Shah Amanat
Shah Amanat | ||
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Personal | ||
Born | Shah Amanat Khan Hanafi | |
Tariqa | Naqshbandi | |
Other names | Amanot Shah | |
Muslim leader | ||
Based in | Chittagong | |
Period in office | 18th century | |
Successor | Shahzada Muhammad Anwar Khan | |
Disciple of | Abdur Rahim Rizvi | |
Disciples | ||
Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn Niʿmatullāh Khān بن نعمة الله خان |
Shāh Amānat Khān (
Life
Shah Amanat was born into a
After 12 years, Shah Abdur Rahim advised Shah Amanat to migrate to Chittagong. Shah Amanat built himself a small cottage in a forest area in Chittagong to live in. He managed to get a job as a
Death and legacy
In 1773, at the age of 125 years this great Sufi mystic passed away leaving the Khanqah Amanatiya and his estate in the hands of his only son Shahzada Muhammad Anwar Khan and was buried near his Khanqah in a mazar (mausoleum). It is currently in the city of Chittagong; east of the Laldighi, Kotwali.[10][12]
Successors' history
Shah Amanat Khan left his Sufi dynasty to his only son Anwar Khan, also known as Shahzada Muhammad Anwar Khan.[13] The successor of the Sufi dynasty is known as Sajjada Nashin, who serves the people.
Shahzada Alef Khan, only son of Shahzada Muhammad Anwar Khan, died before his father, leaving behind his son Shahzada Aliyar Khan.
Shahzada Fazr Ali Khan, only son of Shahzada Aliyar Khan succeeded his father as the
Shahzada Sher Ali Khan had four sons: Shahzada Fouzul Kabir Khan (1914–1982), Shahzada Fouzul Azim Khan (1920–1978), Shahzada Fouzul Karim Khan (1923–1962), and Shahzada Fouzul Ali Khan (1935–2009).[14] In 1942, when Shahzada Sher Ali Khan died, his four sons became the Sajjada Nashin of Dargah Sharif and Khanqah Amanatiya, and continued to serve the people and the path of Sufism.[15] The sons of the four brothers became the Sajjada Nashin, the dynasty is currently under the supervision of them - the seventh generation of Shah Sufi Amanat Khan.
Influence
Shah Sufi Amanat Khan's Dargah has been a place where people from different religions interconnect. His influence among the Bangladeshi people can be seen through the village songs, Sufi qawalis, and shops, institutions after his name. His name can also be seen on the body of many vehicles in Chittagong. Most of the Sufi lineages of Bangladesh comes from him.[18]
The famous Shah Amanat Bridge was named after him.[19] In Halishahar, there is a school named after Shah Amanat called the Shah Amanat Shishu Niketan. There is also a power and energy company called Shah Amanat Prakritik Gas Co. Ltd. owned by S. Alam Group of Industries.[20] Shah Amanat International Airport was also named after him.[21]
Gallery
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Shah Amanat Hall at the University of Chittagong.
References
- ^ Harder, Hans (4 March 2011). "Introduction". Sufism and Saint Veneration in Contemporary Bangladesh: The Maijbhandaris of Chittagong. Routledge. p. 13.
- ^ Ahmed, Rashid. বাংলাদেশের সুফী সাধক [Bangladesh's Sufi saints] (in Bengali). p. 25.
- ^ a b Muhammad Ghulam Mustafa Mullah (1990). Hazrat Khwaja Sharaf Uddin Chishti ebong Mayar Proshashon o Proshongika Kichhu Kotha (in Bengali). Mubeshah Prakashani. p. 27.
- ^ Abdul Haq Choudhury (1994). Bondor Shohor Chottogram: Ekti Oitihashik Porjalochona (in Bengali). Bangla Academy.
- ^ Ainun Zariah. B. pp. 18–21.
- ^ Muhammad Obaid al-Haq. বাংলাদেশের পীর আউলিয়াগণ [Bangladesh's pirs and awliya] (in Bengali). p. 94.
- ^ Chakrabarti, Kunal; Chakrabarti, Shubhra (22 August 2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow Press. p. 428.
- ^ Huda, Muhammad Shehabul (1985). The Saints And Shrines Of Chittagong (Thesis). Chittagong: University of Chittagong. pp. 107–131.
- OL 30677644M. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Abdullah, Amanuddin (2011). Hazrat Shah Sufi Amanat Khan (R.) (in Bengali). [BolakaProkashon]. pp. 20–21.
- ^ Sayed Mahmudul Hasan (1987). Muslim Monuments of Bangladesh. Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. p. 43.
- ^ Abdullah, Amanuddin (2011). Hazrat Shah Sufi Amanat Khan (R.) (in Bengali). [BolakaProkashon]. pp. 24–25.
- ^ Abdullah, Amanuddin (2011). Hazrat Shah Sufi Amanat Khan (R) (in Bengali). [BolakaProkashon]. p. 25.
- ^ a b Abdullah, Amanuddin (2022). Purano Shei Diner Kotha (in Bengali). [AbirProkashon]. pp. 14–15.
- ^ a b Abdullah, Amanuddin (2022). Purono Shei Diner Kotha (in Bengali). [AbirProkashon]. p. 14.
- ^ Abdullah, Amanuddin (2011). Purono Shei Diner Kotha (in Bengali). [AbirProkashon]. p. 14.
- ^ Abdullah, Amanuddin (2011). Hazrat Shah Sufi Amanat Khan (R) (in Bengali). [BolakaProkashon]. p. 22.
- ^ Jouhar, Mubarak Karim (1990). Bharoter Sufi (in Bengali) (2nd ed.). [KorunaProkashoni]. p. 192.
- ^ "Shah Amanat Bridge", Wikipedia, 19 October 2023, retrieved 9 December 2023
- ^ "Change of guards raises eyebrows". The Daily Star. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Chattagram, an orphaned city". The Daily Star. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2020.