Syed Sultan
Syed Sultan | |
|---|---|
সৈয়দ সুলতান | |
| Born | 1550 |
| Died | 1648 (aged 97–98) |
| Occupations | Poet, writer |
Syed Sultan (c. 1550 – 1648) was a medieval Bengali Muslim poet and writer. He is best known for his magnum opus Nabibangsha, one of the earliest Bengali translations of the Qisas Al-Anbiya.[1][2] His works are included in the curriculum for school and higher secondary Bengali literature in Bangladesh.[citation needed]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Syed Sultan was born in Habiganj, in the Bengal Sultanate (now Bangladesh). He hailed from the Taraf region of Greater Sylhet and was a descendant of Syed Habibullah of the Taraf Kingdom. He lived in the Sultanshi household in Habigonj.
Career and contributions
[edit | edit source]Sultan was a prolific poet who primarily focused on Islamic religious themes. His Nabibangsha recounts the lives of prophets in Bengali verse, and he helped establish a Bengali Muslim literary tradition during the medieval period.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Nabibangsha (Family of the Prophet), a big epic about more than 20 prophets from Adam to Musa and Isa.)
- Rasulcharita
- Shab-e-Meraj (The Night of Ascension)
- Ofate Rasul (Death of the Messenger)
- Jaikum Rajar Lorai (King Jaikum's Battle)
- Iblis Nama (Book of Iblis)
- Gyan Pradeep (Lamp of Knowledge)
- Gyan Chautisha(Chautisha of Knowledge; abridged version of the above)
- Marfati Gan
- Padabali
Sultan's complete work including Rasulcharita was published in a book form by the Bangla Academy in 1978.[1]
References
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Syed Sultan’s Son Habibullah of Sultanshi, Habiganj, https://thehistoryofbangladesh.blogspot.com/2015/01/habiganj.html 14th Chief Justice Syed J.R Mudassir Taraf and Sultanshi Lineage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._Mudassir_Husain#References