Syed Rayhan ad-Din
Syed Rayhān ad-Dīn (Bengali: সৈয়দ রায়হান উদ্দিন, Persian: سید ریحان الدین) was a medieval Sufi author of Bengal.[1] His work gained recognition at the imperial court of Delhi, where he gained the nickname Bulbul-e-Bangālah (Persian: بلبل بنگاله; Nightingale of Bengal).[2]
Bulbul-e-Bangla Syed Rayhan ad-Din | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | Pail, Taraf, Greater Sylhet |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| School | Hanafi |
| Lineage | Syed Nasiruddin |
Biography
Syed Rayhan ad-Din was born into the Bengali Muslim Syed family of Taraf, in the village of Poil. The family was founded by Syed Nasiruddin, a 14th-century military commander who led the Muslim conquest of Taraf. As a result, Taraf had been transformed to a renowned centre of Islamic education in the subcontinent during the medieval period.[3]
Rayhan wrote in the Persian language,[4] and among his prominent works is Khawābnāma (خوابنامه).[5] He also wrote his own version of the Masnavī-e-Gul-e-Bakāwalī (مثنوى گل بکاولی).[6]
See also
- Syed Shah Israil, another Persian-language writer
References
- Choudhury, Aftab (19 Dec 2019). "ঐতিহ্য-উত্তরাধিকার : তরপ বিজয় ও অন্যান্য প্রসঙ্গ". Daily Jalalabad (in Bengali).
- Syed Mostafa Kamal (1991). হবিগঞ্জের মুসলিম মানস (in Bengali). Muhammad Afzal. p. 71.
- Sharif Uddin Ahmed, ed. (Jan 1999). Sylhet: History and Heritage. Bangladesh Itihas Samiti. p. 608.
- Husam, Shamshad. "বাংলা সাহিত্যে সিলেট". Thikana (in Bengali).
- East Pakistan District Gazetteers: Sylhet. East Pakistan Government Press. 1970. p. 325.
- Abu Musa Mohammad Arif Billah (2012). "Persian". In Sirajul Islam; 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. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 11 October 2023.