Shrine of Saint Hazrat Shah Jalal is the major historical significance in Sylhet city. nowadays more than six hundred years later than his death, the shrine is visited by countless devotees of all class and belief, who make the trip from far away places. Legend says, the grand saint who came from Arab to sermonize Islam and conquered the then Hindu king Gour Gobinda, distorted the witchcraft followers of the king into catfishes which are still lively in the container neighboring to the shrine Swords, the sacred Quran and the ceremonial dress of the sacred saint are still conserved in the shrine.
Three km to the northeast of the circuit house, the Shahi Eidgah was built lying on a hill by the Moghol ruler Aurangazeb in the 17th century. It looks like a grade castle but is in fact destined for Eid congregation-the 2 major Muslim festivals.
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