Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya

Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya (Bengali:তরিকতে মুহাম্মদিয়া), was an Islamic revivalist, reformist and militant movement in the early nineteenth century.^[1][2]

Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya
তরিকতে মুহাম্মদিয়া
Black jihadist flag
Leader	Titumir
Dates of operation	1830 (as armed militia)
Dissolved	1830 (as armed militia)
Country	Bengal Presidency
Motives	Creation of a separate Islamic state in Bengal
Headquarters	Narikelbaria
Ideology	Islamic revivalism Islamism Separatism Bengali nationalism Anti-British sentiment Anti-imperialism
Status	Inactive
Size	Over 1000
Allies	Sayyid Ahmad Shahid's militia
Opponents	British East India Company
Battles and wars	Battle of Baduria Siege of Narikelbaria Battle of the Bamboo fort Titumir's rebellion
Preceded by Sayyid Ahmad Shahid's militia

Foundation

It was founded after Titumir meet Syed Ahmad Barelvi in Mecca. It worked as a front group for Syed Ahmed Shahid's jihad movement.^[3]

References

1. "Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
2. 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.
3. "Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 29 January 2025.