Shah Amanat (R)  a famous saint of Chittagong. Hadrat Shah Amanat is said to have come from Bihar Sharif. At Chittagong he lived in a cottage and accepted service as a pankha walla (hanging fan puller) in the Judge's Court. From the circumstantial evidence it appears that he was a man of the late 18th century. The family that lives in the compound of Shah Amanat's mazar and looks after it claims to be Shah Amanat's descendants. They have got in their possession a Persian waqfnama (deed of endowment) of Anwar Khan, a son of Shah Amanat.

Shah Amanat lived a very simple life. His daily routine was to attend to his duties in the Court and to engage in prayers. No one knew that he was spiritually endowed nor did he pose to be such. His greatness was revealed through a Karamat (spiritual power with magical elements) which brought him to the limelight and people came to know that he was a darvish (saint) of a high order. When his spiritual attainments became known, he gave up his job and remained busy in meditation. He is ranked among the great saints of Chittagong. People visit his mazar specially to seek blessings in matters of litigation.

Hadrat Shah Amanat lies buried in a mausoleum to the east of the Laldighi of Chittagong. [Abdul Karim]