Dhaka Mussalman Suhrid Sammilani () was a reformist organization of Muslims based in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...

during the late 19th century.

History

Dhaka Mussalman Suhrid Sammilani was established in 1883 by Muslim students of

Dhaka College Dhaka College (), informally known as DC, is a public educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in the subcontinent. It offers Honours degree, honours and Master's degree ...

. Himmat Ali was the founding president and Abdul Aziz was the founding secretary of the organization. The organization was also known by two other names, Anjuman-e-Ahbab-e-Islamia and Dacca Muhammadan Friends' Union. The founders were followers of

Ubaidullah Al Ubaidi Suhrawardy Ubaidullah Al Ubaidi Suhrawardy (, ; 1832 – 9 February 1885) was a Bengali Islamic scholar, educationist and writer from Midnapore. He is regarded as the Father of modern Islamic education in Bengal and was awarded with the title of ''Bahr ul ...

. The organization was focused on improving the education of Muslims, especially Muslim women. The organization provided schooling for standard one to five students. In 1889 prominent Muslims of Dhaka, such as the superintendent of Madrasahs in Dhaka, Abul Khair Mohammad Siddique, and Kazi Raziuddin, a Zamindar, and Syed Awlad Hossain. The organization was closed following the partition of Bengal into

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and

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on 16 December 1905. It was succeeded by Mohammedan Provincial Union.

References

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