Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya movement in Bengal
| Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya | |
|---|---|
| তরিকতে মুহাম্মদিয়া | |
 Black jihadist flag | |
Leader | Titumir |
| Dates active | 1830 (as armed militia) |
| Dissolved | 1830 (as armed militia) |
| Headquarters | Narikelbaria, Bengal Presidency, Company Raj |
| Active regions | Bengal |
| Ideology | |
| Status | Inactive |
| Size | Over 1000 |
Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya in Bengal (Bengali: তরিকতে মুহাম্মদিয়া, romanized: Tôrikôtē Muhāmmôdiẏā, lit. 'Order of Muhammad'), was an offshoot of the wider anti-colonial Islamic revivalist, reformist and jihadist militant Tarīqah-e-Mūhammadiyāh movement led by Titumir in the early nineteenth century.[1][2] Tarīqah-e-Mūhammadiyāh was pioneered by Syed Ahmed Barelvi and Shah Isma'il Dehlavi based on theological works of Shah Waliullah Dehlavi. It reached Bengal in 1820s, when Syed Ahmed Barelvi visited Calcutta, and Titumir became his disciple.[1]
The movement's followers were adherents of Sufism who emphasized the importance of a murshid (spiritual guide) in cultivating purity of thought and action.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya". 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 29 August 2026.
- ↑ Hasan, Mubashar (2017). "South–South Migration and Security Risks: Political Islam and Violent Extremism in the Shadow of Globalisation in Bangladesh". India Quarterly. 73 (3): 316–317. doi:10.1177/0974928417716208. ISSN 0974-9284. JSTOR 48505544. Retrieved 9 January 2025.