Shah Ruknuddin

Syed Shāh Rukn ad-Dīn (Arabic: سيد شاه ركن الدين‎, Bengali: সৈয়দ শাহ রুকুন উদ্দিন) was a 14th-century Sufi Muslim figure in the Sylhet region. Ruknuddin's name is associated with the propagation of Islam in Rajnagar. In 1315, he joined Shah Kamal Quhafa who was travelling to the Sylhet region to meet Shah Jalal and reunite with his father, Khwaja Burhanuddin Ketan.[1][2]

Syed Shah Ruknuddin
Other namesRukon Shah (রোকন শাহ)
Personal
Born
Baghdad
Died13 February
Kadamhata, Rajnagar, South Sylhet
Resting placeMazar-e-Syed Shah Rukn Uddin, Kadamhata Bazar, N208
ReligionIslam
NationalityIraqi
Parents
  • Syed Alauddin (father)
Other namesRukon Shah (রোকন শাহ)
RelativesShah Tajuddin, Bahauddin
Muslim leader
Based inKadamhata
Period in officeEarly 14th century
PostCompanion of Shah Kamal Quhafa

Life

Ruknuddin was born in Baghdad in the 13th century. He joined his father, Alauddin, and his brothers, Bahauddin and Shah Tajuddin in accompanying Shah Kamal Quhafa in his quest to meet Shah Jalal and reunite with his father, Burhanuddin Ketan. In 1315, they reached Sylhet and spent some time as a murid of Shah Jalal in Dargah Mahalla.[3]

In June 1315, Jalal then ordered Shah Kamal Quhafa and his 12 dervishes to travel to north-western Taraf and propagate the religion there. The 13 men, as well as Kamal's wife, then set off from Sheikh Ghat along the Surma River in three small bajras known as pangshi (or panshi). The area which they resided in was originally a cluster of islands in body of water called Ratnang. It came to be known as Shaharpara (the neighbourhood of Shahs), on the banks of the Ratna river.[4]

Ruknuddin later moved to Kadamhata where he spent the rest of his life preaching. Kadamhata was originally known as Kadamatka, meaning where the footsteps stopped. It is named after Ruknuddin (where his journeying ends).[5] Ruknuddin then established an eidgah in Kadamhata and it would attract many people due to Ruknuddin himself being the imam.[6]

Death and legacy

It is unclear how and what year he died, but he is buried in a mazar in Kadamhata, on Kulaura Road (N208) in Rajnagar Upazila.[7] The mazar is close to the Kadamhata Bazar Jame Masjid and Ruknuddin's own eidgah.[1] His urs take place on 13 February, which is considered his death date. His descendants are known as the Syeds of Kadamhata and the well-known poet Syed Shah Nur is his descendant. His descendants can also be found in Sampasi, Akamura, Kamarchak and Bijli.[5][8]

References
  1. "মৌলভীবাজার জেলার কিছু পুরাকীর্তি". moulvibazar.gov.bd. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. Choudhury, Achyutcharan. "2: Dervish Shah Jalal". Sreehatter Itibritta – Purbangsho (A History of Sylhet), Part 2. 1. Mustafa Selim; Source publication, 2004. p. 189.
  3. Mujibur Rahman Mujib (11 July 2017). "আদ-দীন থেকে উদ্দীনঃ সেকাল থেকে একালের এক এগারোর উদ্দীনগন". Patakuri.
  4. Dr G Saklayen, Bangladesh Sufi Sadhak
  5. Syed Murtaza Ali (1965). হজরত শাহ জালাল ও সিলেটের ইতিহাস [Hazrat Shah Jalal and the History of Sylhet].
  6. Rashid, Ahmad (1976). Tazkeratul Awliya. Shireen Publications. p. 140.
  7. Abdul Hannan Turukkholi (10 May 2019). "৩৬০ আউলিয়ার মাজার পরিচিতি". Sylheter Dak.
  8. Potrika. 6. Bengali Academy. 1962. p. 105.
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