Usman Serajuddin
ʿUthmān Sirāj ad-Dīn al-Bangālī (Arabic: عثمان سراج الدين البنغالي; 1258-1357), known affectionately by followers as Akhi Siraj (Bengali: আখি সিরাজ), was a 14th-century Bengali Muslim scholar. He was a Sufi belonging to the Chishti Order and was a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi. As one of the senior disciples of Nizāmuddīn Auliyā, he spent long years with him in Delhi and earned the sobriquet of Āinā-e-Hind (Persian: آینه هند Mirror of India). His shrine, the Pirana Pir Dargah in Gaur, West Bengal, attracts hundreds of thousands of devotees every year. Siraj and his successor, Alaul Haq, are credited with the rise to prominence of the Chishti order in Bengal.
Akhi `Uthmān Sirāj ad-Dīn Āinā-e-Hind | |
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| Born | c. 1258 |
| Died | c. 1357 (aged 98–99) |
| Resting place | Pirana Pir Dargah, Sadullahpur, Malda, West Bengal |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Flourished | 13th-14th century |
| Denomination | Hanafi |
| Relatives | Alaul Haq (son-in-law) Nur Qutb Alam (grandson) |
| Order | Chishti Order |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Fakhruddin Zarradi, Ruknuddin, Nizamuddin Auliya |
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| Personal (Ism) | Uthman عثمان |
| Teknonymic (Kunya) | Akhi Siraj أخ سراج |
| Epithet (Laqab) | Siraj ad-Din سراج الدين |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | al-Bangali البنغالي Gauri/Al-Ghawri گوڑی/الغوري |
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