Syed Gulamur Rahman Maizbhandari

Syed Gulamur Rahman Maizbhandari
Born Syed Gulamur Rahman
1865 (1865)
Maizbhandar, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Died 1937 (aged 71–72)
Maizbhandar, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Cause of death Old age
Resting place Shrine of Syed Gulamur Rahman Maizbhandari, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Other names Baba Bhanderi, Ghaus-e-Azam,Babajan Kebla, Gausul Azam Baba Bhandari
Known for Maizbhandari Sufi Order
Children Syed Khairul Bashar, Syed Abul Bashar,Syed Mahbubul Bashar, Syed Shafiul Bashar, Syeda Maimuna Khatun, Syeda Sajeda Khatun
Parent(s) Father: Syed Abdul Karim
Mother: Syeda Musharaf Jaan
Relatives Gausul Azam Syed Ahmed Ullah Maizbhandari

Syed Gulamur Rahman Maizbhandari, also known as Baba Bhandari, (1865–1937) was a Sufi saint from India.[1]

Background

In the Sufism of Maizbhandari order after Syed Ahmed Ullah Maizbhandari it was taken charge of by Gausul Azam Syed Gulamur Rahman Maizbhandari, also known as Baba Bhandari. Syed Gulamur Rahman Maizbhandari was born in Maizbhandar village on 10 January 1865, corresponding to 27th Ashwin of 1270 Bengali Calendar year. His behavior from childhood caused people to see him as a future saint of Maizbhandari Sufism.

Syed Gulamur Rahman Maizbhandari taken place on Maizbhandari Sufism after Ahmed Ullah Maizbhandari as patron of Maizbhandari Sufism. Syed Gulamur Rahman Maizbhandari has got the complexion and appearance of Eusuf and Bhanderi was highly particular with religious activities, including prayers, fasting, and reading the Quran and Hadith. Bhandari was first given Quranic lessons by his uncle and spiritual guide - Syed Ahmed Ullah Maizbhandari. Bhandari started his basic education in a local religious school (Madrasa) and later continued his higher studies in the Chittagong Government Madrasha – a religious college in Chittagong. Since his early childhood, he always preferred to be present in front of Kebla Kaba.

Khalifa

After Ahmed Ullah Maizbhandari, Syed Gulamur Rahman Maizbhandari became the chief patron of Maizbhandari Sufism. He has assigned his appointed person/ Authorized/Khalifa to practice Maizbhandari Sufism through Islamic way.


See also

References

  1. ↑ Harder, Hans (2011). Sufism and Saint Veneration in Contemporary Bangladesh: The Maijbhandaris of Chittagong. Routledge. pp. 25–26. ISBN 9781136831898.
  • Bangladesh – Maijbhandari sect – Sufism – Religious extremism, RRT Research Response- Australia (No reports of harm to followers of the Maijbhandari sect were found in a search of the available information... and has over 10 million active devotees and supporters across the world)
  • Rumi and the Sufism Symposium IAS- Novato, CA, US
  • Sufism Symposium Scotland International Sufism Symposium Speaker List
  • The Role of Mazbhandari Philosophy / Tariqah in Building Up a World of Peace By: Dr. M. Abdul Mannan Chowdhury, Professor of Economics, Chittagong University
  • The Daily independent Universal Sufi Festival of Rahe Bhander
  • Comprendre, Publications soeurs: 1987, No. 134 Maizbhandar and its Saints (J. D'Souza)
  • Bertocci, Peter J. (February 2006). "A Sufi movement in Bangladesh: The Maijbhandari tariqa and its followers". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 40 (1): 1–28. doi:10.1177/006996670504000101.
  • Tarika-e-Maizbhandari.
  • Tarika-e-Maizbhandari.
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