Jump to content

Furfura Sharif: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 22°45′01″N 88°07′55″E / 22.7502292°N 88.1320064°E / 22.7502292; 88.1320064
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m removed honorific per WP:ISLAMHON
→top: Fixed typo
Tags: canned edit summary Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit App section source
 
(23 intermediate revisions by 16 users not shown)
Line 3: Line 3:
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Furfura Sharif
| name = Furfura Sharif
| other_name = ফুরফুরা দরবার শরীফ
| other_name =
| nickname =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| settlement_type = Village
Line 48: Line 48:
| area_code = 91 3212
| area_code = 91 3212
| registration_plate =
| registration_plate =
| website = {{URL|www.furfurasharif.com}}
| website =
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-WB]]
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-WB]]
| footnotes =
| footnotes =

}}
}}


'''Furfura Sharif''' (also known as Phurphura, Furfura Darbar Sharif) is a village in [[Jangipara]] community development block of [[Srirampore subdivision]] in [[Hooghly District]] in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is a holy place for [[Bengali Muslims]]. Before the afternoon prayers, people queue up at the [[Mazar (mausoleum)|mazar]] (shrine) of [[Abu Baqar Siddique]] (1846-1939), a prominent peer (holy person) of the town. People say it is the second most prominent mazar in the country after [[Ajmer Sharif Dargah]] in [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=hindu|first=the|date=17 January 2021|title=The Hindu e-Paper Today: ePaper replica of the print newspaper|url=https://epaper.thehindu.com/Login/LandingPage?ReturnUrl=%2fHome%2fArticleView|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-18|website=epaper.thehindu.com}}</ref>
'''Furfura Sharif''' (also known as '''Furfura''', and '''Furfura Darbar Sharif''') is a village in [[Jangipara]] community development block of [[Srirampore subdivision]] in [[Hooghly District]] in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is a holy place for some [[Bengali Muslims]]. Before the afternoon prayers, people queue up at the [[Mazar (mausoleum)|''mazar'']] (shrine) of [[Mohammad Abu Bakar Siddique]] (1846–1939), a prominent ''[[Pir (Sufism)|pir]]'' (holy person) of the town. People say it is the second most prominent ''mazar'' in the country after [[Ajmer Sharif Dargah]] in [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=hindu|first=the|date=17 January 2021|title=The Hindu e-Paper Today: ePaper replica of the print newspaper|url=https://epaper.thehindu.com/Login/LandingPage?ReturnUrl=%2fHome%2fArticleView|access-date=2021-01-18|website=epaper.thehindu.com}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The [[masjid]] built by Muqlish Khan in 1375 is a site for Muslim pilgrimage, especially during the [[Pir (Sufism)|Pir’s]] ''[[Melā|mela]]'' (fair).<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.hooghly.gov.in/visit.htm | title=Hooghly District | work= Places of Interest | publisher=District administration | access-date=2009-02-06}}</ref> It attracts a large number of pilgrims during [[Urs]] festival.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.westbengaltourism.gov.in/wb/in_tourismpolicy.html | title= West Bengal Tourism Policy, 2008 | work= Fairs and Festivals Tourism | publisher= Government of West Bengal, Department of Tourism | access-date= 2009-02-06 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090924031131/http://www.westbengaltourism.gov.in/wb/in_tourismpolicy.html | archive-date= 24 September 2009 | url-status= dead | df= dmy-all }}</ref> Oral tradition holds that the [[Bagdi (caste)|Bagdi]] (Barga Kshatriya) king who ruled here was defeated by Shah Kabir Halibi and Karamuddin, both of whom were killed in the battle.<ref name=":0" /> Their tombs are revered to this day by both Hindus and Muslims.<ref name=":0">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6CA40Uz0vpwC&pg=PA64&lpg=PA64&dq=Phurphura&source=bl&ots=3Ik1DfyQf4&sig=4sDgaol8BUemOMUl8KsV8wISloU&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result | title = A Brief History of the Hughli District By D. G. Crawford | access-date=2009-02-06}}</ref> Veracity of the account and other details are unstudied.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kabir|first=Humayun|title=The Moral Economy of the Madrasa: Islam and Education Today|publisher=Routledge|year=2011|isbn=9780203840788|pages=146-7|chapter=Contested notions of being ‘Muslim’: Madrasas, ulama and the authenticity of Islamic schooling in Bangladesh}}</ref>
The [[masjid]] built by Muqlish Khan in 1375 is a site for Muslim pilgrimage, especially during the [[Pir (Sufism)|pir]]'s ''[[Melā|mela]]'' (fair).<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.hooghly.gov.in/visit.htm | title= Hooghly District | work= Places of Interest | publisher= District administration | access-date= 2009-02-06 | archive-date= 2 February 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090202122208/http://www.hooghly.gov.in/visit.htm | url-status= dead }}</ref> It attracts a large number of pilgrims during [[Urs]] festival.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.westbengaltourism.gov.in/wb/in_tourismpolicy.html | title= West Bengal Tourism Policy, 2008 | work= Fairs and Festivals Tourism | publisher= Government of West Bengal, Department of Tourism | access-date= 2009-02-06 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090924031131/http://www.westbengaltourism.gov.in/wb/in_tourismpolicy.html | archive-date= 24 September 2009 | url-status= dead | df= dmy-all }}</ref> Oral tradition holds that the [[Bagdi (caste)|Bagdi]] (Barga Kshatriya) king who ruled here was defeated by Shah Kabir Halibi and Karamuddin, both of whom were killed in the battle.<ref name=":0" /> Their tombs are revered to this day by both Hindus and Muslims.<ref name=":0">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6CA40Uz0vpwC&dq=Phurphura&pg=PA64 | title = A Brief History of the Hughli District By D. G. Crawford | isbn = 9781443766128 | access-date=2009-02-06| last1 = Crawford | first1 = D. G. | date = October 2008 }}</ref> Veracity of the account and other details are unstudied.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kabir|first=Humayun|title=The Moral Economy of the Madrasa: Islam and Education Today|publisher=Routledge|year=2011|isbn=9780203840788|pages=146–7|chapter=Contested notions of being ‘Muslim’: Madrasas, ulama and the authenticity of Islamic schooling in Bangladesh}}</ref>


