ADVENT OF ISLAM IN

BANGLADESH
Within one hundred years of its birth
Islam came to Northwestern India
Arab traders came into contact with
coastal regions of Bangladesh

PENETRATION OF ISLAM
Some Sufi-saints came earlier
Islam entered Bengal in full force after
Turkish conquest.
Bangladesh to-day a Muslim majority
country- 90% of its population belong to
Islamic faith

BANGLADESH

MUSLIM RULERS FROM THE

WEST
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The Sayyids, the Afghans and the
Mughals
Islam entered Bengal both by land & water
After the conquest continuous flow of
Muslims from the west.
Soldiers, religious leaders and civil
servants

ESTABLISHMENT OF MUSLIM
SOCIETY
Islam which came in the wake of the Turkish
conquest changed the socio-religious
pattern of Bengal.
Muslim conquest planted a Muslim Society
Thousands of Muslim immigrants changed
the existing society
Muslim conquest changed the culture of the
society

NEW INSTITUTIONS
Muslim rulers built Islamic institutions to
disseminate Islamic learning and culture
Mosques, Madrassas, Khanqahs
Educational institutions
Arrival of Muslim scholars and preachers
Growth of Shia and Sunni groups

Tolerant Policy of Muslim Rulers

Bengal was mostly an independent
territory
Muslim rulers adopted a liberal policy
towards the indigenous policy
Peaceful attitude of Islam helped
indigenous people to accept Islam

ROLE OF SUFIS
Sufis and saints came in large numbers
They helped the conversion of indigenous
people to Islam
Shaikh Jalaluddin Tabrizi
Shah Jalal
Shaikh Nur Qutb Alam
Land reclamation theory

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