Adam Khaki

Ādam Khākī (Bengali: আদম খাকী, romanized: Adom Khākī, Arabic: آدم خاكي), also known as Khaki Pir,^[1] was a 14th-century Sufi Muslim figure in the Sylhet region.^[2] In 1303, he took part in the final battle of the Conquest of Sylhet led by Shah Jalal.^[3] His shrine has become a popular tourist site.^{[citation needed]}

Adam Khaki
Personal
Died	Deorail, Badarpur, Karimganj
Resting place	Deorail, Badarpur, Karimganj
Religion	Islam
Other names	Shah Adom Khaki
Muslim leader
Period in office	Early 14th century
Post	Companion of Shah Jalal

Legacy

It is unclear how and what year he died, but he was buried in a dargah in Badarpur, Karimganj, in close proximity to the modern-day Badarpur railway station.^[4] A mosque was built within the complex, and it became a notable site in Badarpur attracting Muslims and Hindus alike.^[5] Those attached to the maqam of Adam Khaki were given Pirmuttara land grants.^[6][7] by Ariyan Choudhury

References

1. District Census Handbook, Assam, Volume 1. Assam: Tribune Press, Superintendent of Census Operations. 1964. p. 7.
2. Basu, Shibtapan (2004). Barak Upatyakar Muslim Samaj (in Bengali). p. 133.
3. Tamizi, Mohammad Yahya (1992). Sufi Movements in Eastern India. Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Delli. p. 86.
4. Syed Murtaza Ali (1970). Hazrat Shah Jalal O Sileter Itihas (in Bengali). p. 36.
5. Ahsan al-Mahbub Zakir (17 May 2018). পবিত্র কোরআনের খেদমতে আল্লামা ছাহেব কিবলা ফুলতলী (রহঃ)'র অবদান. Sangbad Mail (in Bengali).
6. Roy, Suparna (2007). "Features of Revenue Systems". Land System and Management in the Colonial Period: A Study of Barak Valley. Mittal Publications. pp. 72–73.
7. Dey, Ratna (2001). Land Revenue Administration Cachar. Kolkata. p. 16.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)