Shah Siddiq


Shah Siddiq was a 14th-century Sufi saint and one of the 360 auliyas or followers who accompanied Shah Jalal in his Conquest of Sylhet from Turkey. He traced his descent from Abu Bakr Siddiq, the first caliph of Islam. Descendants of Shah Siddiq from Panchpara, Osmanpur Union, Osmani Nagar Upazila carry the surname Siddiquee.
He lies buried in the Panchpara village in Sylhet District. The Panchpara Shah Siddique Jamea Islamia High School is named after him.