Haji Shariatullah
Haji Shariatullah (1781–1840) was an eminent Islamic reformer of the Indian subcontinent in British India. He is known for founding Faraizi movement.Earlylife Haji Shariat Ullah was born in 1781 in faridpur district in east Bengal(today part of Bangladesh). His father was a farmer and his family was not very well off. In 1799he travelled to Arabia on pligrimage and stayed there for the next nineteen years. He became greatly influenced by the beliefs of Sheikh Muhammad Abdul Wahab.On his return to East Bengal he started his own reform movement designed to purify Islam of the Hindu influences.Haji Shariat Ullah died in 1840,but his work was carried out by his son Mohsin-Ud-Din.
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| Birth date | January 01, 1781 |
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| Date of death | January 01, 1840 |
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