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Syed Sultan (c. 1550 – 1648) was a medieval Bengali Muslim poet and writer. He is best known for his magnum opus Nabibangsha, one of the earliest Bengali translations of the Qisas Al-Anbiya.[1][2] His works are included in the curriculum for school and higher secondary Bengali literature in Bangladesh.[citation needed]

Early life

Syed Sultan was born in Habiganj, in the Bengal Sultanate (now Bangladesh). He hailed from the Taraf region of Greater Sylhet and was a descendant of Syed Habibullah of the Taraf Kingdom. He lived in the Sultanshi household in Habigonj.

Career and contributions

Sultan was a prolific poet who primarily focused on Islamic religious themes. His Nabibangsha recounts the lives of prophets in Bengali verse, and he helped establish a Bengali Muslim literary tradition during the medieval period.

Bibliography

  • Nabibangsha (Family of the Prophet), a big epic about more than 20 prophets from Adam to Musa and Isa.)
  • Rasulcharita
  • Jaikum Rajar Lorai (King Jaikum’s Battle)
  • Iblis Nama (Book of Iblis)
  • Gyan Pradeep (Lamp of Knowledge)
  • Gyan Chautisha(Chautisha of Knowledge; abridged version of the above)
  • Marfati Gan
  • Padabali

Sultan’s complete work including Rasulcharita was published in a book form by the Bangla Academy in 1978.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Khandker Muzammil Haq (2012). “Syed Sultan”. In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  2. ^ Irani, Ayesha A. (2021). The Muhammad Avatāra: Salvation History, Translation, and the Making of Bengali Islam. Oxford University Press. pp. 2–4. ISBN 978-0-19-008922-1.

Syed Sultan’s Son Habibullah of Sultanshi, Habiganj, https://thehistoryofbangladesh.blogspot.com/2015/01/habiganj.html 14th Chief Justice Syed J.R Mudassir Taraf and Sultanshi Lineage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._Mudassir_Husain#References