Jan Sharif Shah Sureswari

Great Sufi Saint Hazrat Jan Sharif Shah Sureswari (R.A) (1856-1919 A.D.) was a Muslim saint and Pir from Bangladesh , founder of Darbare Awlia Sureswar Daira Sharif. He was spiritually guided in the Marifat Tariqah of Prophet Mohammad (S) and saint according to Oaisia Tarika. He was named SHAH AHMAD ALI by his Pir. His titles were Shamsul Ulama Allama Sufi saint, Malaulala, Hadi-E-Zaman, Kutibul Ershad, Mahbub-E-Sobhani, Kutub-E-Rabbani, Mahbub-E-Samdani, Pir-E-Makammel Sureswari. He was very respectful to all section of people.
Education
He had is basic education from his mother Hazrat Hafeja Syeda Nur Jahan Khatune Jannat (R.A.). At the age of nine he was send to Kolkata and enrolled to Calcutta Alia Madrasah. As a meritorious student he stood first in all classes and completed his graduation from there. Then he served as head mawlana of Aliah University for 20 years.
Spiritual Life
Shah belongs to a spiritual family and his parents were mystic sufi. His father Syed Muhammad Meherullah (R.A) became popular after distributing all their 9900 acres farmland to the peasants. In his early age he took Bay'at (Path of Allegiance) to Hazrat Sufi Saint Syed Fateh Ali Waisi (R.A), a descendent of Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) and become his spiritual disciple when he was a student of Calcutta Alia Madrasa. In course of time he became one of the leading Viceroys of Hazrat Fateh Ali Waisi (R.A), and was authorized to preach Islam, and make disciples in seven Tariqahs named Quadiria, Chistia, Nakshabandia, Mujaddedia, Suheawardia, Masumia & Waisia descending from the Prophet of Islam.
He established a Dayera Sharif (place of assemble) in his village under Naria Upazila of Shariatpur District on the bank of Padma. As he preached the virtue of Sur for attaining divinity and people called him SURESWARI (Lord of the Tune). Then his village was called as SURESWAR. Urs sharif of Sureswar Darbar Sharif is held from Magh 19 to 21 each year and attended by a large number of devotees from different parts of the country.
Social and religious reforms
Hazrat Jan Shah devoted himself for preaching of Islam and traveled different parts of Bengal for this. He founded many Masjid, Dayra Sharif, Rawja Sharif of his Pir, Madrasah, Musafirkhana, Longarkhana (destitute feeding center). He started a movement for saying Jumu'ah salat of Muslim in Bengal when a group were preaching that no Jumu'ah should be performed as the country was under a Non-muslim ruler. For Jumu'ah prayer Hazrat Sureswari founded many Jame Masjid in different areas of Bengal.
Literary Works
He authored several spiritual books including:
1. Sirr-e-Haq-Jam-e-Nure
2. Nur-e-Haq-Ganj-e-Nur
3. Safina-e-Safar
4. Lataef-e-Safia
5. Matla-ul-Uloom
6. Qaul-ul-Keram
7. Shar-e-Sadar
8. Ainain
9. Madinah Kalki Oboter Safina
Life
Hazrat Sharif Shah was a descendant of the Prophet Mohammad (SAWS) through chain of blood relationship to Hazrat Fatimah (R.A), the daughter of Mohammad (SAWS). His forefathers migrated to the Indian Sub-continent from Hajaj in the 16th century.
He was born on November 18, 1856 i.e. Ogrohayon 2, 1263 B.S. and died on Ogrohayon 2, 1326 B.S. He was buried at Sureswar Darbar Sharif. After his death his dissidents were Hazrat Moulana Nur Saha (R:) (died 1361 B.S.), Hazrat Saha Sufi Jalal Nuri (R) (died 1406 B.S.).

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