Abdullah Shirazi

Syed Mir
Abdullah Shirazi
Faujdar of Sylhet Sarkar
In office
1699
MonarchAurangzeb
GovernorAzim-ush-Shan
Preceded byAhmad Majid
Succeeded byKarguzar Khan

Syed Mir Abdullah Shirazi (Bengali: সৈয়দ মীর আব্দুল্লাহ শিরাজী, Persian: سید میر عبد الله شیرازی), was a Faujdar of Mughal Bengal's Sylhet Sarkar during the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb and governorship of Subahdar Azim-ush-Shan.[1] He was the successor of Ahmad Majid.[2] The name Shirazi suggests that he is a Persian and originates from the Iranian city of Shiraz. He may also have been a relative of Lutfullah Shirazi, who was the Faujdar of Sylhet in 1663. In 1699 (1110 Hijri), Abdullah built a large domed mosque in Shah Jalal's dargah complex towards the south.[3] The ruins of this mosque can be seen, located just east of the dargah pond. A Persian inscription was found near the ruins detailing the mosque's construction and mentions Shirazi's background.[4] An inscription next to a mosque situated next to the dargah of Shah Paran states that it was built by a certain Abdullah and Syed Murtaza Ali states that it is possible that they are both the same person.[5] He was succeeded by Karguzar Khan.

  1. ^ Azraf, Muhammad (1995). Silete Islam (in Bengali). Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. pp. 91–92.
  2. ^ East Pakistan District Gazetteers: Sylhet. East Pakistan Government Press. 1970. p. 70.
  3. ^ Chowdhury, Mujibur Rahman (2 October 2019). "গৌড়-বঙ্গে মুসলিম বিজয় এবং সুফি-সাধকদের কথা" (in Bengali). Sylheter Dak. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ The Persian inscription was transliterated and translated into Bengali in Syed Murtaza Ali's book: "Shukur ulla masjide aali banaabas basafaa kandarau baasad ijaabatraa sabakat baraduyaa daar aahde shaah aan shaahe shaahjahaan aorongzeb aake ajadlas banaajad araz hardam ber sama akhotori buoje sikhdao saheb sayefa o kalam miri abdullah shirazi je sedak dilbani mumimara sud nida dar salatamir iun chuneen kabaye chaanee banaa sud sajda haye bayad baje!"
  5. ^ Ali, Syed Murtaza (1965). Hazrat Shah Jalal O Sileter Itihas (in Bengali). pp. 56–58, 96, 264.