Global InformationPir Gorachand information
Shah Syed Pir Gorachand | |
|---|---|
 Dargah of Pir Gorachand | |
| Personal | |
| Born | Abbas Ali 1294 Mecca, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | 1374 (aged 79–80) Haroa, Basirhat, Tughlaq Sultanate (modern-day West Bengal) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Children | 3 |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Relatives | Raushan Bibi (sister) |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Abbās ʿAlī عباس علي |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn Karīmullāh بن كريم الله |
| Epithet (Laqab) | Pīr Gorachãd পীর গোরাচাঁদ |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | al-Makkī المكي |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Haroa |
| Period in office | Early 14th century |
| Disciple of | Shah Jalal |
Disciples
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| Post | Sufi saint and mystic |
ʿAbbās ʿAlī al-Makkī (Arabic: عباس علي المكي; c. 1294–1374), reverentially known as Pir Gorachand (Bengali: পীর গোরাচাঁদ) or Gora Pir (Bengali: গোরা পীর), was an Arab Muslim missionary whose name is associated with the spread of Islam into the 24 Parganas, part of a long history of travel between the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia.[1] After partaking in the Conquest of Sylhet under Shah Jalal's leadership in 1303, he travelled southwestwards to propagate the religion where he was killed by the forces of the Bagdi Raja Chandraketu of Hatiagarh.[2]
- ^ Newaz, Ali (2012). "Gora Pir". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Chandraketugarh: The City That Never Was". The Indian Express. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2021.