Khan Jahan Ali Majar-Bagerhat, Bangladesh

The district of Bagerhat under Khulna division. Bagerhat is a great historical place. In 15^th centuary a muslim saint named Khan Jahan Ali came here in Khalifabad (present Bagerhat). He constructed a muslim colony and for this he made mosques and many more.

He used to live on the bank of a river and used to use crocodiles for good works. After his death there was situated a majar around his grave and the river died. But the crocodiles are still there from the time of his death.

Some of the crocodiles of the majar are thousands year old and they does not eat human body without hen and duck. So people can touch them truly without danger and people believe that the crocodiles can make any wish true. I became astonished after touching a crocodile for the first time.

It is the reason for why people visit there. Among some villages and so many natural views you can see the wonderful places too.

An amazing tour is possible in Bagerhat of Bangladesh to see not only an adventurous graveyard but also some historical but beautiful places. You can find here two of the oldest mosques, the Shat Gambuj Mosque and the one Gambuj Mosque

You will see the Majar of Khan Jahan Ali – a fine one storied building, It has a beautiful dome. Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali was buried there. The tomb is made of cut out stones. It cannot be accurately said where from these were brought. It is said that Pir Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali brought these from Chittagong by floating on water. On the tomb there are inscriptions in Arabic.

An inscription says that he died on 25th October, 1459. There is a small mosque nearby. A close associate of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali was buried outside the tomb. On the night of the full moon of the month of Chaitra a big fair is held beside the Majar. Many people join the fair. There is a tank in front of the Majar. Local people call it the Dighi of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali. There are some crocodiles in this big tank/Dighi. They come near when the Fakirs call them and give them something to eat.

Historical magnitude: Hazrat Pir Khan Jahan Ali who dedicated his life for the Islam. He came here from bagdad with many disciples. He set up his camp and with the help of his disciple he started teaching about Islam. There were many dead enemy of Islam and he fought against them and won the battle. A lot of non-muslims accepted Islam attracting to the divine virtue of Khan Jahan Ali. Bagerhat is really a place of historical importance.