Furfura Sharif contains the [[mazaar]] of one [[Pir Abu Bakar Siddique|Abu Bakr Siddique]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Choudhury |first=Dewan Nurul Anwar Hussain |year=2012 |chapter=Siddiqi, Abdul Hai |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Siddiqi,_Abdul_Hai |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> and his five sons, popularly known as the ''Panch Huzur Keblah.'' He was a social and religious reformer, who founded charitable institutes, orphanages, madrasas, schools and learning centers. He encouraged female education by establishing a School for girls in Furfura Sharif named Siddiqua High School. He was the founder of the "Order Of Furfura Sharif" or "[[Silsila]]-e-Furfura Sharif" and a religious congregation observed on the 21st 22nd and 23rd of Falgun Bengali month (Approx 5, 6 & 7 March).<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Articles/English/EisaleSawab.htm | title= Conveying Rewards to the Deceased (Isaale Sawaab) |last= Qadri |first= M. Aqib Farid | publisher= Islamic Academy| access-date=2009-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/search_index.php?page=detail_news&news_id=22488 | title=Dariapur Sharif's Isale Sawab on Jan 17 | publisher= Financial Express, 14 January 2008 | access-date=2009-05-12}}</ref>
Furfura Sharif contains the [[Mazar (mausoleum)|''mazar'']] of one Pir [[Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique]] and his five sons, popularly known as the ''Panch Huzur Qeblah''.<ref>{{cite Banglapedia |author=Choudhury. Dewan Nurul Anwar Hussain |article=Siddiqi, Abdul Hai}}</ref> He was a social and religious reformer, who founded charitable institutes, orphanages, madrasas, schools and learning centers. He encouraged female education by establishing a School for girls in Furfura Sharif named Siddiqua High School. He was the founder of the "Order Of Furfura Sharif" or "[[Silsila]]-e-Furfura Sharif" and a religious congregation observed on the 21st 22nd and 23rd of Falgun Bengali month (Approx 5, 6 & 7 March).<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Articles/English/EisaleSawab.htm | title= Conveying Rewards to the Deceased (Isaale Sawaab) |last= Qadri |first= M. Aqib Farid | publisher= Islamic Academy| access-date=2009-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/search_index.php?page=detail_news&news_id=22488 | title=Dariapur Sharif's Isale Sawab on Jan 17 | publisher= Financial Express, 14 January 2008 | access-date=2009-05-12}}</ref>
[[File:JANGIPARA CD BLOCK MAP.svg|thumb|right|300px|Jangipara CD block map]]
[[File:JANGIPARA CD BLOCK MAP.svg|thumb|right|300px|Jangipara CD block map]]


