Abdul Bari Firangi Mahli | |
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Personal life | |
Born | 1878 |
Died | 1926 |
Religious life | |
Religion | Islam |
Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali (1878–1926) was an Indian Muslim scholar and writer from the Firangi Mahal palace in Lucknow. He authored 111 books.
History
His descendants moved from Sihali, Barabanki to the Firangi Mahal around 1692. In 1915, he was residing in Lucknow.
Politics
During the First World War he asked the Sultan of Turkey to support Britain or remain out of the war.
On 26 January 1919 he presided over a protest meeting in Lucknow against the British attitude against Muslims.
He was highly active in the Khilafat movement.
He preached Hindu-Muslim unity, especially during the Khilafat agitation, and was an associate of Mahatma Gandhi. On other occasions, he urged Muslims not to sacrifice cows in respect of the Hindus.
Institutions
- In his opposition to Western education, he founded Madarssa-i-Nizamia in Lucknow.
- He set up Anjuman-i-Khuddam-i-Kabba (1914) to prevent desecration of Muslim Holy places by the British.
- He was the founder member of Darul Mussannefin Shibli Academy, (1915–1916).
- He was the founder member of Jamia Millia Islamia in United Provinces, India (1920).
See also
References
- ^ "Cam Diary: Lucknow's Farangi Mahal". Daily Times (newspaper). Archived from the original on 22 April 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- Gandhi's Rise to Power: Indian Politics 1915–1922 By Judith M. Brown
- Jafariya News, 21 November 2004 Archived 6 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- The historic perspective of Inhidaam-e-Jannatul Baqee & Jannatul Mualla Archived 12 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- September 1923. Francis Robinson, Separatism Among Indian Muslims, Delhi, 1975, p. 339.
- Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy Retrieved 22 August 2019
- "Jamia Millia Islamia, A Historical Note". Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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