The Faraizi movement, an Islamic reform movement among the peasants, was founded in 1818 by Haji Shariatullah in:

The Faraizi movement was founded in 1818 by Haji Shariatullah in the Faridpur district of East Bengal (now in Bangladesh).

Meaning of the name:

• "Faraizi" comes from "faraiz", meaning the obligatory duties of Islam (such as prayer, fasting, charity and pilgrimage).
• The movement called on Muslims to perform these duties faithfully and to give up practices that were not part of Islam.

About Haji Shariatullah:

• He was born in 1781 in the Faridpur district.
• He went to Mecca and stayed there for about 20 years, studying Islamic law and theology.
• On his return, he began a reform movement to purify the religious practices of the Muslims of Bengal.

Teachings:

• He asked Muslims to give up customs borrowed from Hindu practices and from popular religion, such as worship at tombs and elaborate ceremonies.
• He declared that British-ruled India was "dar-ul-harb" (land of war), where Friday and Id prayers should not be held.
• His movement attracted many poor Muslim peasants and weavers of East Bengal.

Under Dudu Miyan:

• After his death in 1840, his son Muhsin-ud-din Ahmad, popularly called Dudu Miyan, led the movement.
• Dudu Miyan turned it into a movement of peasants against the zamindars (mostly Hindu) and the European indigo planters.
• He declared that land belonged to God, and that no one had the right to collect rent or tax on it.
• He organised the peasants and set up his own courts and system of administration.
• He was arrested several times, and died in 1862.

Decline:

After Dudu Miyan's death, the movement lost its political character and remained a religious movement.

Significance:

It is regarded as one of the early peasant movements against zamindars and planters in Bengal.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Punjab, Malabar and Sind saw other movements.