The shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (ra)

       

District  :   Sylhet
Upazila  :   Sylhet Sadar

Hazrat Shah Jalal (R) was a awliya and religious preacher. He was a resident of Yemen from Arabia. In 1303, Hazrat Shahjalal (ra) came to Sylhet with 360 Awalis. Sylhet is called 360 Awalis because of the arrival of this spiritual man in Sylhet with 360 Awliya. In 1346 this great man died. His shrine is located in a hillside of Durga Mahilla of Goyiparara in Sylhet district town.
In the shrine area you will see a pond. Here there was a big fish named Gazer Fish. On December 4, 2003, all the fish died due to some miscreants poisoning in the pond. Later, some Gajar fish were brought from Moulvibazar and were released here. Once these fish breeds, the pond is full of gazes once again. Fishes were collected from the mazar of Shah Mustafa (R) of Moulvibazar. He was a traveling companion of Hazrat Shahjalal (ra).
A small house can be seen on the south side of the shrine. It is known as Chilaskhana. It is said that Hazrat Shahjalal (ra) worshiped in this small house for about 23 years. There are arrangements for displaying swords, clogs and some utensils used by Hazrat Shahjalal (ra) of the shrine complex. You will see an ancient mosque in the shrine premises. The mosque was built in the year 1400 AD during the period of Majlise Atar, the ruler of Bengal sultan Abu Muzaffer Yusuf Shah. The mosque was rebuilt in 1744. The mosque is known as Darga Mosque.
If you want to visit the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (ra), you have to go to the Durga Mahalla of Goyiparara in Sylhet city. You can come here on any vehicle from Sylhet city.

        

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