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
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
SchoolHanafi
LineageSyed 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

References

  1. Choudhury, Aftab (19 Dec 2019). "ঐতিহ্য-উত্তরাধিকার : তরপ বিজয় ও অন্যান্য প্রসঙ্গ". Daily Jalalabad (in Bengali).
  2. Syed Mostafa Kamal (1991). হবিগঞ্জের মুসলিম মানস (in Bengali). Muhammad Afzal. p. 71.
  3. Sharif Uddin Ahmed, ed. (Jan 1999). Sylhet: History and Heritage. Bangladesh Itihas Samiti. p. 608.
  4. Husam, Shamshad. "বাংলা সাহিত্যে সিলেট". Thikana (in Bengali).
  5. East Pakistan District Gazetteers: Sylhet. East Pakistan Government Press. 1970. p. 325.
  6. 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.
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