Nurul Amin :
The years 1926-27 saw the rise of ‘two new social movements that left a lasting imprint on the cultural history of Bengal’s Muslims.’ The Tabligh Jamat or Faith Movement, launched by Maulana Ilyas in 1927, gained a significant following in East Bengal after the petition of l947.
A year before the founding of the Tabligh Movement, a group of intellectuals in Dhaka formed the Muslim Sahittya Samaj (Muslim Literary Association) as the vanguard of a movement they called Buddbir Mukti (Emancipation of the Intellect).
Muslim Sahittya Samaj (1926-1938) literary and cultural organisation was founded on 17 January 1926 by a number of teachers and students.
They met in Muslim Hall Union at the University of Dhaka. The famous Buddhir Mukti Andolon was organised under its banner, the purpose of which was intellectual freedom of Bengali Muslims.
In 1931, a Constitution was framed emphasising devotion to truth and literary pursuits.
Muhammad Shahidullah was the founding President and Abul Hussain was the Secretary. Other members included A F M Abdul Haque, Abdul Quadir, Anwar Hossein and A Z Nur Abmad, Quazi Motahar Husain, Abul Fazal, Kazi Anwarul Kadir, Shamsul Huda, Charuchandra Bondyopadhyay, Mohitlal Majumder and Kazi Abdul Wadud.
Apart from holding monthly and annul meetings, the society published an annual magazine Shikha, which acted as its mouthpiece. On the title page of the magazine was printed the motto of the society:
Jnan yekhane simaboddho, buddhi sekhaney adasta, mukti sekhane osombhob (Where knowledge is limited, intellect is benumbed and freedom is impossible). The conservative Muslims of Dhaka were critical of the thoughts of the organisation and ideas of some of the members. n
The years 1926-27 saw the rise of ‘two new social movements that left a lasting imprint on the cultural history of Bengal’s Muslims.’ The Tabligh Jamat or Faith Movement, launched by Maulana Ilyas in 1927, gained a significant following in East Bengal after the petition of l947.
A year before the founding of the Tabligh Movement, a group of intellectuals in Dhaka formed the Muslim Sahittya Samaj (Muslim Literary Association) as the vanguard of a movement they called Buddbir Mukti (Emancipation of the Intellect).
Muslim Sahittya Samaj (1926-1938) literary and cultural organisation was founded on 17 January 1926 by a number of teachers and students.
They met in Muslim Hall Union at the University of Dhaka. The famous Buddhir Mukti Andolon was organised under its banner, the purpose of which was intellectual freedom of Bengali Muslims.
In 1931, a Constitution was framed emphasising devotion to truth and literary pursuits.
Muhammad Shahidullah was the founding President and Abul Hussain was the Secretary. Other members included A F M Abdul Haque, Abdul Quadir, Anwar Hossein and A Z Nur Abmad, Quazi Motahar Husain, Abul Fazal, Kazi Anwarul Kadir, Shamsul Huda, Charuchandra Bondyopadhyay, Mohitlal Majumder and Kazi Abdul Wadud.
Apart from holding monthly and annul meetings, the society published an annual magazine Shikha, which acted as its mouthpiece. On the title page of the magazine was printed the motto of the society:
Jnan yekhane simaboddho, buddhi sekhaney adasta, mukti sekhane osombhob (Where knowledge is limited, intellect is benumbed and freedom is impossible). The conservative Muslims of Dhaka were critical of the thoughts of the organisation and ideas of some of the members. n
