Syed Rayhān ad-Dīn (Bengali: সৈয়দ রায়হান উদ্দিন, Persian: سید ریحان الدین) was a medieval Sufi author of Bengal.[1] His work gained recognition at the imperial court of Delhi, where he gained the nickname Bulbul-e-Bangālah (Persian: بلبل بنگاله; Nightingale of Bengal).[2]
Bulbul-e-Bangla Syed Rayhan ad-Din | |
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Personal | |
Born | Pail, Taraf, Greater Sylhet |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
School | Hanafi |
Lineage | Syed Nasiruddin |
Biography
editSyed Rayhan ad-Din was born in the village of Poil of Taraf. Taraf was a renowned centre of Islamic education in the subcontinent during the medieval period.[3]
Rayhan wrote in the Persian language,[4] and among his prominent works is Khawābnāma (خوابنامه).[5] He also wrote his own version of the Masnavī-e-Gul-e-Bakāwalī (مثنوى گل بکاولی).[6]
See also
edit- Syed Shah Israil, another Persian-language writer
References
edit- ^ Choudhury, Aftab (19 Dec 2019). "ঐতিহ্য-উত্তরাধিকার : তরপ বিজয় ও অন্যান্য প্রসঙ্গ". Daily Jalalabad (in Bengali).
- ^ Syed Mostafa Kamal (1991). হবিগঞ্জের মুসলিম মানস (in Bengali). Muhammad Afzal. p. 71.
- ^ Syed Hasan Imam Hussainy Chisti (1999). "Arabic and Persian in Sylhet". In Sharif Uddin Ahmed (ed.). Sylhet: History and Heritage. Bangladesh Itihas Samiti. p. 608. ISBN 984-31-0478-1.
- ^ Husam, Shamshad. "বাংলা সাহিত্যে সিলেট". Thikana (in Bengali).
- ^ East Pakistan District Gazetteers: Sylhet. East Pakistan Government Press. 1970. p. 325.
- ^ Abu Musa Mohammad Arif Billah (2012). "Persian". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 5 November 2024.