Nur Qutb Alam
Medieval Sufi saint of Bengal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nūr Qut̤b ʿĀlam (Arabic: نور قطب عالم, Bengali: নূর কুতুব আলম) was a 14th-century Bengali Islamic scholar, author and poet. Based in the erstwhile Bengali capital Hazrat Pandua, he was the son and successor of Alaul Haq, a senior scholar of the Bengal Sultanate. He is noted for his efforts in preserving the Muslim rule of Bengal against Raja Ganesha and pioneering the Dobhashi tradition of Bengali literature.[1]
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Shaykh Nūr Qut̤b ʿĀlam Pāndavī | |
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Born | |
Died | 1415-1416 AD |
Resting place | Shash Hazari Dargah, Malda district |
Religion | Islam |
Flourished | Late 14th to early 15th century |
Children | Rafaq ad-Din Shaykh Anwar |
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Denomination | Sunni |
Lineage | Khalid ibn al-Walid |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Relatives | Akhi Siraj (grandfather) Azam Khan Khalidi (brother) |
Order | Chishti Order |
Muslim leader | |
Teacher | Alaul Haq Hamiduddin Nagauri |
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