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Shah Niamatullah1 (R) a saint of the pre-Mughal
period. It is said that he was originally a prince of Baghdad. Tradition
goes that Niamatullah gave up a luxurious life, turned ascetic and came
to India to preach Islam. Eventually he came to Bengal and settled at
dhaka
where he established his khanqah. He waged war against idol worship
and converted a large number of people to Islam. He was called Butshekan
meaning iconoclast. He lies buried beside the mosque in Dilkusha garden
by the side of the DIT building. There are three graves; the middle one
is said to be of Shah Niamatullah. [Mosharraf Hussain Bhuiyan] |
