Shah Jalal Dakhini
Jalal Dakhini | |
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Other names | Sha Jolal Deccani |
Personal | |
Born | |
Died | 1476 CE |
Resting place | Bangabhaban, Dilkusha, Motijheel Thana, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Other names | Sha Jolal Deccani |
Muslim leader | |
Period in office | 15th century |
Shah Jalal Dakhini (Bengali: শাহ জালাল দাখিনী, Arabic: شاه جلال داخني) was a 15th-century Sufi Muslim figure of Dhaka, eastern Bengal (now Bangladesh).[1] Dakhini was one among the many Sufis who spread Islam in eastern India.[2] Saint received an honorifics as a Dakhini as he was the resident of Deccan.[1][3]
Biography[]
It is debated whether Dakhini was originally from the Deccan Plateau in South India (as his name suggests) or that he was from Gujarat in Western India. According to 'Abd al-Haqq al-Dehlawi's Akhbar-ul-Akhyar, Dakhini studied under Shaykh Piyara in North India. Piyara was a Bengali Muslim scholar of the Chishti Order.[4][5]
One day, he set off with a few companions from Gujarat to eastern Bengal, during the reign of the Sultan of Bengal Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah. He established a khanqah in present-day Motijheel, Dhaka in order to propagate Islamic teachings to the local people.[1] He gained a large following in Dhaka, so much so that it was seemingly proportionate to the power of a king. It is said he also started to have a very pompous attitude.[4] According to legend, the Sultan was angered by this, viewing Dakhini as a threat, and so had Dakhini and his comrades executed in 1476. Dakhini and one of his disciples were both buried in a single-domed mazar (mausoleum) in two separate tombs. This is now found northeast of the Bangabhaban gateway.[6][7]
Legacy[]
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The tomb has been renovated over the years by its zamindars namely Khwaja Ahsanullah and RAJUK.[8][9][10] During the Mughal period, a mosque was built named after Dakhini. This mosque has now been renovated and renamed by RAJUK as the Dilkusha Jame Masjid.
References[]
- ^ a b c Bhuiyan, Mosharraf Hussain (2012). "Shah Jalal Dakhini (R)". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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- ^ a b Abdul Mannan Talib (1980). Bangladeshe Islam. Adhunika Prakasani.
- ^ 'Abd al-Haqq al-Dehlawi (1500s). Akhbar-ul-Akhyar.
- ^ Hundred Years of Bangabhaban, 1905-2005. Press Wing Bangabhaban. 2006. ISBN 978-984-32-1583-3.
- ^ "Revisiting Dhaka's Treasures". The Daily Star. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
- ^ Population Census of Bangladesh, 1974: District census report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Statistics Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 1979.
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- ^ Dani, Ahmad Hasan (1962). Dacca: A Record of Its Changing Fortunes. Mrs. S. S. Dani.
- Indian Sufi saints
- People from Dhaka
- 15th-century Muslims
- 15th-century Indian people
- Bangladeshi Sufi saints
- 1476 deaths
- Gujarati people