdhury
Alma mater	Fultali Alia Madrasa Rangauti Alia Madrasa Badarpur Senior Madrasa Madrash-e-Alia Rampur Matlaul Uloom Madrasa
Other names	Shams al-ʿUlamāʾ Raīs al-Qurrāʾ
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Tariqa	Chishti (Nizami) Naqshbandi (Mujaddidi-Jaunpuri) Qadiri
Creed	Maturidi
Movement	Fultali

Abdul Latif Chowdhury (Bengali: আব্দুল লতিফ চৌধুরী; 25 May 1913 – 16 January 2008), widely known as Saheb Qiblah Fultali, was a late-twentieth century Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, mufassir, qāriʾ, poet and orator. As a prolific author, he completed several works in Arabic, Bengali and Urdu including Muntakhab as-Siyār and Anwar as-Sālikīn. His books are part of syllabic studies under the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board. Fultali was the leading figure of the Islamic Arabic University movement and the demand for fazil and kamil qualifications to be recognised as bachelor's and master's degrees. He is the founder of several influential organisations and institutions in Bangladesh and the United Kingdom such as Anjumane Al Islah, Hazrat Shahjalal Darussunnah Yaqubia Kamil Madrasa and Madrasah-e-Darul Qirat Majidiah.

Early life and background

Abdul Latif Chowdhury was born on 25 May 1913, to a noble Bengali Muslim Sufi Shah family in the village of Fultali in Badedeorail pargana, Sylhet district, Bengal Presidency (now in Zakiganj, Bangladesh). His paternal lineage joins to Shah Kamal Pahlwan, one of the companions of Shah Jalal, via Shah Muhammad Ala Bakhsh, a sage who contributed to Ahmad Sirhindi's opposition against the Din-i Ilahi of Mughal emperor Akbar. His father was Mufti Abdul Majid Chowdhury, a jurist and principal of Gangajal Hasania Senior Madrasa.

Fultali received his basic education from his own family. He was then taught by his distant cousin, Fatir Ali, at the Fultali Alia Madrasa, where he also studied the Qur'an with tajweed under Qari Syed Ali. In 1336 AH (1918 CE), Fultali became a student at the Rangauti Madrasa in Hailakandi at the request of its principal, Abdur Rashid, who was a student of Fultali's father. After successfully completing higher secondary examinations at Rangauti, Fultali enrolled into the Badarpur Senior Madrasa in Badarpur in 1338 AH (1920 CE) where he studied various Islamic sciences under his murshid Abu Yusuf Muhammad Yaqub Badarpuri. For higher education, Fultali then studied at the Rampur Alia Madrasah in Rampur State at the instruction of Badarpuri. He then enrolled into Matlaul Uloom Madrasah to specialise in Hadith studies under Khalillullah Rampuri and Wajihuddin Rampuri (student of Anwar Shah Kashmiri). He studied there for a few years and obtained first class, first position in the final Hadith exam in 1355 AH (1936 CE). He also attained degrees in tafsir and Islamic jurisprudence.

By the age of 18, Fultali had ijazah in qira'at and in the Chishti, Qadiri and Naqshbandi (Mujaddidi-Muhammadi) tariqahs from his spiritual master Shah Muhammad Yaqub Badarpuri, who was a disciple of Hafiz Ahmad Jaunpuri. Fultali also completed ijazah in qira'at under Abdur Rauf Karampuri Shahbazpuri, and an ijazah in Chishti-Nizami order from Ghulam Mohiuddin. In 1363 AH (1944 CE), he travelled to Mecca where he received ijazah in qira'at from Grand Mufti Ahmed Abdullah al-Hejazi.

Career

In 1940, Fultali founded the Darul Qirat Majidiah Trust and institutionalized his effort to teach the perfect recitation of the Quran. Now there are more than two thousand branches of the trust throughout the world engaged in educating people in the field of Tajweed.

Abdun Nur Ali (1880–1963) of Gorkapon in Badarpur was a Mawlana who requested Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali to visit the mosque conjoined to Adam Khaki's shrine. In 1946, Fultali announced that he would be travelling to Badarpur to give a lesson on qira'at at Adam Khaki's mosque. Abd an-Nur Gorkaponi and his students purchased a horse for the scholar to ride on so the journey could be easier. From 1946 to 1950, Fultali was a teacher at the Badarpur Senior Madrasa. He began teaching Qur'an with tajweed from his own home in 1950. As a result of riots in the 1950s, Fultali briefly migrated to Pakistan. Fultali spent six years as a teacher of Hadith studies at the Gasbari Jamiul Uloom Kamil Madrasah. After that, he taught Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan al-Nasa'i, Sunan ibn Majah, Sahih al-Tirmidhi, Sunan Abu Dawood, Al-Itqān, Nur al-Anwar, Al-Hidayah and Tafsir al-Jalalayn at the Satpur Alia Madrasa and Isamati Alia Madrasa respectively. He finally returned to Fultali Alia Madrasa, where he taught Hadith until his death.

