ʿAbd ar-Rabb Jaunpūrī (Urdu: عبد الرب جونپوری, Bengali: আব্দুর রব জৌনপুরী; 1875 – June 1935) was an Indian Muslim scholar, author and teacher.[1] He was associated with Taiyuni reformist movement, founded by his grandfather Karamat Ali Jaunpuri, and succeeded his uncle Hafiz Ahmad Jaunpuri as the leader of the movement in 1899.[2]
Jaunpuri's father died when he was five years old, so he was brought up and educated by his uncle Hafiz Ahmad Jaunpuri. He memorised the Qur'an in his childhood, and studied the Arabic and Persian languages. He was said to have mastered the knowledge of ma'rifa.[4]
Career
Jaunpuri worked alongside his uncle in establishing numerous religious institutions in Daulatkhan in the Bengali island of Bhola. He established a langar khana which provided meals to needy people in the area. Jaunpuri toured many different parts of Bengal, giving public lectures, where he gained a large following.[5] Notable locations include Sandwip and Barisal.[6][7] He also wrote books in Urdu such as Nafeul Khalaiq.[8] Many of the next generation of Islamic scholars were his murids such as Muhammad Ishaq and Abul Hasanat Muhammad Abdul Hayy.[9][10]
^Mullah, Muhammad Ghulam Mustafa (1990). হযরত খাজা শরফ উদ্দিন চিশতী (রঃ) এবং মায়ার প্রশাসন ও প্রাসঙ্গিক কিছু কথা (in Bengali). Mubeshah Prakashani. p. 84.