Abdur Rahim (scholar)
Mawlana Abdur Rahim (; 2 March 1918 – 1 October 1987) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and well known politician in South Asia and the first promoter of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh. He has translated several books written by prominent Islamic scholars such as Abul A'la Maududi and Yusuf al-Qaradawi into Bengali and has himself written widely on the fundamentals of Islam in both Urdu and Bengali. Early life Mohammad Abdur Rahim was born in the village of Shialkathi into a prominent family of Sheikhs, Pirojpur District in Bangladesh, his clan were descended from Sheikh Baijeed, a Persian Dervish. His father was Haji Khabiruddin and mother Aklimunnessa. He was fourth among the twelve children in the family. Prominent among his brothers was his eldest brother A.T.M Abdul Wahid, graduate from Alia Madrasa of Calcutta and a well known literary figure. Two of his brothers, M.A Karim and M.A Sattar, are also both well-known writers. Education After completing first four years of education at the village mosque beside his home, he got admitted into the Sharshina Aliya Madrasa in 1934. Here he studied for about five years. In 1938, Abdur Rahim graduated with merit from Sharsina aliya Madrassah, after which he got