Question

Haji Shahariyathulla and his followers found the movement:

• A. Farasi movement
• B. Ahammadiya movement
• C. Kuka movement
• D. Ahom movement

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Farasi movement

• Haji Shahariyathulla and his followers founded the Faraizi Movement in the early 19th century in Bengal.

• It was an Islamic reform movement that aimed to purify Islam by removing un-Islamic practices and ensuring strict adherence to Faraiz (obligatory duties in Islam).

• Founded by Haji Shariatullah in 1818, the movement was particularly strong among rural peasants in Bengal.

• It opposed British rule, zamindari oppression, and Hindu influences on Islamic practices.

• After Haji Shariatullah's death, his son Dudu Miyan continued the movement and transformed it into a peasant resistance movement against landlords and British authorities.