Ādam Khākī ( bn, আদম খাকী, Adom Khākī, ar, ), also known as Khaki Pir, was a 14th-century Sufi Muslim figure in the

Sylhet region The 1947 Sylhet referendum was held in the Sylhet District of the Assam Province of British India to decide whether the district would remain in Undivided Assam and therefore within the post-independence Dominion of India, or leave Assam for E ...

. In 1303, he took part in the final battle of the

Conquest of Sylhet The Conquest of Sylhet ( bn, শ্রীহট্টের বিজয়, Srīhôtter Bijôy, Conquest of Srihatta) predominantly refers to an Islamic conquest of Srihatta (present-day Sylhet, Bangladesh) led by Sikandar Khan Ghazi, the mili ...

led by

Shah Jalal Jalāl Mujarrad Kunyāʾī (), popularly known as Shah Jalal, was a celebrated Sufi figure of Bengal. His name is often associated with the Conquest of Sylhet and the spread of Islam into the region, part of a long history of interactions betw ...

. His shrine has become a popular tourist site.

Biography

After meeting with

, Adam decided to accompany him in his expedition across the

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to propagate the religion of Islam. In 1303, he took part in the final battle of the

under

's leadership against Raja

Gour Govinda Govinda Fenchu ( bn, গোবিন্দ ফেঞ্চু), better known by his regnal title Gour Gobind ( bn, গৌড় গোবিন্দ) and also known by the sobriquet Shomudro Tonoy ( bn, সমুদ্র তনয়), was the ...

. Following the victory, Shah Jalal ordered his companions to disperse across Eastern

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

and surrounding areas. Adam migrated to the modern-day village of Deorail in Badarpur where he preached to the local people.

Legacy

It is unclear how and what year he died, but he was buried in a

dargah A dargah ( fa, درگاه ''dargâh'' or ''dargah'', Turkish: ''dergâh'', Hindustani: ''dargah'' दरगाह درگاہ, bn, দরগাহ ''dorgah'') is a shrine or tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often ...

in Badarpur,

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, in close proximity to the modern-day

Badarpur railway station Badarpur railway station serves the Indian city of Badarpur in Assam. It belongs to Lumding railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway of India. It is located at Karimganj district in the state of Assam. It is one of the oldest station of ...

. A mosque was built within the complex, and it became a notable site in Badarpur attracting Muslims and

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alike. Those attached to the maqam of Adam Khaki were given ''Pirmuttara'' land grants. Nur Ali (1880-1963) of Gorkapon in Badarpur was a noteworthy Mawlana who requested

Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali Abdul Latif Chowdhury ( bn, আব্দুল লতিফ চৌধুরী; 25 May 1913 – 16 January 2008), widely known as Saheb Qiblah Fultali, was a Bangladeshi Sufi Islamic scholar and theologian who is the founder of the Fultali movem ...

to visit the mosque. In 1946, Fultali announced that he would be travelling to Badarpur to give a lesson on

qira'at In Islam, ''Qirāah'', (pl. ''Qirāāt''; ar, قراءات , lit= recitations or readings) are different linguistic, lexical, phonetic, morphological and syntactical forms permitted with reciting the holy book of Islam, the Quran. Differ ...

at the mosque. Abd an-Nur Gorkaponi and his students purchased a horse for the scholar to ride on so the journey could be easier.

References

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