==Geography==
==Location==
{{OSM Location map
| width=500| height=300| zoom=11
| coord={{coord|22|43|20|N|88|10|10|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities and towns in Chanditala I, Chanditala II and Jangipara CD Blocks in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district'''<br/>M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, <br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightl
|mark-coord1={{coord|22|41|15|N|88|17|31|E}} | label-pos1=right|label1=Dankuni | numbered1=M| mark-title1= [[Dankuni]] (M)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#800000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|22|46|32|N|88|0|19|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2= Rajbalhat| numbered2=CT| mark-title2= [[Rajbalhat]] (CT)| shape-color2=#A40000
|mark-coord3={{coord|22|44|10|N|88|3|5|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3=Jangipara| numbered3=R| mark-title3= [[Jangipara]] (R)| shape-color3=#C42222
|mark-coord4={{coord|22|47|0|N|88|2|37|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4=Antpur| numbered4=R| mark-title4= [[Antpur]] (R)| shape-color4=#C42222
|mark-coord5={{coord|22|45|16|N|88|7|45|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5=Furfura Sharif| numbered5=R| mark-title5= Furfura Sharif (R)|shape-color5=black| label-size5=13|label-color5=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors -->
|mark-coord6={{coord|22|44|40|N|88|11|30|E}} | label-pos6=left|label6= Masat| numbered6=CT| mark-title6= [[Masat, Hooghly|Masat]] (CT)|shape-color6=#A40000
|mark-coord7={{coord|22|43|54|N|88|12|24|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7= Jangalpara| numbered7=CT| mark-title7= [[Jangalpara]] (CT)| shape-color7=#A40000
|mark-coord8={{coord|22|46|0|N|88|13|12|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8= Gangadharpur| numbered8=CT| mark-title8= [[Gangadharpur]] (CT)| shape-color8=#A40000
|mark-coord9={{coord|22|45|10|N|88|13|20|E}} | label-pos9=left|label9= Manirampur| numbered9=CT| mark-title9= [[Manirampur]] (CT)| shape-color9=#A40000
|mark-coord10={{coord|22|43|6|N|88|11|57|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10= Dudhkalmi| numbered10=CT| mark-title10= [[Dudhkalmi]] (CT)| shape-color10=#A40000
|mark-coord11={{coord|22|42|26|N|88|11|59|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Nababpur| numbered11=CT| mark-title11= [[Nababpur]] (CT)| shape-color11=#A40000
|mark-coord12={{coord|22|42|0|N|88|13|36|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Kumirmora| numbered12=CT| mark-title12= [[Kumirmora]] (CT)| shape-color12=#A40000
|mark-coord13={{coord|22|41|10|N|88|13|8|E}} | label-pos13=left|label13= Ramanathpur| numbered13=CT| mark-title13= [[Ramanathpur]] (CT)| shape-color13=#A40000
