- Haji Shariatullah had spent several years in Mecca and was influenced by the Wahabi movement. - The Faraizis also protested against the illegal exactions imposed by landlords (mostly Hindu) and indigo planters (mostly European). - After Haji Shariatullah's death, the movement was led by his son, Dudu Miyan, who gave it a more agrarian and anti- landlord orientation.