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Maizbhandari
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Origin late 19th century
The Maizbhandari order, also spelled Maijbhandari, is a Bangladeshi Sufi order of Sunni Islam founded in the late nineteenth century by the Bengali Sufi saint Ahmad Ullah Maizbhandari of Chittagong. It is the only Sufi order to have originated from within the Bengal region, and as an indigenous movement it has continued to enjoy significant popularity through to the present, drawing adherents from all sections of society including the urban middle class.
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Origin Period Place of OriginChittagong, Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) 1 FounderAhmad Ullah Maizbhandari 1 Sources
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