|mark-coord14={{coord|22|41|37|N|88|11|37|E}} | label-pos14=left|label14= Bhagabatipur| numbered14=CT| mark-title14= [[Bhagabatipur]] (CT)| shape-color14=#A40000
|mark-coord15={{coord|22|41|40|N|88|15|58|E}} | label-pos15=right|label15=Chanditala| numbered15=R| mark-title15= [[Chanditala]] (R)| shape-color15=#C42222
|mark-coord16={{coord|22|44|40|N|88|14|51|E}} | label-pos16=left|label16= Kharsarai| numbered16=CT| mark-title16= [[Kharsarai]] (CT)| shape-color16=#A40000
|mark-coord17={{coord|22|45|14|N|88|15|0|E}} | label-pos17=left|label17= Tisa| numbered17=CT| mark-title17= [[Tisa, Hooghly|Tisa]] (CT)| shape-color17=#A40000
|mark-coord18={{coord|22|45|40|N|88|16|0|E}} | label-pos18=right|label18= Kapashanria| numbered18=CT| mark-title18= [[Kapashanria]] (CT)| shape-color18=#A40000
|mark-coord19={{coord|22|44|38|N|88|15|44|E}} | label-pos19=right|label19= Jaykrishnapur| numbered19=CT| mark-title19= [[Jaykrishnapur]] (CT)| shape-color19=#A40000
|mark-coord20={{coord|22|45|7|N|88|15|30|E}} | label-pos20=right|label20= Purba Tajpur| numbered20=CT| mark-title20= [[Purba Tajpur]] (CT)| shape-color20=#A40000
|mark-coord21={{coord|22|44|12|N|88|15|11|E}} | label-pos21=left|label21= Begampur| numbered21=CT| mark-title21= [[Begampur, India]] (CT)| shape-color21=#A40000
|mark-coord22={{coord|22|43|25|N|88|14|26|E}} | label-pos22=left|label22= Baksa| numbered22=CT| mark-title22= [[Baksa, Hooghly]] (CT)| shape-color22=#A40000
|mark-coord23={{coord|22|44|8|N|88|16|3|E}} | label-pos23=right|label23= Panchghara| numbered23=CT| mark-title23= [[Panchghara]] (CT)| shape-color23=#A40000
|mark-coord24={{coord|22|42|10|N|88|16|11|E}} | label-pos24=right|label24= Naiti| numbered24=CT| mark-title24= [[Naiti]] (CT)| shape-color24=#A40000
|mark-coord25={{coord|22|43|12|N|88|16|12|E}} | label-pos25=right|label25= Chikrand| numbered25=CT| mark-title25= [[Chikrand]] (CT)| shape-color25=#A40000
|mark-coord26={{coord|22|42|50|N|88|14|33|E}} | label-pos26=left|label26= Janai| numbered26=CT| mark-title26= [[Janai, Hooghly|Janai]] (CT)| shape-color26=#A40000
|mark-coord27={{coord|22|42|40|N|88|15|38|E}} | label-pos27=right|label27= Pairagchha| numbered27=CT| mark-title27= [[Pairagachha]] (CT)| shape-color27=#A40000
|mark-coord28={{coord|22|41|10|N|88|15|52|E}} | label-pos28=left|label28= Barijhati| numbered28=CT| mark-title28= [[Barijhati]] (CT)| shape-color28=#A40000
|mark-coord29={{coord|22|40|40|N|88|16|12|E}} | label-pos29=left|label29= Garalgachha| numbered29=CT| mark-title29= [[Garalgachha]] (CT)| shape-color29=#A40000
|mark-coord30={{coord|22|39|55|N|88|16|34|E}} | label-pos30=left|label30= Krishnapur| numbered30=CT| mark-title30= [[Krishnapur, West Bengal|Krishnapur]] (CT)| shape-color30=#A40000
|mark-coord31={{coord|22|42|6|N|88|5|13|E}} | label-pos31=right|label31=Kotalpur| numbered31=R| mark-title31= [[Kotalpur, Hooghly]] (R)| shape-color31=#C42222}}

