Modern History PYQ 142 of 636 · Social and Religious Movements

Who were the Faraizis?

  1. AFollowers of Haji Shariatullah
  2. BFollowers of Dadu
  3. CFollowers of the Arya Samaj
  4. DFollowers of the Muslim League

56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2014

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Correct answer: (a) Followers of Haji Shariatullah

Explanation

The Faraizis (Faraizi) were followers of the sect run by Haji Shariatullah of Faridpur in Bengal. They advocated many radical religious, social, and political changes. Shariatullah’s son, Dudu Miyan, planned to drive the British out of Bengal. The period from 1818 to 1862 was the main phase of the Faraizi movement; the movement continued even afterward, but its pace slowed down.

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