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Chittagong Dristrict
Chittagong ( ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, officially Chattogram, (, ) (, or ) is the List of cities in Bangladesh, second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of an eponymous Chittagong Division, division and Chittagong District, district. The city is located on the banks of the Karnaphuli River between the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bay of Bengal. In 2022, the Chittagong District had a population of approximately 9.2 million according to a census conducted by the government of Bangladesh. In 2022, the city area had a population of more than 5.6 million. The city is home to many large local businesses and plays an important role in the Economy of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi economy. One of the world's oldest ports with a functional natural harbour, natural harbor for centuries, Chittagong appeared on anc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sufi Saint
The term ''wali'' is most commonly used by Muslims to refer to a saint, or literally a "friend of God in Islam, God".John Renard, ''Friends of God: Islamic Images of Piety, Commitment, and Servanthood'' (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008); John Renard, ''Tales of God Friends: Islamic Hagiography in Translation'' (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009), passim. In the traditional Islamic understanding, a saint is portrayed as someone "marked by [special] divine favor ... [and] holiness", and who is specifically "chosen by God and endowed with exceptional gifts, such as the ability to work Miracle worker, miracles".Radtke, B., "Saint", in: ''Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān'', General Editor: Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. The doctrine of saints was articulated by ulama, Muslim scholars very early on in Early history of Islam, Islamic history, and particular verses of the Quran and certain hadith were interpreted by early Muslim t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
