Syed Sultan

Syed Sultan
Native name সৈয়দ সুলতান
Born 1550
Died 1658 (aged 107–108)
Occupation Poet and writer

Syed Sultan (Bengali: সৈয়দ সুলতান; 1550 – 1648) was a well-known Bengali writer and poet during the 16th and 17th centuries. His birthplace is not known. He was a resident of Patiya village under Chakrashala Chakla in Chittagong. He lived in Laskarpur (Paragalpur), Chittagong for several years.

Bibliography

Sultan’s best known work is Nabibangsha. His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, and higher secondary Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.

Epic

  • Nabibangsha (The Prophets of Islam, a big epic about more than 20 prophets from Adam to Moses, Jesus and Muhammad.)

Other works

  • Shabe Meraj
  • Rasul Bijay (probably the first biography of Muhammad in Bangla among other 650 books about the Prophet)
  • Ofate Rasul (Second about the Prophet)
  • Jaikum Rajar Lorai
  • Iblis Nama
  • Gyan Chautisha
  • Gyan Pradeep
  • Marfati Gan
  • Padabali

References

  • Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national textbook of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.


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