Madrasha

The Khankah and the Madrasha

The ruins of the buildings remaining within the 'Dargah Bari' of Sonargaon does not depict how vibrant and infamous was the Khankah and the Madrasha , established by Hazrat Sheik Sharf-Uddin Abu Tawama (RA) in the year 1275 AD.The great Moroccan world traveler 'Ibn Batua' told high about Hazrat Sheik Sharf-Uddin Abu Tawama (RA) and his Islamic institution in his travel book 'Rihala-e-Ibn Batuta', as the Madrasha achieved the status of Islami University at the contemporary world.

The frontal gate of the Madrasha built in the year 1383 AD
The Khankah of Hazrat Sheik Sharf-Uddin Abu Tawama (RA) was another famous place as the Sufi Saints of the Islamic world had the access to it for the purpose of Sufism. The ruins of the Khankah still discloses the fact
The stair case to underground room in the Khankah, where the Sufi saints used to engage in Murakaba (Meditation)


5 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 5, 2015 at 10:13 AM

    i am the descendant of Hazrat Ibrahim danishmand. i want to share some information about the Saint.I shall be very grateful to you if you send me e-mail address of the inhabitant of Dargah Bari and descendant of Hazrat Danishmand, Syed Bazlol Hossain.My e-mail address is moin01k@gmail.com

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  2. UnknownNovember 9, 2015 at 7:59 AM

    khanqah and madrissa were necessary part of sufi center of activity,first for sufi,s training in tasawwuff and second for learning of islamic teachings.To achieve both ends it is much possible that Hazrat Danishmand could have established khanqah and madrissa at dargah bari that his desendants continued to run after the death of the Saint in 1260.Hazrat Abu Tawama came to Sonargaon in 1274 or some time between 1282 and 1287.All his scholatic and scholarly activities, we find in Dargah Bari where Khanqah and Madrissa were already existed and run by his successors i.e.Sheikh Mehmood and Sheikh Yousf. Even after his death Hazrat Sheikh Sharfuddin Abu Tawama was burried before the mosulium of Hazrat Ibrahim Danishmand.It could be his will or his spiritual attachment with Hazrat danishmand.

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  3. Justice AFM Abdur RahmanNovember 9, 2015 at 8:20 AM

    What IBN BATUTA has said that has been stated here . There is no scope for speculation.

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  4. Justice AFM Abdur RahmanNovember 9, 2015 at 8:21 AM

    What IBN BATUTA has said that has been stated here . There is no scope for speculation.

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