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❦Haji Shariatullah
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Founder of the Faraizi reform movement
He transformed religious reform into organized rural social action.
Est. 1947 · Bengal✺A Bilingual Archive
Biography
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Context
In the context of In early 19th-century colonial Bengal, his movement emerged amid agrarian pressure, social hierarchy, and changing authority structures., Haji Shariatullah is recognized as Founder of the Faraizi reform movement. He transformed religious reform into organized rural social action.
Contribution
He initiated the Faraizi movement in Bengal, mobilizing rural Muslims around religious reform and social discipline.
Impact
He became a foundational figure in Muslim social reform and grassroots mobilization in Bengal.
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