HAJI

SHARIATULLAH
 INTRODUCTION

Haji Shariatullah (1781–1840) was an

eminent Islamic reformer of the Indian
Subcontinent in British India . He is
known for founding the Faraizi
movement . Shariatpur District is
named after him.
 INTRODUCTION
 Born :- 1781
Madaripur , Dacca , Mughal India,
(now in Dhaka, Bangladesh )
 Died :- 1840
Dacca, British India,
(now in Bangladesh)
 Nationality :- Bengali
 Known for :- Faraizi Movement
 Children :- Muhsinuddin Ahmad
 CONTENTS
 
 Early life
 Life in Arabia
The Faraizi Movement
Legacy
 EARLY LIFE
 Shariatullah was born in 1781 into a petty Talukdar
family at the village Shamail under the
then Madaripur sub-district of greater Faridpur
District in Bengal . His father, Abdul Jalil Talukdar,
was a farmer who was not very well off. He died when
Shariatullah was 8 years old. After his primary
education he went to Calcutta and was admitted to
Barasat Alia Madrasa. He then received education from
famous madrassa of Furfura Sharif, Murshidabad.
 LIFE IN ARABIA
 In 1799, Haji Shariatullah travelled to Arabia.
He stayed there until 1818 and got his religious
education. He learnt Arabic and Persian from
his teacher, Maulana Basharat. During his stay
in Arabia, he was influenced by the Najdi
da'wah started by Muhammad bin Abdul
Wahhab through Tahir al-Sumbal Makki He
even is said to have visited Al Azhar
 THE FARAIZI MOVEMENT

 The Faraizi Movement was founded in 1818

by Haji Shariatullah to give up un-Islamic
practices and act upon their duties as Muslims (Fard
(or obligatory)). The movement protected the rights
of tenants to a great extent.
 THE FARAIZI MOVEMENT
 The term Faraizi has been deduced from fard standing for
compulsory and mandatory duties ordained by Allah. The Faraizis
are, thus, those bunch of men whose only objective is to implement
and impose these mandatory religious duties. The promoter and
initiator of the Faraizi Movement, Haji Shariatullah, however had
represented the term in a different light and sense, implying to
assimilate every religious duty ordained by the Quran as well as by
the Sunnah of the Prophet, while remaining firmly in
the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence.
THE FARAIZI MOVEMENT

 The growing popularity of the movement

amongst the people of Bengal alarmed
the Hindu landlords who harassed Haji
Shariatullah.
 LEGACY

 After the death of Haji Shariatullah in 1840, his

son, Muhammad Mohsin, popularly known as
Dadhu Mian, organized the movement and
carried on the work of his father. He also visited
Arabia at an early age but was more politically
active than his father.
LEGACY
 Palong thana of  a district in the Dhaka
Division of  was named Shariatpur Districtin
honor of Haji Shariatullah.Bangladesh issued a
postage stamp commemorating him on 10 March
1993. The 450 metres (1,480 ft) Hazi
Shariatullah Bridge over the Arial Khan River
on the Mawa-Bhanga highway is named after
him.
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