Syed Wazed Ali
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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(s) | 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 was a Bengali Sufi saint and preacher of Islam. He was one of the 35 caliphs or spiritual successors of Fateh Ali Waisi.[1]
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.[2] Wazed Ali was a disciple of the renowned Sufi saint Fateh Ali Waisi and later became Waisi's caliph.[3]
Religious career
Wazed Ali established his Darbar Sharif in Mehedibag, Kolkata.[citation needed] 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.[3]