Background
He was born in Rangunia, Chittagong and was educated at Hathazari Madrasah and Darul Uloom Deoband. He was born in Rangunia, Chittagong.
He was born in Rangunia, Chittagong and was educated at Hathazari Madrasah and Darul Uloom Deoband. He was born in Rangunia, Chittagong.
In Hathazari Madrasah he studied for 10 years. He studied there for four years before returning to his homeland.
He is criticized for what opponents view as his regressive views on women and stands against female education and work outside the home. He received his primary education from his family. Then he joined First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Jamiatul Arabiatul Islamiah, Ziri and spent five or six months there.
He was admitted to Hathazari Madrasah in 1361 Hijri at the age of 10.
Then Shafi went to Darul Uloom Deoband for higher studies in the field of Hadith and Tafsir. In 1407 Hijri, he was elected honorable rector of Hathazari Madrasah.
Shafi is also the present chairman of Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board 2013 Misogynist comments Woman rights activists protests his statements and demand his imprisonment. Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangladesh termed the statement of Shafi as "disgusting" and "distasteful".
In 2009, Ahamd Shafi, along with Allama Azizul Haque and other senior Bengali Muslim scholars, in a joint statement to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed, condemned terrorism and militancy committed in the name of Islam.
In 2013, a religious speech of Ahmad Shafi delivered at Hathazari, Chittagong was highly criticized by different women"s association, intellectuals and general people. They alleaged the sermons to be insulting to women.He said:
The Quran says: You should stay at your home…Your duty is to stay at the husband’s house and safeguard property. Your primary duty is to stay home and look after your family and children only.
Do not go out even for shopping.
In same speech he stated
Why are you sending your daughters to work in garment factories?. She goes to work after Fajr at 7/8:00am and does not come back even at 8/10/12 at night. You do not know which man she is hanging out with.
You do not know how much zina she is getting involved in. Through zina, she is earning money, which does not bring prosperity.
