Q. Regarding the Faraizi Movement of East Bengal, consider the following statements:
1.It was initiated by Haji Shariatullah to encourage Muslims to fulfill their primary religious obligations (faraiz) and abandon un-Islamic local customs.
2.Under Dudu Miyan, the movement became a socio-economic struggle as he organized the peasantry against the illegal exactions of Hindu and Muslim landlords.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1: Correct. The movement began as a religious purification drive.
- Statement 2: Correct. Dudu Miyan gave it an egalitarian and revolutionary character, declaring that land belongs to God and no one should pay taxes to landlords.
