further by quoting chapter 112 from the Qur’an: “Say: ‘God is One, the
Eternal God. He begot none, nor was He begotten. None is equal to Him.”
Shaykh Jalaluddin Tabrezi
Shaykh JalaluddinTabrezi (d. 1266) was one of the most devoted disciples
of Shihabuddin Suhrawardi. Before becoming his disciple, he was, like his
father, a disciple of Abu Sa’id of Tabriz . After his death he left for Baghdad
and became a disciple of Shihabuddin Suhrawardi. His devotion to his mentor
knew no bounds and it is said that he used to carry food for him wherever he
went, and warmed it on the spot to serve whenever required.
He left Baghdad together with Bahauddin Zakariyya and traveled with him
as far as Multan, but while Bahauddin Zakariyya remained in Multan, Jalaluddin
Tabrezi carried on to Delhi. He stayed there for a while but finally decided it
was not the best place for him and continued his journey eastwards. He
established himself in Bengal and was responsible for spreading Islam there. At
first he stayed in Lakhnauti, where he built a
khanqah,
and then moved on to
Deva Mahal in northern Bengal. Deva Mahal came to be known as Tabrizabad
and became a centre of pilgrimage. Large numbers of Hindus and Buddhists
converted to Islamunderhis influence.His discipleswerepossessedof amissionary
zeal and found many converts among the lower classes, who being persecuted
by the zamindars, (landowners) embraced Islam to share in the equality and
human brotherhood they had been denied for centuries.
Nuruddin Mubarak Ghaznavi
Sayyed Nuruddin Mubarak Ghaznavi (d. 1235) was an important
khalifah
of Shaykh Shihabuddin. His early life is virtually unknown but, when he
came to Delhi, he was already famous and Iltutmish appointed him as
Shaykh
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