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.: Shah Paran (R)
A renowned
Sufi belonging to the Suhrawardia and Jalalia sects
Shah
Paran (R) a renowned Sufi belonging to the Suhrawardia
and Jalalia sects. It is said that he was the
son of a sister of Hazrat Shah Jalal (R) and was
born in Yemen. He, with his uncle, took part in
the expedition of Sylhet (1303 AD). After the
conquest of Sylhet he established his khanqah
at Khadim Nagar in Dakshingarh Pargana, about
7 km away from Sylhet town, and started spiritual
ascetic practice there. He played a significant
role in propagating Islam and establishing Muslim
rule in Sylhet region.
Even
now a large number of people daily visit his tomb.
On the 4th, 5th and 6th day of Rabi-ul-Awal, the
Urs of Hazrat Shah Paran (R) takes place. His
grave is located in a high hillock and it is carefully
preserved at a place which is built with bricks
and surrounded by walls. On the northern side
of the grave there is an old tree, the branches
and branchlets of which are extended above the
entire tomb. The name of the tree is 'Ashagachh'
(a tree of hopes). From a close observation of
the leaves of the tree, it appears that the tree
has grown out of a mixture of the fig, mango and
some other tree. People eat the seeds of the figs
devotionally in the hope of getting rid of diseases.
Mangoes are also eaten with utmost respect as
Tabaruk. There is an ancient mosque by the side
of the tomb. The mosque has been modernised in
1989-91. About 1500 devout Muslims in a body can
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.: Shah Ali Baghdadi (R)
A saint
of the 15th century
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Shah Ali Baghdadi (R)
a saint of the 15th century. Shah Ali came from Baghdad
and his tomb is at Mirpur on the outskirts of Dhaka.
His father, Syed Fakhruddin Razi, was a Hafiz, a Mufassir,
a Muhaddith and a Mufti.
Shah
Ali came to Delhi with some disciples in 813/14 AH (1412
AD) at the age of twenty. In Delhi he married a lady
of the Syed dynasty. By this lady he had a son named
Shah Uthman. He left Delhi and travelled to the village
of Kasba Girdah in Fatehabad Pargana (Faridpur district)
which had been conquered by the Muslims during the reign
of Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah. Sultan Jalaluddin Muhammad
Shah granted him 12,000 bighas of land. At Girdah he
converted a large number of Hindus to Islam. From Faridpur
he came to Dhaka where he became a disciple of Shah
Bahar (R) of the Chistia order. Here also he converted
many people. He died at Mirpur at the age of about one
hundred years. |
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.: Shah Sultan Rumi (R)
A legendary
saint of Netrakona
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Shah Sultan Rumi (R) a
saint, whose dargah is at Madanpur in the district of
Netrakona. His life and activities in Bengal have been
the subject matter of a tradition collected from the
locality about a hundred years back. According to tradition,
a certain Koch King was ruling in the area of Netrakona,
when the saint came and settled there.
No
Muslim was there except the saint and his followers,
but when the saint settled there he attracted many people
by his piety. It is said that whoever came in his contact
accepted Islam by his miracles and became a devoted
follower. When the fact was brought to the notice of
the king, he called the saint to his presence and asked
him to explain his activities. The saint said that God
granted him spiritual power. The king ordered poison
to be served to the saint and the latter took it uttering
Bismillah (i.e. in the name of Allah) and the king to
his great surprise found that the saint was safe and
free from danger. Those present accepted Islam and the
king granted the saint the village of Madanpur free
of rent.
There
is a big rent-free estate attached to the shrine of
Madanpur. In 1829 AD when the east India company's government
tried to resume the estate, the guardians of the shrine
produced an old Persian document dated 1082 AH/ 1671
AD and the Madanpur Estate was confirmed to the holders
of the document.
It
appears that Shah Sultan Rumi was one of those saints
who came to Bengal in the early period. Some scholars
believe that he came to Madanpur before the Muslim conquest
of Bengal, which, however, may not be true. |
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Source: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh,
Shah Paran (R) by Muhammad Sohul Hussain, Shah Ali Baghdadi
(R) by Mosharraf Hussain Bhuiyan and Shah Sultan Rumi
(R) by Abdul Karim. [Information accessed from Banglapedia.search.com.bd
on: 1st July, 2004] |
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