===Location===
Furfura is located at {{coord|22.7545|N|88.1301|E|}}
Furfura is located at {{coord|22.7545|N|88.1301|E|}}


Villages in Furfura [[Gram Panchayat|panchayat]] are as follows: Furfura, Purba Durgapur, Gopalnagar, Hosenpur, Dakshindihi, Rampara, Toralpur, Santoshpur, Chak Barada, Belpara, Ramnagar, Nilarpur, Charpur, Bakcha, Kashipur, Ramchandrapur, Hazipur, and Bhimpur.<ref name=Jangipara>{{cite web | url =http://www.wbphed.gov.in/applications/Phedweb/Block2Villpdf.php?State_Cd=19&Dist_Cd=12&Blk_Cd=0016 | title =Census Data District Name: Hooghly(12) Block Name: Jangipara (0016) | publisher =West Bengal Govt | access-date = 2009-02-04}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
Villages in Furfura [[Gram Panchayat|panchayat]] are as follows: Furfura, Purba Durgapur, Gopalnagar, Hosenpur, Dakshindihi, Rampara, Toralpur, Santoshpur, Chak Barada, Belpara, Ramnagar, Nilarpur, Charpur, Bakcha, Kashipur, Ramchandrapur, Hazipur, and Bhimpur.<ref name=Jangipara>{{cite web | url =http://www.wbphed.gov.in/applications/Phedweb/Block2Villpdf.php?State_Cd=19&Dist_Cd=12&Blk_Cd=0016 | title =Census Data District Name: Hooghly(12) Block Name: Jangipara (0016) | publisher =West Bengal Govt | access-date = 2009-02-04}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

===Urbanisation===
Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: [[Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality]], [[Konnagar Municipality]], [[Serampore Municipality]], [[Baidyabati Municipality]], [[Rishra Municipality]] and [[Dankuni Municipality]]. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).<ref name=handbook2014>{{cite web| url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly |work = Table 2.2, 2.4(a) | publisher= Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 3 October 2018}}</ref><ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 3 October 2018}}</ref> All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
Line 112: Line 72:
Furfura High Madrasah is a coeducational institution affiliated to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. It has arrangements for teaching Bengali, English, history, geography, philosophy, political science, mathematics and economics.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbchse.nic.in/admin/Hooghly_school_list.php?page=12&| title = Hooghly district exam venue | publisher = West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education |access-date = 6 October 2018}}</ref> Furfura High Madrasah, established in 1908, is the oldest high [[madrasah]] in the district.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://wbmadrasahboard.110mb.com/listofmadrasah.htm |title = Contents showing the district-wise total number of different types of Madrasahs recognised by West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education as on 30.04.2001 |access-date = 2009-02-06|work =Hooghly District }}</ref>
Furfura High Madrasah is a coeducational institution affiliated to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. It has arrangements for teaching Bengali, English, history, geography, philosophy, political science, mathematics and economics.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbchse.nic.in/admin/Hooghly_school_list.php?page=12&| title = Hooghly district exam venue | publisher = West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education |access-date = 6 October 2018}}</ref> Furfura High Madrasah, established in 1908, is the oldest high [[madrasah]] in the district.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://wbmadrasahboard.110mb.com/listofmadrasah.htm |title = Contents showing the district-wise total number of different types of Madrasahs recognised by West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education as on 30.04.2001 |access-date = 2009-02-06|work =Hooghly District }}</ref>


