Syed Sultan
Syed Sultan (c. 1550 – 1648) was a medieval Bengali Muslim poet and writer. He is best known for his magnum opus Nabibangsha (1584 AD), one of the earliest Bengali translations of the Qisas Al-Anbiya.
Syed Sultan
- Name
- Syed Sultan
- Born
- 1550
- Birthplace
- Habiganj, Bengal Sultanate
- Died
- 1648
- Occupation
- Poet, writer
- Languages
- Bangla
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Syed Sultan fut écrivain ; sa naissance est enregistrée en 1550 et son décès en 1648.
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Biography
His works are included in the curriculum for school and higher secondary Bengali literature in Bangladesh.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Syed Sultan • Native Name — সৈয়দ সুলতান • Born — 1550 • Birthplace — Habiganj, Bengal Sultanate • Died — 1648 • Occupation — Poet, writer
Early life
Early life
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
Career and contributions
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. He showed his patriotism and love for his mother tongue Bengali language in Nabibangsha (1584 AD). He criticised the local Bengali Maulavis for their disdainful thinking towards their own mother tongue.
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Sylheter Marami Manas Syed Mustafa Kamal, publisher- Mahakavi Syed Sultan Sahitya o Gobeshona Parishad, year-2009।
- 2.Khandker Muzammil Haq. Syed Sultan.
- 3.Irani, Ayesha A. The Muhammad Avatāra: Salvation History, Translation, and the Making of Bengali Islam. Oxford University Press. 2–4. 2021. 978-0-19-008922-1.
- 4.Ahmed Sharif. Ahmed Sharif Rachanabali. 2000.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 10
- 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
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