Shrine of Hajrat Shahjalal (R)

Shrine of Hajrat Shahjalal (R)

Sylhet is famous for Shrines and Waterfall. Sylhet has also a very interesting and rich hilstory, Before the conquest by the Muslims, it was ruled by Raja (king). In 1303, the great Saint Hazrat Shah Jalal came to Sylhet from Delhi with a band of 360 disciples to preach Islam and defeated the then Raja Gour Gobinda. Sylhet thus became a district of saints.
A large number of tourists come every year to visit Sylhet the land of Shrine’s, natural Hills, forests, beautiful tree plantations and lots of Haors. The main attraction of Sylhet city is the Shrine of Hajrat Shahjalal(R) and Hajrat Shah Poran (R). Shrine of Hajrat Shahjalal (R) is on the top of a hillock (tilla) in Sylhet city. Thousands of visitors are coming everyday in this Shrine. Shrine of Hajrat Shah Paran (R) is eight km far from Sylhet town on the Sylhet-Jaflong road where also thousands of visitors visits this Shrine everyday.