The [[Aliah University]] controls three other "madrasah colleges" in the state — the "colleges" at Batna (in Malda district), Beldanga (in Murshidabad district) and Furfura Sharif. With the introduction of "modern subjects" including computer application, the teachers for these colleges will now be recruited through the Public Service Commission.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=172088 | title = Finally, Calcutta Madrasa gets status of college | access-date = 2009-02-06 | last = Shamsi | first = Mohammed Shafi | publisher = Indian Express, 3 March 2006 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The [[Aliah University]] controls three other "madrasah colleges" in the state — the "colleges" at Batna (in Malda district), Beldanga (in Murshidabad district) and Furfura Sharif. With the introduction of "modern subjects" including computer application, the teachers for these colleges will now be recruited through the Public Service Commission.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=172088 | title = Finally, Calcutta Madrasa gets status of college | access-date = 2009-02-06 | last = Shamsi | first = Mohammed Shafi | publisher = Indian Express, 3 March 2006 }}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


Sk Md Rofiqul Islam was Assistant Teacher and Teacher-in-Charge, [[Furfura Fatehia Senior Madrasah]] won the National Award for Teachers in 2007.<ref>
Sk Md Rofiqul Islam was Assistant Teacher and Teacher-in-Charge, [[Furfura Fatehia Senior Madrasah]] won the National Award for Teachers in 2007.<ref>
Line 119: Line 79:


==Healthcare==
==Healthcare==
Furfura has a [[Primary Health Centre (India)|Primary Health Centre]] with 10 beds.<ref name=medical>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 4 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hooghly.gov.in/phc_sri.htm | title= Hooghly.gov.phc }}</ref>
Furfura has a [[Primary Health Centre (India)|Primary Health Centre]] with 10 beds.<ref name=medical>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work = Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal | access-date = 4 October 2018 | archive-date = 28 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hooghly.gov.in/phc_sri.htm |title=Hooghly.gov.phc |access-date=4 October 2018 |archive-date=17 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217134750/http://www.hooghly.gov.in/phc_sri.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url =http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/16-state-teachers-to-be-honoured-by-Centre/357634/ | title =16 state teachers to be honoured by Centre | access-date = 2009-02-06| last =Singh | first =Shiv Sahay | publisher = Indian Express, 5 September 2008}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
Line 126: Line 86:
==External links==
==External links==
* [http://hooghlydistrict.info/hooghly-district-travel-and-tourism-fur-furah-sharif.html FurFurah Sharif]
* [http://hooghlydistrict.info/hooghly-district-travel-and-tourism-fur-furah-sharif.html FurFurah Sharif]
* [https://wbtourism.gov.in/destination/place/furfura_sharif Furfura Sharif - Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal]

{{Mosques in India}}
{{Srirampore subdivision}}
{{Srirampore subdivision}}
{{Hooghly District}}
{{Hooghly District}}

Latest revision as of 11:24, 8 November 2024

Furfura Sharif
Village
Furfura Mazar
Furfura Mazar
Furfura Sharif is located in West Bengal
Furfura Sharif
Furfura Sharif
Location in West Bengal, India
Furfura Sharif is located in India
Furfura Sharif
Furfura Sharif
Furfura Sharif (India)
Coordinates: 22°45′01″N 88°07′55″E / 22.7502292°N 88.1320064°E / 22.7502292; 88.1320064
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
6,720
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
712706
Telephone code91 3212
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB

Furfura Sharif (also known as Furfura, and Furfura Darbar Sharif) is a village in Jangipara community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly District in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a holy place for some Bengali Muslims. Before the afternoon prayers, people queue up at the mazar (shrine) of Mohammad Abu Bakar Siddique (1846–1939), a prominent pir (holy person) of the town. People say it is the second most prominent mazar in the country after Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan.[1]

History

[edit]

The masjid built by Muqlish Khan in 1375 is a site for Muslim pilgrimage, especially during the pir's mela (fair).[2] It attracts a large number of pilgrims during Urs festival.[3] Oral tradition holds that the Bagdi (Barga Kshatriya) king who ruled here was defeated by Shah Kabir Halibi and Karamuddin, both of whom were killed in the battle.[4] Their tombs are revered to this day by both Hindus and Muslims.[4] Veracity of the account and other details are unstudied.[5]

