Shah Makhdum Rupos

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Shah Makhdum Rupos
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Other namesRupos
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Tomb complex of Shah Makhdum

‘Abd al-Quddūs Jalāl ad-Dīn (

Sufi Muslim figure in Bangladesh. He is associated with the spread of Islam into the Varendra region of Bengal. He arrived in Bengal with his elder brother Syed Ahmad (Miran Shah) from Baghdad. Shah Makhdum Airport of Rajshahi, is named after him.[1]

Life

The exact birth date of Shah Makhdum is not known but he was born in Baghdad. His father was Azala Shah, who was said to have been a descendant of Abdul Qadir Gilani. He came to Lakshmipur in Noakhali, where he established a khanqah in the village now known as Shyampur.[2] His elder brother, Syed Ahmad Miran Shah, established a khanqah in the nearby village of Kanchanpur. He earned the nickname of Rupos as he was known to cover his face with a piece of cloth in the manner of a section of the saints of the Chishti Order.

Two years later, he migrated with his companions to

Rampur Boalia (modern-day Rajshahi City). Makhdum then sent his companions to the adjoining areas to set up khanqahs and preach for Islam. Bagha was later renamed to Makhdumnagar in his honour. Some of his companions here included Syed Shah Abbas, Syed Dilal Bukhari, Shah Sultan, Shah Karam Ali and Nusrat Shah.[4] Shah Makhdum spent the rest of his life propagating Islam in Rajshahi region
.

Death

It is unknown how, but Makhdum died on 27

Twelver Shia and servant of Abbas the Great, constructed a square-shaped one-domed mazar (mausoleum) above the grave.[6] Devotees commemorate Makhdum's death every year with an urs on 27 Rajab at the Dargah premise. The Mutawalli (guardian) of the shrine in 1877 stated that the shrine estate was made rent-free as a gift by Mughal emperor Humayun.[7]

In 1904, the ninth Mutawalli of the estate, Ghulam Akbar, made a statement at the Rajshahi District Court mentioning that although the estate was established in 1634, Shah Makhdum Rupos was alive 450 years before that (thus placing him in the 12th century in 1184 AD). Shah Nur was the first Mutawalli of the shrine.[6]

Eponyms

References

  1. ^ "ZIA made Shahjalal International Airport". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 16 Feb 2010.
  2. OL 30677644M
    . Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. OL 30677644M
    . Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ Teaching and Research in Philosophy: Asia and the Pacific. UNESCO. 1986. p. 55.
  5. ^ Abdullah Al Masud; Md Faruk Abdullah; Md Ruhul Amin (Dec 2017). "History of Sufism in Bangladesh". The Contributions of Sufism in Promoting Religious Harmony in Bangladesh (Thesis).
  6. ^ a b Ismail, Muhammad (Jan 2010). "Makhdum Shah". Hagiology of Sufi saints and the spread of Islam in South Asia. Jnanada Prakashan. p. 26.
  7. ^ Hanif, N (2000). "Makhdum Shah Rajshahi (d.1592A.D.)". Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia. Sarup & Sons. p. 200.

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