Khan Jahan Ali Islamic education

There are a lot of preachers of Islam who came to our country and spread Islamic education here. They are termed as saints. One of them is Khan Jahan ali a Bagerhat. He had different names such as Khan Jahan Khan, Khan Jahan Ali, Khan Jahan Ali Khan and Khaja Khan. He was a zealous worker, staunch warrior and a devoted preacher. Not only that he was a powerful ruler and a spiritual aeader.
He is also regarded as a great saint. He is most famous for his piety and philanthropic activities. Nothing is clearly known about his early life. From history we know that he had served for several years in the court of Delhi during the Tughlaq period. From there he came to Bangladesh to preach Islam. He halted at Bagerhat and settled there.

Bagerhat was then a backward area. Khan Jahan Ali found Bagerhat beset with various problems. First of all, he made some roads connecting Khulna and Jessore. He also made mosques, public buildings, bridges and dug tanks. Two of the tands are still known to the people as Ghoradighi and Dargadighi. He built the Shat Gambuj Mosque. It was bilt in 1440. The mosque is one the most magnificent ones. It is regarded as one of the best architectural beauties of the country.

Khan Jahan Ali was a powerful leader of the people. He could build luxurious palaces and amass vast riches for his own pleasure, but he did not do so. He bought the love of Allah by giving up these world pleasures. On the other hand, he made road, dug tanks and built mosques to lead the people of this part of Bangladesh to the path of well being and prosperity both here and hereafter. It is said that each of his soldiers had a spade and not a gun. They were always busy with development work. It was his sincere love for the people and Allah fearing attitude. Due to his continuous and selfless effort Bagerhat and nearby areas became developed. He turned an overpopulated jungle region of bagerhat into a beautiful habitable land. Khan Jahan Ali was not a monarch but his deeds were no less glorious than those of a noble monarch. He was a monarch without a crown.