On 11 May 1967, a conference was held at the Shah Jalal Dargah. A memorandum strictly calling for the prohibition of shirki practices was signed by the leading Islamic scholars from Sylhet including Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali, Hormuz Ullah Shayda, Mushahid Ahmad Bayampuri, Ibrahim Chatuli and Nur Uddin Gohorpuri.

Fultali was the best known and most influential spiritual leader among the British Bangladeshi community. He was based in Bangladesh, but made well-attended visits to the United Kingdom. Among these visits, he established Madrasah-e-Darul Qirat Majidiah in 1978, which has since vastly expanded in London. He was a founder of numerous organisations related to religion, culture and education and a patron to a number of humanitarian and charitable organisations such as Muslim Hands Bangladesh.

In 1983, he established the Hazrat Shahjalal Darussunnah Yaqubia Kamil Madrasa with the assistance of Haji Abdus Subhan Tafadar of Subhanighat, Sylhet.

Personal life

Fultali married Begum Khadijah, the daughter of his pir Abu Yusuf Shah Muhammad Yaqub Badarpuri, in 1345 BS (1938 CE). He also married Mehrunnesa, the daughter of Muhammad Abdur Rashid Khan of Fultali. In total, he had seven sons and three daughters. His seventh son, Husamuddin Chowdhury, is a member of the Jatiya Sangsad.

Organisations

Darul Qirat Majidiah Fultali Trust
Anjumane Al Islah, Bangladesh
Anjumane Al Islah (1978, branches in Bangladesh, United Kingdom, United States of America)
- Anjuman-e-Talamiz-e-Islamia (1980, student branch)
- Anjuman-e-Madaris-e-Arabia (1994, teachers branch)
- Al Islah Youth Forum, United Kingdom
Hazrat Shahjalal Darussunnah Yaqubia Kamil Madrasa, Sylhet (1983)
Madrasah-e-Darul Qirat Majidiah, United Kingdom (1999)
- Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest
Darul Qirat Majidiah, United Kingdom
Latifiah Qurra Society (Bangladesh, United Kingdom, United States)
Latifiah Orphanage, Bangladesh
Ulama Society, United Kingdom
Yaqubia Hifzul Quran Board (2006)
Darul Hadith Latifia USA in Bangla Bazaar Jame Masjid, Bronx, New York

Death and legacy

On Thursday 16 January 2008 at 2:10 am, Fultali died at his home in Subhanighat, Sylhet due to natural causes. His janazah (Islamic funeral) took place the day after his death following Asr prayer led by his eldest son. Reports in Bangladesh estimate that between 2 and 2.5 million attended his janazah. It is also estimated that further hundreds of thousands of people joined the janazah across the Indian border.

An isaal-e-sawab and mahfil (gathering) is held on the anniversary of Allama Saheb Qiblah Fultali's death every year at his village in Fultali and many other places around the world by his students and followers. His grandson, Dr. Ahmad Hasan Chowdhury Shahan (assistant professor of Arabic at Dhaka University) was the editor of one memorial book, Allama Fultali Saheb Qiblah (Ra.) Smarak.

Books

Al-Qawl as-Sadeed fi al-Qir'at wa at-Tajweed, a comprehensive guide to the rule of correct Qur'anic recitation and an addition of the book by his teacher Ahmed Abdullah al-Hejazi. Composed originally in Urdu, it has been translated in Bengali by his son Imaduddin Chowdhury Fultali and into English by Syed Ajmal Husayn Wasi.
At-Tanweer ala at-Tafsir, an in-depth elucidation of Surah Al-Baqarah.
Muntakhab-us Siyar, an Urdu biography of Muhammad in three volumes. Translated into Bengali by his son, Hussamuddin Chowdhury Fultali.
Anwar as-Salikeen, an Urdu work in the field of Tasawwuf, explaining the different stages of the path for the seeker, and elucidating on how to nurture oneself in preparation for the sacred path. Translated into Bengali by his son Imaduddin Chowdhury Fultali.
Shajara-e-Tayyibah, the names of the spiritual masters of the Tariqahs Chisti, Qadiri, Naqshbandi and Mujaddidiyya.
Al-Khutbah al-Ya'qubiyyah, a compilation of khutbahs (sermons) in Arabic, including the khutbah for the two 'Eids (Islamic festivals) and the khutbah for Nikah (marriage). Named after his father-in-law, Hatim Ali Yaqub Badarpuri (d. 1958 CE).
Nala-e-Qalandar, an Urdu compilation of ode in veneration of Muhammad and the Awliya.
Nek A'mal, a work in Bengali, elucidating on good actions and the rewards gained for action upon them.