 Ali mentions in his book, "Hashor Michhil", that this took place in Asharh 1236 BS (June/July 1828 AD).He changed his name to Sadeq Ali, or Sadoq Ali in Sylheti.Sadeq Ali decided to take a reformist stance against the common Sylheti Muslim literature which had used religious syncretism with Hinduism, in particular Vaishnavism, and Sufi Baul elements.