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Sayed Ziaul Haq ( bn, ছৈয়দ জিয়াউল হক; 1928–1988) was a
Sufi
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...
saint of the Maizbhanderi Sufi order,
[ Last page, 3rd column.] also known as Bisso Wali
( bn, বিশ্ব অলী), Shahenshah
( bn, শাহেনশাহ), Zia Baba ( bn, জিয়া বাবা) and Shahenshah
Sayed
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Ziaul Haq Maizbhanderi Kaddasa Sirhul Ajiz ( bn, শাহেনশাহ হযরত ছৈয়দ জিয়াউল হক মাইজভান্ডারী কাদ্দাছা ছিরহুল আজিজ).
Born
He was born at Maizbhandar in
Chittagong district
Chittagong District, renamed the Chattogram District, is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division. The port city of Chattogram, which is the second largest city in Bangladesh, is ...
, British India (now
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
) on Tuesday morning, 25 December 1928;
Poush
Poush ( bn, পৌষ; ne, पौष) is the 9th month of both the Bengali calendar and the Nepali calendar. It overlaps December and January of the Gregorian calendar. It is the first month of the winter season. This month marks the start of Wi ...
10, 1335
BC; Rajab 12, l347
AH. Initially he was named as Sayed Badiur Rahman on the 7th day of his birth. Hence, his father Sayed Delaor Husaein renamed him as Sayed Ziaul Haq according to a heavenly commandment and mother
Sayeda Sajeda Khatun was the 2nd daughter of
Baba Bhanderi.
Education
Firstly, house tutor Moulavi Mozammel Haq taught him the
Arabic
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alphabetic elementary level, Then had been learning up-to class three at Maizbhandar Ahmadia Junior Madrasa He get admitted at class five and studied up-to eight at Nanupur Abu Sobhan High School. Later, he studied class nine-ten and passed the Entrance Examination from
Chittagong Collegiate School
Chittagong Collegiate School is a government educational institution in Chittagong, the southern port city in Bangladesh.It provides education from 5th to 12th grade. Established in 1836, it is one of the oldest and the best educational institutes ...
in 1949. After accomplishing intermediate Level (I.A.) from
Chittagong College
Chittagong College is a government college in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is the second college established in Bangladesh after Dhaka College. It offers higher secondary education (HSC), bachelor's degree and master's degree.
History
Having begun ...
, while as a student of Kanongopara Sir Ashotos Government Degree College of Boalkhali, appeared at 3rd examination of bachelor's degree (B.A.), his condition became unstable having mysterious experience, in fact, came out of the examination hall submitting blank answer script, that remain the enclosing remark of his institutional education.
Sufi perspective
It is firmly known that, encountering such a spiritual experience, he straightly returned to Maizbhander at Fatikchari from Boalkhali. Since then, his mysteriously eventful life get an esoteric state of Sufi. While Sufi meditation (Reajat/
Muraqaba
''Murāqabah'' ( ar, مراقبة, : "to observe") is an Islamic methodology, whose aim is a transcendental union with God. Through , a person watches over their heart and soul, to gain insight into one's relation with their creator and their ...
/Moshaheda) he sometimes used to refuse food and remain consistently sleepless for several days, very often he used to dive in severe cold pound water even in intensive winter season for a couple of days. Meanwhile, he also used to stay alone in a closed door room being detached from all mundane intercourse for days long.
There has noted in various published
hagiography
A hagiography (; ) is a biography of a saint or an ecclesiastical leader, as well as, by extension, an adulatory and idealized biography of a founder, saint, monk, nun or icon in any of the world's religions. Early Christian hagiographies migh ...
, while his father was upset regarding son's abnormal attitude, get a Sainthood inspiration in dream by Sayed Ahmed Ullah Maizbhanderi saying, "Why are you so anxious? Let you ware him my green long Cloak (jubba)". The father immediately put the dress wearing on his son, since then, Sayed Ziaul Haq's attitude get a remarkable change remaining calm and quiet. Hagiographers noted him as a Majjub-e-Salek ( bn, মজ্জুবে ছালেক দরবেশ/ ar, الصّوفي المجذوب السالك),
used to travel over days across hills, forest, seaside and different places sleeplessly without any pre-arrangement. He is memorable for a huge number of mysterious/Karamath events. He succeeded the spiritual chain/Shajrah of his Sufi master as well as father, that goes to Sayed Ahmed Ullah Maizbhanderi through Sayed Aminul Haq Wasel (Choto Moulana).
