Cause of death Due to old age Name Tarika Maizbhandari | Religion Islam | |
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Full Name Syed Ahmed Ullah Born c. 15 January 1826 ( 1826-01-15 ) Maizbhandar, Chittagong, Bangladesh Died 23 January 1906(1906-01-23) (aged 80)
Maizbhandar, Chittagong, Bangladesh Resting place Shrine of Ahmed Ullah Maizbhandari, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Other names Ghaus-e-Azam, Kebla, Gausul Azam Maizbhandari, Boro Moulana, Khatemul Olad, Shaie-e-Lillah and Ahmed Ullah Rahmathullah Alai Known for Maizbhandari Sufi Order | ||
Tarika-e-Maizbhandari is Sufi sect based in Chittagong District of Bangladesh.
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History
Maizbhandari Tariqa or Maizbhandari Sufi Order is a liberated Sufism order established in Bangladesh in the 19th century by the Gausul Azam Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Ahmad Ullah Maizbhandari. (1826 AD − 1906 AD) 27th descendent of holy Prophet Hazrat Ahmad Mustaba Muhammad Mustafa. Syed Ahmed Ullah Maizbhandari spent his childhood in his native Chittagong. After finishing his secondary education, he was admitted to Calcutta Alia Madrasha (the Aliah University) of greater India for his higher studies in Islamic religion and philosophy.
Khalifa
In the way of Sufism or Islamic system, Khalifa means the authorized person who is assigned for a particular work. On the way of Maizbhandari, Gausul Azam Hazrat Syed Ahmed Ullah Maizbhandari assigned Khalifa to spreading the Maizbhandari Sufism all over the continent. Khalifa is also considered as a spiritual master who is assigned or appointed for Sufism practicing.There are hundreds more Khalifas from different places, appointed for maizbhandari Sufism teaching. A list of his successors was published by one of his descendants, Delwar Hossain Maizbhanderi, in his famous work Gausul Azam Maizbhandarir Jiboni O Karamat (Life sketch of Hazrat Kebla Kaba) in this book.