haji shariatullah

INTODUCTION Hazi Shariatullah was born in 1781 in what is now called the village of Shamail in the Thana of Shibchar in the district now called Madaripur. He had the inception of his religious education with Maulana Basharat Ali (R.) in Kolkata. After that, he went to Makka with the maulana and he studied there for 18 years. During that period he studied philosophy for one year at the world famous University of Jamiul Azhar, Kairo, Egypt. He got a first class and then got appointed a professor there. He taught there for one year. He was the first student and then the first professor there from the South Asian Subcontinent. Then he came back to the Indo-Pak Sub-continent and began to preach Islam in the region. But when the people refused his invitation to Islam, he went back to Makka, where his teacher Taher Chambol (known as the little Abu Hanifa) instructed him to stay at Madina where he saw, in his dream, three times, Prophet Muhammad (saw.) instructing

him to go back to Bengal saying, O Shariatullah! Go back to Bengal. Allah has granted you as the Hazi of Bengal. After this incident, he came back to Bengal and began to preach Islam again with the fullest fervor and sincerity among the Muslims of Bengal. He established a strong movement against the occupant British rulers and Hindu zeminders. The movement is known as the Farayezi Andolon in the history of the IndoPak Sub-continent. He died in 1840. PROJECTS ORPHAN AGE Pir Mohseenuddin Ahmed Dudu Mia (R) was the fifth descendent of Haji Shariatullah, the father of Farayeji Andolon and a pioneer of the anti British movement in the subcontinent. Pir Mohseenuddin Ahmed Dudu Mia (R) achieved a certificate of religious scholarship from Darul Ulum, Deoband . Important details of his life-story are given below.

Name : Abul Hafiz Muhsenuddin Ahmed . Fathers name : Aba Khaled Raziuddin Ahmed (Badsha Mia) Mothers name : Saleha Begum Date of birth : 22th February 1914 Primary Education : At Bahadurpur under the tutelage of his father . Secondary education: Islamia Madrasa, Dhaka. Higher Education : In 1936 from Darul Ulum, Deoband. Spiritual Education : He took baiat (oath of apprenticeship) to his father in 1940. Death : 6th August 1997 Age : 83 years A Short Description of Pir Muhsenuddin Ahmed Dudu Mia Orphanage Nomenclature : To immortalize Pir Mohseenuddun Ahmed Dudu Mia, the orphanage was named as such. Founded :In 1999

Founder : Pirjada Muhibuddin Ahmed Monad Mia, 7th son of Pir Muhsinuddin Ahmed Dudu Mia (R) . Number of Orphans : 80 Students Number of Teachers : 3 Number of Residential Rooms: 3 half concrete. Managing Committee : consists of 7 members Supervised by : Pirjada Hasibuddin Ahmed, 3rd son of Pir Mohsinuddin Ahmed Dudu Mia Village & Post : Bahadurpur Thana : Shibchar District : Madaripur

THE ORPHANAGE Facilities Provided: the orphanage authority provides the orphans with books, exercise copies, pens, clothes, food, treatment and accommodation and such like. The orphanage authority takes the responsibility of the complete maintenance of the orphans. Bahadurpur Shariatia Aliya Madrasa

Aba Khaled Rashid Uddin Ahmad (Pir Badshah Mia) was the fourth descendent of Haji Shariatullah, the father of Farayeji Andolon and a pioneer of the anti British movement in the Sub-continent. In 1940 Aba Khaled Rashid Uddin Ahmad (Pir Badshah Mia) established Bahadurpur Shariatia Alia Madrasa. Since then, the madrasa authority has been providing the students with books, foods, accommodation, etc free of cost. At present, every student has to pay only 30 taka for electricity bill.

THE ALIYA MADARASA Number of Students : 516 Students Number of teachers : 27 Number of staff : 17 Managing Committee : consists of 7 members Supervised by : Pirjada Hasibuddin Ahmed, 3rd son of pir Mohsinuddin Ahmed Dudu Mia Village & Post : Bahadurpur Thana : Shibchar Deistic : Madaripur

In 1940 Aba Khaled Rashid Uddin Ahmad (Pir Badshah Mia) established Bahadurpur Shariatia Alia Madrasa . Since then, The madrasa authority has been providing the students with books, foods, accommodation, etc free of cost. At present, every student has to pay only 30 taka for electricity bill. The 70 years old building has become risky for farther use and as such been abandoned . For this the students are facing difficulties in attending their classes. So a new building in place of the old one has become a crying need and a fortiori, we are humbly soliciting for financial help from you. FARAIZI MOVEMENT Haji Shariatullah launched the Faraizi Movement The first half of the 19th century witnessed a movement known as Faraizi Movement in East Bengal. The founder of this movement was Haji Shariatullah. At this time the condition of the Bengali Muslims in the Sub-continent was very miserable. The British policy of distrust

and oppression towards the Muslims rendered them economically and educationally crippled; and the oppression of the Zamindars made their lives unbearable. Haji Shariatullah went to Mecca on the Pilgrimage. He returned to his country after 20 years and started his reform movement known as the Faraizi movement. His movement basically targeted the most depressed class of the Muslims. He asked them to give up un-Islamic customs and practices and to act upon the commandments of the religion called Faraiz or duties. Hence his followers came to be known as Faraizi. He forbade Tazia on the occasion of Muharram and singing and dancing at the time of wedding ceremonies. His movement was also directed against the oppression of the Zamindars. He declared the country Dar-ulHarab, as Eid and Friday prayers could not be offered there. The movement infused new life into the lives of the Muslims of Bengal. It wrought great agitation among them, especially the peasants who were imbued with his doctrines.

Thus, he sowed the seeds of independence in Bengal. He died in 1840. Mir Nasir Ali, also known as Titu Mir, struggled for the uplift of the Bengali Muslims His son Muhammad Mohsin, known as Dadhu Mian, succeeded Haji Shariatullah. Dadhu Mian popularized and strengthened the movement by organizing it in a systematic way. He acquired great influence amongst the Muslim peasants and craftsmen of Bakerganj, Dhaka, Faridpur and Pabna districts. He appointed Khalifahs who kept him informed about everything in their jurisdiction. Dadhu Mian vehemently opposed the taxes imposed by the landlords on Muslim peasants for the decoration of the image of Durgah. He asked his followers to settle in lands managed by the government. During the revolt of 1857, he was put under arrest for organizing the peasants of Faridpur districts against the British government. He died in 1860.

Mir Nasir Ali, known as Titu Mir is another important figure who was moved by the sufferings of the Muslim of Bengal. After returning from Pilgrimage, Titu Mir devoted himself to the cause of his country. He made Narkelbaria, a village near Calcutta, the center of his activities. Many oppressed Muslim peasants gathered round Titu Mir in their resistance against the Hindu landlord, Krishna Deva Raj. Titu Mir was able to defeat Krishna Deva and set up government. The British aiding the Hindu landlords sent an army of 100 English Soldiers and 300 sepoys to Narkelbaria. In 1831, Titu Mir died fighting the British forces. The death of Titu Mir did not dishearten his followers. His example rather served as a source of inspiration for them in the years to come.