Sobriquet
Among millions
of affectionate throughout the world, he is well known through some
sobriquet
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, two of those achieved noteworthy status. Bishaw Wali ( bn, বিশ্ব অলী)
can be translated as the Universal Sufi Saint or Global Sufi is his most used title. Followers also used to utter him as Shahenshah Babajan ( bn, শাহেনশাহ বাবাজান)
since his early age of meditation.
Family
On January 28, 1955, he married Sayeda Monwara Begum, the youngest daughter of Late Badaruzzaman Chowdhury (Badan Sikder). On January 16, 1982, his father died, was a
Sufi
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...
saint and a remarkable author. According to the
genealogical
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lineage he is a descendant of the
Islamic prophet Mohammed through
Sayed Abdul Qader Gilani and
Fatimah Zahra
Fāṭima bint Muḥammad ( ar, فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد}, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, th ...
.
Legacy
He left five daughters and one son. His only son Sayed Muhammad Hasan also known as 'Mawla Hujur', 'Hasan Mawla'. After accomplishing his M.A. in English, Mawla Hujur is acting as the Sajjadanashin
of his Sufi rituals as well as the President of Maizbhandari Academy and Trusty of Shahanshah Hadrath Sayed Ziaul Haq Maizbhandari Trust,
established to spread and publicized Sayed Ziaul Haq's teachings and thought
among the society. The trust is operating a number of schools,
orphanage
An orphanage is a Residential education, residential institution, total institution or group home, devoted to the Childcare, care of orphans and children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared for by their biological families. The parent ...
s, cultural and social welfare institutes. He is the prganizer of annual International Sufi Conference, Bangladesh.
Death
He died on October 12, 1988, at the age of 60.
Shrine
Nowadays, a latest designed tomb/
majar Majar or Macar was a medieval city of Golden Horde in 13th-14th centuries. It once played a major role in the trade between Idel-Ural, Caucasus and the Black Sea region. In 1310–1311 the city minted its own money. In 1395 it was sacked by troops ...
by architect Alamgir Kabir having the look of lily constructed since 1993 to 1997, get an status of modern
monument
A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, his ...
.
Every year, millions of devotees from different countries visit the majar on his ORS Mobarak.
See also
*
List of Sufi Saints of South Asia
Sufi saints or Wali ( ar, ولي, plural ʾawliyāʾ أولياء) played an instrumental role in spreading Islam throughout the world. In the traditional Islamic view, a saint is portrayed as someone "marked by pecialdivine favor ... ndholi ...
*
Abdul-Qadir Gilani
ʿAbdul Qādir Gīlānī, ( ar, عبدالقادر الجيلاني, ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī; fa, ) known by admirers as Muḥyī l-Dīn Abū Muḥammad b. Abū Sāliḥ ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī al-Baḡdādī al-Ḥasanī al-Ḥusayn ...
*
Golamur Rahman Maizbhandari (Baba Bhandari)
*
Ghous-e-Azam
ʿAbdul Qādir Gīlānī, ( ar, عبدالقادر الجيلاني, ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī; fa, ) known by admirers as Muḥyī l-Dīn Abū Muḥammad b. Abū Sāliḥ ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī al-Baḡdādī al-Ḥasanī al-Ḥusayn ...
*
Ibn Arabi
Ibn ʿArabī ( ar, ابن عربي, ; full name: , ; 1165–1240), nicknamed al-Qushayrī (, ) and Sulṭān al-ʿĀrifīn (, , 'Sultan of the Knowers'), was an Arab Andalusian Muslim scholar, mystic, poet, and philosopher, extremely influenti ...
*
Dervish
Dervish, Darvesh, or Darwīsh (from fa, درویش, ''Darvīsh'') in Islam can refer broadly to members of a Sufi fraternity
A fraternity (from Latin language, Latin ''wiktionary:frater, frater'': "brother (Christian), brother"; whence, ...
*
Fakir
Fakir ( ar, فقیر, translit=faḳīr or ''faqīr'') is an Islamic term traditionally used for Sufi Muslim ascetics who renounce their worldly possessions and dedicate their lives to the worship of God. They do not necessarily renounce al ...
References
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External links
Welcome to Maizbhandar Darbar Sharif An Emblem of Human Regalement
Maizbhander Mainia An adobe of Quest for Truth
Maizbhander Dorbar Sharif
Official Website of Rahe Bhander Sufi Order Rahe Bhander Kadhurkhil School of Mono-Theology
Sufism
Sufism in Bangladesh
Sufism in Bangladesh is more or less similar to that in the whole Indian subcontinent. India, it is claimed, is one of the five great centers of Sufism, the other four being Persia (including central Asia), Baghdad, Syria, and North Africa. Sufi ...