Kodom Paglar Mazar

Type: Shrine

Contributed By: Nayeem

Brief

Kodom Paglar Mazar is situated On Dhaka-Maowa Highway. It is formally known as “Kodom Ali Mostan er Dorgah”. Another Dorgah(দরগা) with the same name is also there in the Sirajdikhan Upazila. Second one is situated near the bank of the mighty river Padma. It is just 200 meters ahead of Ghordour (ঘোড়দৌড়) Bazar, Louhajang, Munshiganj.

The history we came to know is almost like a legend. The actual tomb of “Kodom Pagla” was near the bank of Padma river. One night, due to erosion the tomb was washed away. After that there was several replica of his tomb was made by his followers. One of them is the one we mentioned in the Louhajang area.

The unique thing about Kodom Paglar Mazar is that, he was a preacher of Islam. Though photography is prohibited in Islam still a photograph of Kodom Pagla or Kodom Mostan is still found in his dorgah in Louhojong.

How to go

From Gulistan to Maowa: Any Local Bus like Ilish(ইলিশ) or Bikrampur Paribahan can bring you to Maowa by 45 minutes. Fare 60 Taka. Then auto-rickshaw will bring you to Ghordour Bazar.

Another Way: From Gulistan to direct Ghordour Bazar : Baligaon Express, nearabout 1 hour, 70 taka fare.

How To Reach: Munshiganj District

There are several transport is available from Dhaka to Munshiganj. The bus services are “Nayan Paribahan”, “Dighir par Paribahan” and “Dhaka Transport”, all of the buses used to start from “Gulistan” of Dhaka. It will cost you 60-80 taka, and will require 1 hrs to 2 hrs bus journey depending upon the road traffic.

Also you can hire CNG auto rickshaw from the “Postogola”, and it will take you 250-350 to take you at Muktarpur bridge. Remember, if you are hiring CNG, make sure who will provide the toll of the bridge. For you information, the toll fee is 20 taka. So negotiate with the driver of CNG about who will provide the toll.

Where to Stay

Though the district is just beside the Dhaka, still its hard to find a suitable hotel from the district. The main reason, may be people from dhaka used to come this place for a single day trip. But anyway, if you need to stay at Munshiganj town, that case I’ll suggest you to stay at “Hotel Comfort” this one is the best from the town. Also you there is another one which is “Hotel three star international”. But the quality of the rooms of this hotel is not that much good. For both cases, it will take 100-700 taka per night depending upon the room.

1. Mawa Resort

Contact: Md. Ali
Phone: 01711676058

2. Padma Resort

Contact: Mohammad Ali
Phone: 01713033049

3. Padma Rest House

Bridge Division, Ministry of Roads and Communications
Executive Engineer
Phone: 01715561933

Things to do

While visiting here at the Mazar (মাজার), You can taste Roshmalai (রসমালাই) in Ghordour (ঘোড়দৌড়) Bazar near Padma Resort. Per plate 50 taka.

Eating Facilities

There is a significant number of hotels and restaurants available at Louhajang & Ghordour bazar. But, they serve local cuisine and snacks.

Map

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Borobagha Mazar Sharif is located in Nurpur Malanchi Village, 6 km West of Upazila Sadar. This Shrine is dedicated for Hazrat Shah Sufi Mawlana Mokarram Danismanda (R) and his few followers. Just beside this shrine, there is a relatively small tomb which is said to be popular as The Tiger’s Tomb (বাঘের কবর), which was his companion according to the locals.

There is a big Madrasa in Barabagha Mazar Sharif. Every year, around 20-25 students become Hafez-e-Quran from this madrasa. Every year, 10-day long exhibition is been celebrated during Eid-Ul-Fitr and thousands of people come here to attend and enjoy this celebration.

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বড়বাঘা মাজার শরীফ তমালতলা মোড় হইতে প্রায় ৭০০ মিটার পশ্চিমে পাকা রাস্থা সংলগ্ন, রাস্থার উত্তর পার্শে অবস্থিত। এখানে উপজেলা সদরের ৬ কিঃ মিঃ পশ্চিমে নুরপুর মালঞ্চি গ্রামে হযরত শাহ মোকাররম দানেশমান্দ (রঃ) সহ তার কয়েকজন আওলিয়ার মাজার শরীফ আছে। উক্ত মাজারের পাশেই একটি অপেক্ষাকৃত ছোট কবর আছে যা তার সঙ্গী বাঘের কবর বলে জনশ্রুতি আছে। এই স্থানটিই বড়বাঘা মাজার শরীফ নামেই পরিচিত।

এখানে একটি বড় মাদ্রাসা আছে। এই মাদ্রাসা থেকে প্রতি বছর ২০/২৫ জন ছাত্র/ছাত্রী কোরআন শিক্ষায় হাফেজ হয়ে বের হয়। প্রতি বছর রোজার ঈদে ১০দিন ব্যাপি প্রদর্শনী হয় এবং লক্ষ লক্ষ মানুষ এই প্রদর্শনী উপভোগ করতে আসেন।

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Hazrat Shah Jalal (Arabic: شيخ المشايخ‎, Bengali: শাহ জালাল, Shāh Jalāl ad-Dīn al-Mujarrad al-Turk al Naqshbandi; 1271 CE - 15 March 1346 CE) is a celebrated Sufi Muslim figure in Bengal. Jalal's name is associated with the Muslim movement into north-eastern Bengal and the spread of Islam in Bangladesh through Sufism, part of a long history of travel between the Middle East, Persia, Central Asia and South Asia. According to a tablet inscription found in Amber Khana, he arrived at Sylhet in 1303. The largest airport in Bangladesh, Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, is named after him.