Furfura Sharif contains the mazar of one Pir Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique and his five sons, popularly known as the Panch Huzur Qeblah.[6] He was a social and religious reformer, who founded charitable institutes, orphanages, madrasas, schools and learning centers. He encouraged female education by establishing a School for girls in Furfura Sharif named Siddiqua High School. He was the founder of the "Order Of Furfura Sharif" or "Silsila-e-Furfura Sharif" and a religious congregation observed on the 21st 22nd and 23rd of Falgun Bengali month (Approx 5, 6 & 7 March).[7][8]

Jangipara CD block map

Location

[edit]

Furfura is located at 22°45′16″N 88°07′48″E / 22.7545°N 88.1301°E / 22.7545; 88.1301

Villages in Furfura panchayat are as follows: Furfura, Purba Durgapur, Gopalnagar, Hosenpur, Dakshindihi, Rampara, Toralpur, Santoshpur, Chak Barada, Belpara, Ramnagar, Nilarpur, Charpur, Bakcha, Kashipur, Ramchandrapur, Hazipur, and Bhimpur.[9]

Demographics

[edit]

Furfura had a population of 6,720 out of which 1,133 belonged to scheduled castes and 195 belonged to scheduled tribes according to the census of 2001. [9]

Education

[edit]

Furfura High Madrasah is a coeducational institution affiliated to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. It has arrangements for teaching Bengali, English, history, geography, philosophy, political science, mathematics and economics.[10] Furfura High Madrasah, established in 1908, is the oldest high madrasah in the district.[11]

The Aliah University controls three other "madrasah colleges" in the state — the "colleges" at Batna (in Malda district), Beldanga (in Murshidabad district) and Furfura Sharif. With the introduction of "modern subjects" including computer application, the teachers for these colleges will now be recruited through the Public Service Commission.[12]

Sk Md Rofiqul Islam was Assistant Teacher and Teacher-in-Charge, Furfura Fatehia Senior Madrasah won the National Award for Teachers in 2007.[13][14]

Healthcare

[edit]

Furfura has a Primary Health Centre with 10 beds.[15][16][17]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ hindu, the (17 January 2021). "The Hindu e-Paper Today: ePaper replica of the print newspaper". epaper.thehindu.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Hooghly District". Places of Interest. District administration. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  3. ^ "West Bengal Tourism Policy, 2008". Fairs and Festivals Tourism. Government of West Bengal, Department of Tourism. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  4. ^ a b Crawford, D. G. (October 2008). A Brief History of the Hughli District By D. G. Crawford. ISBN 9781443766128. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  5. ^ Kabir, Humayun (2011). "Contested notions of being 'Muslim': Madrasas, ulama and the authenticity of Islamic schooling in Bangladesh". The Moral Economy of the Madrasa: Islam and Education Today. Routledge. pp. 146–7. ISBN 9780203840788.
  6. ^ Choudhury. Dewan Nurul Anwar Hussain (2012). "Siddiqi, Abdul Hai". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  7. ^ Qadri, M. Aqib Farid. "Conveying Rewards to the Deceased (Isaale Sawaab)". Islamic Academy. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  8. ^ "Dariapur Sharif's Isale Sawab on Jan 17". Financial Express, 14 January 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  9. ^ a b "Census Data District Name: Hooghly(12) Block Name: Jangipara (0016)". West Bengal Govt. Retrieved 4 February 2009. [dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Hooghly district exam venue". West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Contents showing the district-wise total number of different types of Madrasahs recognised by West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education as on 30.04.2001". Hooghly District. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  12. ^ Shamsi, Mohammed Shafi. "Finally, Calcutta Madrasa gets status of college". Indian Express, 3 March 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2009.[dead link‍]
  13. ^ "National Award to Teachers, 2007" (PDF). Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, (Department of School Education & Literacy). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  14. ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay. "16 state teachers to be honoured by Centre". Indian Express, 5 September 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  15. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Hooghly.gov.phc". Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  17. ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay. "16 state teachers to be honoured by Centre". Indian Express, 5 September 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Furfura_Sharif&oldid=1256133098"