Shah Makhdum Rupos | |
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Personal | |
Born | Abdul Quddus Jalaluddin 1216 |
Died | 1313 |
Resting place | Dargah Para, Rajshahi, Bangladesh |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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Denomination | Sufi (Chishti Order) |
Other names | Rupos |
Senior posting | |
Based in | Rajshahi |
Post | Sufi scholar and mystic |
Islam in Bangladesh |
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‘Abd al-Quddūs Jalāl ad-Dīn (Arabic: عبد القدوس جلال الدين), best known as Shah Makhdum (Bengali: শাহ মখদুম), and also known as Rupos, was a Sufi Muslim figure in Bangladesh. He is associated with the spread of Islam into the Varendra region of Bengal. He arrived in Bengal with his elder brother Syed Ahmad (Miran Shah) from Baghdad. Shah Makhdum Airport of Rajshahi, is named after him.[1]