Aziz Chishti

Khwaja Aziz Chishti (Bengali: খাজা আজীজ চিশতী, Persian: خواجه عزيز چشتی‎), was a 14th-century Sufi Muslim figure in the Sylhet region.[1] Aziz's name is associated with the propagation of Islam in Balaganj. In 1303, he joined Shah Jalal in the Conquest of Sylhet.[2]

Khwaja Aziz Chishti
Personal
Died	Gauharpur, Sylhet
Resting place	Mazar, Gauharpur, Balaganj
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Order	Chishti Order
Muslim leader
Period in office	Early 14th century
Post	Companion of Shah Jalal

Aziz met Shah Jalal and decided to accompany him in his expedition across the Indian subcontinent.[3] In 1303, he took part in the final battle of the Conquest of Sylhet under Shah Jalal's leadership against Raja Gour Govinda. Aziz died a few years after the conquest, and was buried in a mazar (mausoleum) in Nij Gohorpur, Balaganj.[4]

References

1. Ismail, Muhammad (1 Jan 2010). Hagiology of Sufi saints and the spread of Islam in South Asia. Jnanada Prakashan. p. 164.
2. Rashid, Ahmad (1976). Tazkeratul Aoliya. Shireen Publications. pp. 132–133.
3. Ismail, Muhammad (1989). "Sufi Saints of Bengal of un-known dates". Development of Sufism in Bengal (PDF) (Thesis). Aligarh Muslim University. p. 303. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
4. East Pakistan District Gazetteers: Sylhet. East Pakistan Government Press. 1970. p. 404.