Faraizi movement is a religious movement formed by Haji Shariatullah. In this slide how, when and why the movement was created is explained.

1. FARAIZI MOVEMENT
(1818-1862)
Lamia Islam

2. HAJI SHARIATULLAH
• Born in Faridpur at 1781.
• Performed Hajj when he was 18.
• Studied religious doctrines there.
• Returned Bengal in 1818.
• Founder and leader of the “Faraizi
Movement”

3. BACKGROUND OF FARAIZI MOVEMENT
• Many indigenous customs, rituals and
ceremonies done by the Muslims of Bengal like
- Saint-worshiping (Pir)
- Tazia during Mahram
- Celebrating birth, death and weddings etc.
• Most Muslims did not follow fundamentals of
Islam.
• Muslim peasants were oppressed by landlords

4. FARAIZI MOVEMENT (INTRODUCTION)
• Haji Shariatullah founded Faraizi movement in 1818
• Derived from the word “Farz”
• Faraizis aim at enforcing the obligatory religious duties and reject superstitions &
corruptions in Islam.
• Mainly aimed at the depressed peasants of East Bengal.

5. PROCEEDING OF FARAIZI MOVEMENT
• Haji Shariatullah gave stress on justice, social equality, and the universal
brotherhood of Muslims.
• He referred British ruled Indian province as “Dar-ul-Harab”
• Started in Dhaka and it spread all over through East Bengal including
Faridpur, Bakerganj, Mymensing, Comilla, Chittagong, Noakhali as well
as province of Asam.
• Soon formed into political program.
• Dudu Mia (Mohammad Mohsin) started to handle the rebellion after
Shariatullah died in 1840.

6. FARAIZI MOVEMENT (UNDER DUDU MIA)
• Transformed the movement into socio-economic-political
program.
• He divided Faraizi settlement into Halaka and appointed
Khalifa
• Mobilized the peasantry around an egalitarian ideology.
• Opposed taxes imposed by landlords.
• Opposed ban on slaughtering cow.
• Abstain from farming indigo.
• Burned houses of landlords/ captured them.
• Dudu Mia was captured several time for violence against
zamindars or landlords and British.
Peasants attacking landlords

7. AFTERMATH
• After Dudu Mia died in 1862, the movement got weak.
• The Muslims were encouraged
• Spiritual revival of Muslims
• Important political and social impacts
• Bengal peasants stayed united against landlords and British rulers.

8. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyzwSbv6Se0&t=255s
• Subscribe and follow HealthyHobbit for explained video
presentation