Hifzur Rahman

Hifzur Rahman (born 16 April 1958) is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and writer, noted for his Arabic biographical works on Hanafi scholarship. He is the head of the Department of Fiqh at Jamia Rahmania Arabia in Dhaka. He became known in the scholarly community following the publication of two major works in Egypt. The first is a comprehensive biographical collection of Hanafi scholars, ''Al-Budur al-Mudiya fi Tarajim al-Hanafiyya'', spanning from Abu Hanifa to contemporary figures, published in 23 volumes after a decade of research. The second is an eight-volume biographical compilation on Bengali ulama, ''Al-Yawaqit wal-Jawahir'', containing over 2,000 entries. Provided by Wikipedia