Azan Faqir

For the Assamese film, see Ajan Faquir Saheb.

Azan Faqir (Arabic: أذان فقير),(Assamese : আজান ফকীৰ) born Shah Miran, also known as Ajan Pir, Hazrat Shah Miran, and Shah Milan (presumably from Miran), was a Sufi Syed,[1] poet, Muslim preacher and saint from the 17th century[2] who came from Baghdad or as per some family sources, Badaun in western UP to settle in the Sibsagar area of Assam in the north-eastern part of India, where he helped to unify the people of the Brahmaputra valley,[3] and to reform, reinforce and stabilise Islam in the region of Assam.[citation needed] The nickname Azan came from his habit of calling azan.[4] He came to Assam in about 1630 from Iraq, that is, approximately 200 years after the birth of Srimanta Sankardev.

According to one version[which?][citation needed] his name was "Hazarat Shah Syed Mainuddin". He is particularly known for his Zikr and Zari, two forms of devotional songs, that draw from local musical traditions and have striking similarities with borgeets of Srimanta Sankardeva, the 16th-century saint-scholar from Assam. In addition, the late renowned author and Sahitya Akademi award winner Syed Abdul Malik states that Azan Fakir was a preacher with profound mastery over the Qur’an, the Hadith and Islamic philosophy.

Hajarat Ajan Pir Dargaah,Horaguri Chapori,Sivasagar
  1. ^ Committee, Brahmaputra Beckons Publication (1982). The Brahmaputra Beckons. Brahmaputra Beckons Publication Committee. p. 39. ASIN B0000CQAKG. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  2. ^ Sarma, Satyendranath (1989). A Socio-economic & Cultural History of Medieval Assam, 1200 A.D.-1800 A.D. Pratima Devi. p. 230. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  3. ^ B. Datta-Ray, B. (1978). Social and Economic Profile of North-east India. B. R. Pub. Corp. p. 343. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  4. ^ Tamizi, Mohammad Yahya (1992). Sufi Movements in Eastern India. Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Delli. p. 96. Retrieved 5 September 2008.