Orbituary – Maulana Mufti Alauddin / Bashir Ahmed JP

Maulana Mufti Alauddin

It is with deep regret we inform of the passing of the well loved and much respected Maulana Mufti Alauddin. He was a devoutly pious man and former khatib and Head Imam of Brick Lane Jamme Masjid. He was also the Chairman of Dharul Hadith Latifiya Madrassa’s executive committee. On the 18th of January at 3:20pm Mufti Shaab passed away at his home in Shahjalal Estate.

Maulana Mufti Alauddin was born in 1941 in Sylhet, Gulapgonj Upozila in Dhaka Dakhin Union in Nogor Village to a Muslim family. In 1961 he started his education at Sylhet Aliya Madrassa where he successfully completed his his Alimi and Quranic studies becoming a qualified Alim. He then went on to become a teacher in the same madrassa. In the 1970s he was appointed the first imam and khatib of the Fertiliser Industries Mosque in Sylhet Fenchugonj.

Maulana Mufti Alauddin later immigrated to London and became the khatib and Head Imam of Brick Lane Jamme Masjid in 1980. He continued to do other Islamic dawah work throughout the UK and became a renowned Alim as a result. Amongst his achievement he set up the Dharul Hadith Latifiya Madrassa.

Many expressed their sadness and mourned his loss including the Chairmen Ataur Rahman and First Imam Jillur Rahman of Brick Lane Jame Masjid and Dawatul Islam UK and EIRE.

The London Bangla Team would also like to express our deep sadness at the passing of such a pious, God-loving   kind hearted, extremely warming individual. We take this opportunity to express our sympathy for the friends and family of Maulana Mufti Alauddin.

Bashir Ahmed JP

It is with tremendous sadness that we mourn the loss of a dedicated family man, a loyal friend to many, and a brilliant philanthropist.

I came to know Bashir Ahmed JP from my involvement with United Sporting Luton Football Club. He was a Director and I was appointed an Ambassador for this flagship club, an establishment which through Bashir’s big heart, benefitted to the tune of thousands of pounds. When he departed from us to go to a better place, Bashir had achieved a lifetimes worth of accomplishments. All at only 42 years of age.

The Chairman of the Barket Group departed at Midday last Tuesday at a hospice in Luton. He was suffering from lung cancer.

Bashir leaves behind two boys (aged 14 and 11), a wife, mother, two brothers and a sister.

Bashir Ahmed JP hailed from village of Brahmangaon, Balaganj, Sylhet. He lived in Harpenden, Bedfordshire and was the Director of Frontline Travel Services, Managing Director at Barket & Sons and the Proprietor of Barket Financial Management Ltd.

Alhaj Manik Meah, Bashir’s Father in law and Chief Treasurer of the BCA said: “In our locality Bashir was a very devoted community worker as well as a successful businessman.”

Bashir, who was the only Bangladeshi serving magistrate in Bedfordshire, was honoured by his fellow citizens. On Wednesday a packed Bury Park Jamia Masjid was the location for his Janaza prayers. Bashir always maintained a deeply intensive workload and he took utmost pleasure in his family, the interests of his locality and his network of friends and comrades. All were drawn to a man of great humour and culture as well as profound commitment.

Bashir was a Director at United Sporting Luton Football Club. Club co-owner Shakayet Hussain said: “Words alone cannot express how sorry we are to hear the passing away of Bashir Ahmed. He was a wonderful friend of USL Football Club and played a pivotal part in shaping us to become one of Bedfordshire’s most respected amateur teams. “Under Bashir’s guidance the Club won the East of England Top Charter Standard Adult Team Award in 2007, and, helped raise hundreds of pounds for local charities. “A generous and giving man, he spent thousands of pounds on USL, to help us give teenagers the chance to play football.

“Bashir was a true believer in assisting people to engage in
sport and had full trust upon USL to spend his money
wisely. The only way for all of us at USL to continue the
legacy left behind by Bashir is to find strength from our
memories of him.”
Our thoughts are with his family through this time of
sorrow. We pray that they may find peace with time and we
pray that Allah Almighty forgives Bashir and rewards him
with the very best in the hereafter.