Haji shariatullah biography of albert
Haji shariatullah biography of albert
Haji shariatullah biography of albert lea...
Haji Shariatullah
Bengali Islamic reformer (1781–1840)
Haji Shariatullah (Bengali: হাজী শরীয়তুল্লাহ; 1781–1840) was a prominent religious leader and Islamic scholar from Bengal in the eastern subcontinent, who is best known as the founder of the Faraizi movement.
In 1884, the Shariatpur District was formed and named after him.[1]
Early life
Shariatullah was born in 1781 into a family of Taluqdars in Shamail,[2] a village in present-day Shibchar, Madaripur.[citation needed] His father was Abd al-Jalil Taluqdar, a landowner of limited means.
His mother died when he was a child.[2]
At around eight years old, Shariatullah lost his father and was then taken care of by his uncle, Azim ad-Din, who nurtured him in a very loving manner and made Shariatullah's youth "carefree" with little concern for discipline.
However, when he reached the age of twelve, Shariatullah ran away to Calcutta supposedly due to being reprimanded by his uncle on