How Hindus accepted Islam in Mixed Bengal
Islamic preacher
It is a universally accepted fact of history that in many places the native people were converted to Islam by the Muslims by the force of the sword. But I must point out that most conversions in United Bengal (Bangladesh and West Bengal) were not by the sword, but by Muslim Sufi saints who exposed the inherent evils of Hinduism and Buddhism. The results were eye-opening as 65% of the Hindu-Buddhist population converted to Islam. It appears that the majority of Bengali-speaking Muslims is almost double that of Hindus.
Historical perspective
The entire region is now known as West Bengal and Bangladesh was known as the Kingdom of Bengal. It was ruled by a Hindu dynasty until the 12th/13th century and the majority of the population was Hindu. In the 14th century, in 1303, a Muslim Sufi saint Shah Gulal came to Bengal and started preaching about Islam and Mohammed. A large number of Hindus converted to Islam. One reason was that Hindu society was dying and infanticide, sati-immolation, caste division and untouchability had reached new heights. The division in society was complete as the lower castes were completely oppressed by the upper castes.
Islamic rules
In such a context, Islam's classless concept, abolition of sati-immolation and widow remarriage impressed Bengalis and they began to convert to Islam en masse. This is where Hinduism gets lost because it fails to portray a dynamic religion. The great traveler Ibn Battuta also visited Shah Gulal and records of his visit are available. He mentions that Shah Gulal lived in a cave near a mosque in Sylhet and led an overall austere life.
Bengal came under Mughal rule from the 16th century and the entire state came under the control of the East India Company from the 18th century. Despite this, sati-immolation and casteism continued to plague Hindu society, and more and more Bengalis converted to Islam. It would be interesting to know that the Bengali Hindus were so fanatical that they petitioned the Privy Council to lift the ban on sati-immolation as they felt it was part of their religious right. This reflects the mentality of Bengali Hindus. In any case the Privy Council rejected the appeal of the Bengali Hindus and termed sati-death tantamount to murder.
last word
Now looking at West Bengal and Bangladesh we know, but Hinduism in Bengal was a dying society and no trace of Islam could be found there. We must accept that Islam has some positive aspects over Hinduism and presents a classless society. It's time for Hindus to abolish caste, but it's easy to say but I'm not surprised that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world.
CONCLUSION
The entire region is now known as West Bengal and Bangladesh was known as the Kingdom of Bengal. It was ruled by a Hindu dynasty until the 12th/13th century and the majority of the population was Hindu. In the 14th century, in 1303, a Muslim Sufi saint Shah Gulal came to Bengal and started preaching about Islam and Mohammed. Islamic rules In such a context, Islam's classless concept, abolition of sati-immolation and widow remarriage impressed Bengalis and they began to convert to Islam en masse. Bengal came under Mughal rule from the 16th century and the entire state came under the control of the East India Company from the 18th century. Despite this, sati-immolation and casteism continued to plague Hindu society, and more and more Bengalis converted to Islam. It would be interesting to know that the Bengali Hindus were so fanatical that they petitioned the Privy Council to lift the ban on sati-immolation as they felt it was part of their religious right. This reflects the mentality of Bengali Hindus. In any case the Privy Council rejected the appeal of the Bengali Hindus and termed sati-death tantamount to murder.last word Now looking at West Bengal and Bangladesh we know, but Hinduism in Bengal was a dying society and no trace of Islam could be found there. It's time for Hindus to abolish caste, but it's easy to say but I am not surprised that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world.
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