Hazrat Shah Suleiman Baghdadi, also known as Fateh Ghazi, was a prominent spiritual Sufi saint among the 360 Auliya who participated in the Muslim expedition in Bengal. In 1303 CE, under the leadership of Hazrat Shah Jalal (R.A.) and alongside Sipahsalar Syed Nasiruddin (R.A.), twelve saints were dispatched to conquer the Taraf kingdom and Tungachal. Shah Suleiman Baghdadi was one of these twelve saints sent to the region, having originally traveled to Bengal from Baghdad. Local elders describe him as an elder or leader among the 360 saints who arrived in the region.
Historically, the ancient kingdom of Taraf—located in the modern-day Habiganj district of the Sylhet division—holds a significant position in the history of Sylhet alongside Gaur, Laur, and Jaintia. Long before the Muslim conquest, Taraf was a vassal state under Tripura. Its last Hindu ruler was King Achak Narayan. Following the conquest of Sylhet, Sipahsalar Syed Nasiruddin, under the instructions of Shah Jalal (R.A.) in 1304 CE, led an expedition to Taraf with twelve companions. Upon defeating King Achak Narayan, who subsequently fled with his family to Mathura, the region of Tungachal was renamed Taraf and incorporated into Muslim Bengal. Due to the presence of these twelve holy companions, Taraf became historically recognized as the land of twelve saints.
After the defeat of King Achak Narayan, Shah Suleiman Baghdadi visited Bejura and eventually settled in a village near the Raghunandan Hills, where he established his personal chillakhana (spiritual retreat). The village was named Fatehpur in his honor, which is known today as Shahji Bazar. The shrine is situated adjacent to the Dhaka-Sylhet railway line in Madhabpur Upazila, positioned approximately 8.7 km from Noapara and 20 km from Habiganj town. His nephew is also associated with the site, resting on a nearby hillock.
Several miracles and sacred artifacts are tied to the saint and his shrine. According to local narratives, when the railway line was first being laid between Dhaka and Sylhet, the track ran directly beside the saint’s tomb, causing trains passing through to stop automatically. Following this, the railway tracks were shifted further away. Additionally, the saint appeared in a dream to an engineer, requesting a single light to be placed at his tomb; to this day, power supply arrangements for the shrine trace back to that guidance. Within the shrine complex, there is a well located on the northern side which the saint used for performing ablutions (wudu). Furthermore, sacred relics belonging to Hazrat Shah Suleiman Fateh Ghazi—including his walking stick (asha) and wooden sandals (khorom)—are preserved and safely kept by the shrine’s attendants (khadims).