Malik al-Ulama, Qutb al-Ashiqeen Syed Ibrahim Danishmand | |
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Personal life | |
Died | |
Children | Musa, Yusuf, Isa, Ishaq, Fatima |
Other names | Danishmond |
Relatives | Syed Muhammed Taifoor (descendant) |
Religious life | |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Tariqa | Qadiri |
Muslim leader | |
Period in office | 16th century |
Syed Ibrāhīm Dānishmand (Bengali: সৈয়দ ইব্রাহীম দানিশমন্দ, Persian: سید ابراهیم دانشمند) was a 16th-century zamindar and Islamic scholar who belonged to the Qadiriyya Sufi order. Well respected during his lifetime, Danishmand was considered an expert in several Islamic and secular subjects. He is believed to be among the first of the Qadiriyya order to have operated and preached in Bengal.