Shah Siddiq (Arabic: شاه صديق, Bengali: শাহ সিদ্দিক) was a 14th-century Sufi saint and one of the 360 auliyas or followers who accompanied Shah Jalal in his Conquest of Sylhet from Turkey. He traced his descent from Abu Bakr Siddiq, the first caliph of Islam. Descendants of Shah Siddiq from Panchpara, Osmanpur Union, Osmani Nagar Upazila (in Bangladesh) carry the surname Siddiquee.[1]
Shah Siddiq | |
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 Shah Siddiq's tomb in Osmani Nagar | |
| Personal | |
| Born | |
| Died | Panchpara, Osmani Nagar, Sylhet District, Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Panchpara, Ward 3, Osmanpur Union, Osmani Nagar |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Lineage | Abu Bakr |
| Other names | Shah Siddiqi, Shah Siddik |
| Relatives | Abu Bakr (ancestor) |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Osmani Nagar, Sylhet District, Bangladesh |
| Period in office | Early 14th century |
| Post | Religious figure |
He lies buried in the Panchpara village in Sylhet District, at roughly 24°43'09.7"N 91°46'31.1"E. The Panchpara Shah Siddique (R) Jamea Islamia High School is named after him. His exact date of death remains unknown, however a plaque on his tomb claims that it could be the 21st of August, 1373 A.D.
Older images of his tomb can be found in this website.
References
edit- ^ Muhammad Mojlum Khan (21 October 2013). "Shah Jalal". The Muslim Heritage of Bengal: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of Great Muslim Scholars, Writers and Reformers of Bangladesh and West Bengal. Kube Publishing. p. 27.
External links
edit- Karim, Abdul (2012). "Islam, Bengal". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Eaton, Richard M. The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760. Berkeley: University of California Press, c1993.
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