Madrasa Al-Bangaliyyah

The Bangaliyyah Madrasah (Arabic: المدرسة البنغالية, romanized: al-Madrasah al-Bangāliyyah), refers to the madrasas constructed in Hejaz during the 14th-15th century by the Sultans of Bengal.^[1] Part of a history of interactions between the Bengal Sultanate and Sharifate of Makkah Mukarramah, an account of these can be found in the Tarikh Makkah Sharif (History of Makkah Sharif).^[2]

History

Ghiyathiyyah madrasas

Sultan Ghiyathuddin Azam Shah founded two institutes in Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Munawwarah during his reign in Bengal from 1390 to 1411.^[3] The Madrasah as-Sultaniyyah al-Ghiyathiyyah al-Banjaliyah (Arabic: المدرسة السلطانية الغياثية البنغالية) of Makkah Sharif was located near the gate of Umm Hani of Masjid al-Haram. Construction began in Ramadan 1411 CE and was completed in 1412 CE. It was the first madrasa in Makkah Sharif to teach all four madhhabs. The Hanafi and Shafiʽi school had twenty students each, while the Hanbali and Maliki schools had ten students each.^[4] The contemporary Arab scholar Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Fasi worked in this madrasa as teacher of Maliki fiqh and other teachers, included Jamal ad-Din Qarshi, Shihab ad-Din Saghani, Muhy ad-Din Fasi, Abul Hasan al-Haskafi and the Shibi family.^[5]

The Ghiyathiyyah of Madinah Tayyibah was situated near Bab as-Salam in The Holy Al-Masjid an-Nabawi عليه الصلاة والسلام Sharif . The Sultan also commissioned money to buy property for establishing and to maintain both of these institutes. He sent a lot of money to repair the Arafat Stream. However, the Sharif of Makkah Mukarramah, Hasan ibn Ajlan, decided to use the money given by the Sultan for another project instead.^[6] The madrasas were said to be the best institutions in the region during this period.^[1]

Later madrasas

A later Bengali sultan, Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah, had good relations with Barakat ibn Hasan, the Sharif of Makkah Mukarramah, sent him presents and robes of honour.^[6] The Sultan gained permission from the Sharif to construct a madrasah in the city of Makkah Mukarramah. He is also said to have constructed a madrasah in The Holy Madinah Munawwarah between 1428 and 1431.^[7][5]

See also

• Bangladesh–Saudi Arabia relations
• Khar Gerd

References

1. Abdul Karim (2012). "Ghiyasia Madrasa". 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 31 October 2024.
2. Green, Nile, ed. (2019). The Persianate World: The Frontiers of a Eurasian Lingua Franca. University of California Press. p. 100.
3. Mahmudur Rahman (2018). The Political History of Muslim Bengal: An Unfinished Battle of Faith. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 14.
4. D'Hubert, Thibaut (9 April 2019). "The Elusive Presence of Persian in Bengal". In Green, Nile (ed.). The Persianate World: The Frontiers of a Eurasian Lingua Franca. University of California Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780520300927.
5. Siddiq, Mohammad Yusuf (2015). Epigraphy and Islamic Culture: Inscriptions of the Early Muslim Rulers of Bengal (1205-1494). Routledge.
6. Farooqi, Naimur Rahman (1989). Mughal-Ottoman relations: a study of political & diplomatic relations between Mughal India and the Ottoman Empire, 1556-1748. Delhi: Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Delli. pp. 110–111.
7. MA Taher (2012). "Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah". 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 31 October 2024.