Haji Shariatullah

Mufti
Haji Shariatullah
Mufti Haji Shariatullah
হাজী শরীয়তুল্লাহ
Personal
Born	Shariatullah Taluqdar; 1781; Char Shamail, Backergunge District, Bengal Presidency, Company Raj (present-day Madaripur District, Bangladesh)
Died	1840 (aged 58–59); Bahadurpur, Faridpur District, Bengal Presidency, Company Raj (now Madaripur District, Bangladesh)
Religion	Islam
Children	Dudu Miyan
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Main interest(s)	Social reform; Islamic Revival; Tasawwuf; Islamic philosophy;
Education	Al Azhar University
Tariqa	Qadiri
Known for	Faraizi Movement
Muslim leader
Teacher	Basharat Ali; Mawlana Murad; Tahir al-Sumbal Makki;
	Students Dudu Miyan;

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]

^ Khan, Muin-ud-Din Ahmad (2012). "Shariatullah, Haji". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

[Banglapedia-Shariatullah-1] Khan, Muin-ud-Din Ahmad (2012). "Shariatullah, Haji". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

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