Syed Wazed Ali
Qutub-ul-Ershad Syed Wazed Ali Mehedibagi | |
|---|---|
سيد واجد علي | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | c. unknown |
| Died | November 9, 1919 |
| Resting place | 9/1, Ram Mohan Bera Lane, Kolkata-700046 |
| Main interest | Sufism |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Denomination | Sufi |
| Philosophy | Sufism |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Naqshbandi (Mujaddidi) |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Fateh Ali Waisi |
| Successor | Yunus Ali Enayetpuri |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Wāzed Alī واجد علي |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn ʿBāsrat Alī ابن بصرات علي |
| Epithet (Laqab) | Qūtūb-ūl Ershād قطب الإرشاد |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | al-Mehedībāghī المهدي باغي |
Syed Wazed Ali (Quddisa Sirruhu al-'Aziz)[1] was a Bengali Sufi saint and preacher of Islam. He was one of the 35 caliphs or spiritual successors of Fateh Ali Waisi.[2]
Early life
Wazed Ali was born in Faridpur. His father's name was Syed Basrat Ali. His father was also a Sufi saint. His father was related to the Nawab family of Dhaka. The Nawab family of Dhaka donated a house in Kolkata in honor of Syed Basrat Ali. The Mughal emperors of Delhi gifted 12,000 bighas of land to their ancestors.[3] Wazed Ali was a disciple of the renowned Sufi saint Fateh Ali Waisi and later became Waisi's caliph.[4]
Religious career
Wazed Ali established his Darbar Sharif in Mehedibag, Kolkata. That is why Mehedibagi is added to the end of his name. After establishing Darbar Sharif, he tried to guide the common Muslims in Pabna, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Bogra, Rajshahi, Faridpur regions. A large number of people from different districts became his disciples.[4]
Death and burial
Wazed Ali died on Tuesday, November 9, 1919, at 7:00 PM, according to the 17th Safar of 1338 AH. He was buried at his home in Gobra Bagh in Calcutta, where his mausoleum is located.[4]
Legacy
Wazed Ali had several caliphs. Among them, Zahurul Haque,[5] Yunus Ali Enayetpuri, Dr Muhammad Kohorullah of Ramshahar, Bogura, Kazem Uddin Talukdar of Sarail, Joypurhat, Abdur Rahim of Dinajpur, Ahmed Ali Mujaddidi of Greater Pabna, and Jamshed Ali Bogra were well known.[3] One of his caliphs, Yunus Ali, established the Enayetpur Pak Darbar Sharif in Sirajganj district.[6]
Yunus Ali (Wajed Ali's caliph) had several famous caliphs. Among them were Khwaja Hashmat Ullah, the founder of the Atrashi Bishwa Zaker Manzil in Faridpur, Syed Abul Fazal Sultan Ahmad, the founder of Chandrapara Pak Darbar Sharif in Faridpur. Syed Mahbub-e-Khoda Dewanbagi, the founder of Dewanbag Sharif, was the son-in-law and caliph of Syed Abul Fazal Sultan Ahmad.[3]
References
- ↑ Quddisa Sirruhu al-'Aziz is an Islamic honorific meaning "May Allah sanctify his noble secret." It is traditionally appended to the names of notable Sufi saints.
- ↑ Waisi, Fateh Ali (30 April 2007). Diwan-i-Waisi [Shan-E Waisi]. Surya Sen Street, Kolkata, India: Dr. Sk Ahmad Ali, Waisi Darbar Sharif. pp. 72–75.
- 1 2 3 Waisi, Fateh Ali (30 April 2007). Diwan-i-Waisi [Shan-E Waisi]. Surya Sen Street, Kolkata, India: Dr. Sk Ahmad Ali, Waisi Darbar Sharif. pp. 92–93.
- 1 2 3 Mostafijar. "২৪ ডিসেম্বর সৈয়দ ওয়াজেদ আলী মেহেদীবাগী (রহ.) ওরশ". www.dainikamarswadesh.com. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ Islam, Md. Rafiqul (2026). Rahman, M. M.; Zahider, R.; Sarwar, G.; Razzaq, A.; Sarkar, P.; Imran, A.; Soren, J. (eds.). The Spread of the Naqshbandi-Mujaddedi Sufi Order in North Bengal: The Role of Pir Syed Wazed Ali Mehedibagi (R.) with Reference to Singergari, Sarail and Ramshahar Darbar Sharif. Joypurhat, Bangladesh: Action & Light. pp. 1–430. ISBN 9789843588500.
- ↑ "হেদায়তের আলোকবর্তিকা খাজাবাবা ইউনুছ আলী এনায়েতপুরী". দৈনিক ইনকিলাব (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 December 2025.