Sureswar Darbar Sharif
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Sureswar Darbar Sharif, , a Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...

 Dargah
Dargah
A Dargah is a Sufi shrine built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint. Local Muslims visit the shrine known as . Dargahs are often associated with Sufi meeting rooms and hostels, known as khanqah...

  founded by Hazrat Jan Sharif Shah Sureswari at Naria Upazila
Naria Upazila
Naria is an Upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Naria is located at . It has 40241 units of house hold and total area 240.02 km².-Demographics:...

 under Shariatpur District
Shariatpur District
-Upazilas:7 upazilas under this district are:#Shariatpur Sadar Upazila#Naria Upazila#Zanjira Upazila#Damudya Upazila#Bhedarganj Upazila#Gosairhat Upazila#Shakhipur Upazila-Geography & Demography:...

 of Bangladesh. Urs
Urs
Urs is the death anniversary of a Sufi saint in South Asia, usually held at the saint's dargah . South Asian Sufis being mainly Chishtiyya, refer to their saints as lovers and God as beloved...

 sharif of Sureswar Darbar is held from Magh
Magh (Bengali calendar)
Magh is the 10th month in the Bangla Calendar. This is the last month of the winter season.-Festivals:* Maghi Purnima , a Buddhist festival* Suryavrata, a festival observed by Hindu women, on the first day of Magh....

 19 to 21 each year and attended by a large number of devotees from different parts of the country.

The first Pir
Pir (Sufism)
Pir or Peer is a title for a Sufi master equally used in the nath tradition. They are also referred to as a Hazrat or Shaikh, which is Arabic for Old Man. The title is often translated into English as "saint" and could be interpreted as "Elder". In Sufism a Pir's role is to guide and instruct his...

 of Sureswar darbar was Hazrat Jan Sharif Shah Sureswari (Maulana Seha Sufi Syed Ahmed Ali) (1856-1919 AD), a Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...

 saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...

 and Pir
Pir (Sufism)
Pir or Peer is a title for a Sufi master equally used in the nath tradition. They are also referred to as a Hazrat or Shaikh, which is Arabic for Old Man. The title is often translated into English as "saint" and could be interpreted as "Elder". In Sufism a Pir's role is to guide and instruct his...

. He was spiritually guided in the Marifat Tariqah
Tariqah
A tariqa is an Islamic religious order. In Sufism one starts with Islamic law, the exoteric or mundane practice of Islam and then is initiated onto the mystical path of a tariqa. Through spiritual practices and guidance of a tariqa the aspirant seeks ḥaqīqah - ultimate truth.-Meaning:A tariqa is a...

 of Prophet Mohammad (S) and saint according to Oaisia Tarika. After his death his dissidents were:
  • Hazrat Moulana Nur Saha (R:) (1893-1954 AD),
  • Hazrat Saha Sufi Jalal Nuri (R) (died 1406 B.S.
    Bengali calendar
    The Bengali calendar or Bangla calendar is a solar and sidereal Hindu calendar used by the Bengali people. It is used in the eastern Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura and in Bangladesh...

    ),
  • Al-Hajj Shah Sufi Syed Tazammul Shahnuri (died 26 Falgun
    Falgun
    Falgun is the eleventh month in the नेपाली Nepali calendar বঙ্গাব্দ Bangla Calendar and the Bikram Sambat. This also marks the arrival of spring,the sixth and final season in Nepal and Bangladesh...

     B.S.
    Bengali calendar
    The Bengali calendar or Bangla calendar is a solar and sidereal Hindu calendar used by the Bengali people. It is used in the eastern Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura and in Bangladesh...

    or 10 March 1989 AD)
  • Shah Sufi Syed Alam Nuri (R:) (born 1963 AD),
  • Al-Hajj Shah Sufi Syed Nur-I-Akhtar Hossain Ahmadi Nuri @ Chunnu Miah Shah.

External links

  • http://www.sureswardarbarsharif.org
  • http://www.bangladesh-web.com/view.php?hidDate=2005-08-30&hidType=POL
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