Shah Siddiq (Arabic: شاه صديق, Bengali: শাহ সিদ্দিক) was a 14th-century Sufi saint and one of the 360 auliyas or followers who accompanied Shah Jalal in his Conquest of Sylhet from Turkey. He traced his descent from Abu Bakr Siddiq, the first caliph of Islam. Descendants of Shah Siddiq from Panchpara, Osmanpur Union, Osmani Nagar Upazila (in Bangladesh) carry the surname Siddiquee.[1]

Shah Siddiq
Shah Siddiq's tomb in Osmani Nagar
Personal
Born
Died
Panchpara, Osmani Nagar, Sylhet District, Bangladesh
Resting placePanchpara, Ward 3, Osmanpur Union, Osmani Nagar
ReligionSunni Islam
LineageAbu Bakr
Other namesShah Siddiqi, Shah Siddik
RelativesAbu Bakr (ancestor)
Senior posting
Based inOsmani Nagar, Sylhet District, Bangladesh
Period in officeEarly 14th century
PostReligious figure

He lies buried in the Panchpara village in Sylhet District, at roughly 24°43'09.7"N 91°46'31.1"E. The Panchpara Shah Siddique (R) Jamea Islamia High School is named after him. His exact date of death remains unknown, however a plaque on his tomb claims that it could be the 21st of August, 1373 A.D.

Older images of his tomb can be found in this website.

A photograph of Shah Siddiq's tomb in August 2022.

References

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  1. ^ Muhammad Mojlum Khan (21 October 2013). "Shah Jalal". The Muslim Heritage of Bengal: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of Great Muslim Scholars, Writers and Reformers of Bangladesh and West Bengal. Kube Publishing. p. 27.
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