Hazrat Shah Jalal Yameny (RA) also known as Hazrat Shah Jalal Muzarrad (RA) arrived at Kamrup, the place within the terrain of Sreehatta, currently known as Sylhet in the Hijri year 703 equivalent to 1303 AD. 360 Sufi-Darbesh came to Sylhet to help him in preaching Islam. When Hazrat Shah Jalal (Ra) came to preach Islam overwhelming majority of people were Hindus. After his death, he is buried at Dargah Mahallah, Sylhet. It is now the Tomb of Hazrat Shah Jalal.

According to legend, one day his uncle, Sheikh Kabir gave Shah Jalal a handful of soil and asked him to travel to India. He instructed him to choose to settle and propagate Islam in any place in India where the soil exactly matches that which he gave him in smell and color. Shah Jalal journeyed eastward and reached India in c. 1300, where he met many great scholars and Sufi mystics.

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হযরত শাহজালাল (রঃ) (আরবীঃ شيخ المشايخ‎, ইংরেজিঃ Shāh Jalāl ad-Dīn al-Mujarrad al-Turk al Naqshbandi; ১২৭১- ১৫ মার্চ ১৩৪৬) ছিলেন বাংলার অন্যতম খ্যাতনামা ইসলাম প্রচারক। মধ্যপ্রাচ্য, পারস্য, মধ্য এশিয়া এবং দক্ষিন এশিয়া হয়ে উত্তর পূর্ব বাংলায় মুসলমানদের আন্দোলন এবং সুফীবাদের মাধ্যমে বাংলাদেশে ইসলামের প্রচারের ক্ষেত্রে হযরত শাহজালালের নাম ওতপ্রোতভাবে জড়িয়ে আছে।

ইতিহাসবিদদের মতে, একদিন হযরত শাহজালাল (রঃ) এর চাচা শেখ কবির তাঁকে একমুঠ মাটি দিয়ে ভারতের উদ্দেশ্যে যাত্রা করতে বলেছিলেন এবং ভারতের সে স্থানেই স্থায়ী হয়ে ইসলাম প্রচার করতে বলেছিলেন যেখানকার মাটির রঙ ও গন্ধ হযরত শাহজালাল (রঃ) কে দেওয়া মাটির সাথে একদম মিলে যাবে। হযরত শাহজালাল (রঃ) পূর্বদিকে যাত্রা শুরু করেন এবং ১৩০০ সালে ভারতে পৌঁছান যেখানে তিনি অনেক সুফীসাধক ও জ্ঞানী ব্যাক্তিদের সাথে মিলিত হন।

আম্বরখানায় প্রাপ্ত শিলালিপি থেকে জানা যায় যে, হযরত শাহজালাল মুজাররাদ (রঃ) নামে পরিচিত হযরত শাহজালাল ইয়েমেনী (রঃ) হিজরি ৭০৩ সালে অর্থাৎ ১৩০৩ ইংরেজি সালে কাম্পরুপ নামক স্থানে ইসলাম প্রচারে আগমন করেন যে স্থানটি ছিল তৎকালীন শ্রীহাটটা অর্থাৎ বর্তমান সিলেটের অধীনে । ৩৬০ জন সুফি দরবেশ তাঁকে ইসলাম প্রচারে সহযোগিতা করতে সিলেটে এসেছিলেন। হযরত শাহজালাল (রঃ) যখন ইসলাম প্রচারে এসেছিলেন সেসময় সিলেটের জনসংখ্যার বেশিরভাগই ছিল হিন্দু সম্প্রদায়ের। হযরত শাহজালালের মৃত্যুর পর তাঁকে সিলেটের দরগা মহল্লায় দাফন করা হয় যেখানে বর্তমানে হযরত শাহজালালের দরগা অবস্থিত। বাংলাদেশের সর্ববৃহৎ বিমানবন্দর, সিলেটে অবস্থিত হযরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দরটি তাঁর নামেই নামকরন করা হয়েছে।

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Hazrat Sharfuddin Abu Tawama’s Tomb and Mazar is situated just eastward to the Mosque in mazar Complex, connected to the Mazar of Hazrat Ibrahim Danish Mand. Without any inscriptional evidences, local people believe that this Grave is belong to the Hazrat Sharfuddin Abu Tawama. There are six graves in a row and second one from the east is belong to Hazrat Sharfuddin. This Mazar is surrounded by a fence wall. In that brick wall there is a stone inscription had been found. On the inscription a short description is written about the time period of a Mosque situated just west to the Mazar area.

Hazrat Sheik Sharfuddin Abu Tawama hails from Bhukhara. During the year 1274-1277, he came to then Sonargaon along with his family via Delhi and Manere of Bhiar. From Maner, a 17 years old pious boy Sheik Sharf-Uddin Yahia Manery took bayet in his hand and accompanied him to Sonargaon. Hazrat Sharf-Uddin Abu Tawama got the blessing of Hazrat Ibrahim Daneshmand (RA) who induldged him in establishing a Khankha to preach Islam in the area. He established Khanka to make the same one of the high standard educational institution with the help of his diciple Hazrat Sheik Sharf-Uddin Yahia Manery, who became the celebrated mentor and teacher of the Khanka.

Hazrat Sheik Sharfuddin Abu Tawama died in the year 1300 AD and buried within the premises of Darga Bari which is at the eastern side of Mograpara.

Unfotunitly the grave of Hazrat Sheik Sharfuddin Abu Tawama (RA) does not have any shed nor the place could be said very well maintained area.

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