Sayed Ziaul Haq(1928 – 1988)
Sayed Ziaul Haq, a Sufi saint of the Maizbhanderi Sufi order established in Chattagram, Bangladesh, used to travel over days across hills, forest, seaside and different places sleeplessly without any pre-arrangement. He succeeded the spiritual chain/Shajrah of his Sufi master as well as father, Sayed Ahmed Ullah Maizbhanderi.
Sayed Ziaul Haq was born at Maizbhandar in Chittagong (now Chattagram) district, British India (now Bangladesh), Initially he was named as Sayed Badiur Rahman on the 7th day of his birth. Hence, his father Sayed Delaor Husaein renamed him as Sayed Ziaul Haq according to a heavenly commandment,
After encountering a spiritual experience while studying in Chittagong, he returned to Maizbhandar. Since them, he is said to have led a his mysteriously eventful life to get into an esoteric state of Sufi. During Sufi meditation (Reajat/Muraqaba/Moshaheda) he would stay alone in a closed room detached from all mundane communications for days, at times he refused food and remained awake throughout the night, and very often he used to take a dive in severe cold water even in intensive winter season.
He achieved noteworthy status as a Sufi and among his followers around the world he is known as Bishaw Wali (Bengali), which translated means the Universal Sufi Saint or Global Sufi .
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