Biography:Sharfuddin Abu Tawwama
Sharfuddin Abu Tawwama was an Islamic scholar and preacher. He is a Sufi saint.[1][2]
Early life
Tawwama was born in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. He was educated in Islamic theology and natural sciences in the Greater Khorasan region. In 1260, he moved to Delhi where he taught for 10 years.[3]
Career
In 1270, Tawwama moved in Sonargaon city in Bengal with his family at the request of Ghiyas ud din Balban, Sultan of Delhi. He established a seminary and madrassah in Sonargaon. It became a notable center of Islamic education. The noted scholar Makhdoom Sharfuddin Ahmed Yahya Maneri studied here for 10 years under Tawwama. He wrote a book on Islamic mysticism called Maqamat. He wrote a book called Nam-i-Haq, in Farsi language, on Islamic Jurisprudence.[3][4]
Death
Tawwama died in 1300. He is buried in a darga complex in Mograpara in Sonargaon Upazila.[3][5] The madrassah no longer exists and its ruins have not been found.[6]
References
- ↑ (in en) Indo-iranica. Iran Society. 2005. p. 2. https://books.google.com.bd/books?id=ePVtAAAAMAAJ&q=Sharfuddin+Abu+Tawwama&dq=Sharfuddin+Abu+Tawwama&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAvbvtk7HpAhURcCsKHUNjBu8Q6AEIJTAA.
- ↑ Dani, Ahmad Hasan (1962) (in en). Dacca: a record of its changing fortunes. Mrs. S. S. Dani. p. 18. https://books.google.com.bd/books?id=ycBHAAAAMAAJ&q=Sharfuddin+Abu+Tawwama&dq=Sharfuddin+Abu+Tawwama&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAvbvtk7HpAhURcCsKHUNjBu8Q6AEIMzAC.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Khan, Muazzam Hussain. "Sharfuddin Abu Tawwama". Banglapedia. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sharfuddin_Abu_Tawwama. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ↑ Dept, East Pakistan (Pakistan) Services and General Administration (1969) (in en). East Pakistan District Gazetteers: Dacca. East Pakistan Government Press. p. 49. https://books.google.com.bd/books?id=GntCAAAAYAAJ&q=Sharfuddin+Abu+Tawwama&dq=Sharfuddin+Abu+Tawwama&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAvbvtk7HpAhURcCsKHUNjBu8Q6AEIXzAI.
- ↑ Karim, Abdul (1985) (in en). Social History of the Muslims in Bengal: Down to A.D. 1538. Baitush Sharaf Islamic Research Institute. p. 116. https://books.google.com.bd/books?id=DodAAAAAMAAJ&q=Sharfuddin+Abu+Tawwama&dq=Sharfuddin+Abu+Tawwama&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAvbvtk7HpAhURcCsKHUNjBu8Q6AEIOzAD.
- ↑ Khatun, Habiba (2006) (in en). Iqlim Sonargaon: history, jurisdiction, monuments. Academic Press and Publishers Library. p. 73. ISBN 978-984-08-0212-8. https://books.google.com.bd/books?id=B24MAQAAMAAJ&q=Sharfuddin+Abu+Tawwama&dq=Sharfuddin+Abu+Tawwama&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAvbvtk7HpAhURcCsKHUNjBu8Q6AEIQjAE.
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