Sheikh al-Mashāʾikh Makhdūm Jalāl Mujarrad Kunyāʾī | |
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শাহ জালাল | |
 Shah Jalal's grave in the Shah Jalal Dargah, Sylhet | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 25 May 1271 Disputed, see below |
| Died | 15 March 1346 (aged 74) Sylhet (now in Bangladesh) |
| Resting place | Shah Jalal Dargah |
| Religion | Islam |
| Parents |
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| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Other names | Shah Jalal |
| Relatives | Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari (maternal grandfather) |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Jalalabad |
| Predecessor | Syed Ahmed Kabir Suhrawardi |
| Successor | Shah Paran |
| Post | Wali, religious leader and scholar |
Shāh Jalāl Mujarrad Kunyāʾī (شيخ جلال مجرد كنيائي),[1] popularly known as Shah Jalal (Bengali: শাহ জালাল, romanized: Shah Jalal), was a celebrated conqueror and figure of Bengal. His name is often associated with the Muslim conquest of Sylhet and the Spread of Islam into the region, part of a long history of interactions between the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia.[2] Various complexes and religious places have been named after him, including the largest airport in Bangladesh, Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and numerous mosques around the United Kingdom.
- ^ Ahmad Hasan Dani (1957). "Analysis of the Inscriptions". Asiatic Society Of Pakistan Vol-ii. pp. 7 and 103.
- ^ Ahmed, Shamsuddin, Inscription of Bengal, vol. iv, Dhaka (1960), p 25