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'''Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam''' ("The Association for the Support of Islam") or '''Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|انجمن حمایت اسلام}}}}) is an [[Islam]]ic intellectual and social welfare organisation with branches both in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].<ref name=storyofpakistan/> It was founded in [[Lahore]] on 24 September 1884 in a mosque known as Masjid Bakan inside Mochi Gate, Lahore, by Khalifa Hameed-ud-Din.

==History and background==
The [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] against the [[British Empire]] also known as the [[War of Independence of 1857]] was an important and historical milestone in the history of [[India]]. Many political and social movements were later inspired by it, including the [[Aligarh Movement]], founded by Sir [[Syed Ahmad Khan]], and the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] (founded in 1878).<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sayyid-Ahmad-Khan Profile of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan on Encyclopedia Britannica], Retrieved 21 August 2017</ref>

Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam was founded in [[Lahore]] on 22 September 1884 in a mosque known as ''Masjid Bakan'' inside [[Mochi Gate]], Lahore, by '''Khalifa Qazi Hameed-ud-Din'''.<ref name=storyofpakistan>[http://storyofpakistan.com/anjuman-himayat-i-islam Profile of Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam on storyofpakistan.com website], Updated 1 June 2003, Retrieved 21 August 2017</ref>

One of its major efforts was the foundation of a number of schools for Muslim girls and orphanages in the [[Punjab region|Punjab]], where girls were taught [[Urdu]], the [[Qur'an]], mathematics, needlework, and crafts. It started a publishing house for appropriate textbooks for Muslim girls' and boys' schools, and these textbooks were used all over the Punjab and beyond. In 1939, it founded the Islamia College for Women in Lahore, the only one of its kind in the region, whose curriculum was the standard [[Bachelor of Arts]] program, supplemented by Islamic education. It also founded [[Islamia College Lahore]] in 1892.<ref name="auto">Qureshi, M. Naeem. Pan-Islam in British Indian Politics: A Study of the Khilafat Movement, 1918-1924. Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, v. 66. Leiden: Brill, 1999.</ref>

The Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam was a body that represented a spontaneous desire on the part of middle-class Muslims of Lahore to cooperate with each other for common good. The Anjuman also played a vital role to provide a political platform for Indian Muslims.<ref>[[S. M. Ikram]]. Indian Muslims and Partition of India. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 1995.</ref>

Later, a number of other institutions were initiated in Pakistan under the auspices of or partially supported by the Anjuman. One of such most prominent schools which gained recognition and was later turned into a full-fledged government-run public high school is the [[Himayat-ul-Islam High School]] in [[Hyderabad, Sindh]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.schoolinglog.com/school/Government-Boys-High-School-HIMAYAT-UL-ISLAM-Hyderabad-City_84099.html|title=Government Boys High School HIMAYAT-UL-ISLAM, TILIC INCUNE HYDERABAD, Hyderabad City|website=www.schoolinglog.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community-College/Govt-Himayat-ul-Islam-Boys-High-School-Hyderabad-783176251701574/|title=Govt Himayat ul Islam Boys High School Hyderabad.|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> which has two distinct sections, the Himayat-ul-Islam Boys and Girls High Schools. The school was initiated by a prominent Shaikh Sindhi family in Hyderabad in 60's by granting their property with the sole aim of extending English-medium quality education to the masses. The school soon turned into a prominent English-medium public school competing with the leading public and private schools in the city, especially during the 70's and 80's, with prizes and awards in many literary and sports competitions. It has produced a number of prominent personalities in the city and province, civilian and military officers and eminent businessmen, some even gaining world fame such as the Pakistani-American politician Mr. [[M.J. Khan]].

==Activities==
The association is composed of Muslim intellectuals and politicians seeking to reform Muslim society and work on its development.<ref name=storyofpakistan/> Some of its most prominent members included the famous poet [[Sir Muhammad Iqbal]], who recited his first poems at the sessions of the Anjuman. Its purpose is the educational uplift of Muslims of the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref name=storyofpakistan/><ref name="auto"/>

==Publications==
* ''Risala-e-Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam'' (first published in 1885)<ref name=storyofpakistan/>

==Programs and services==
In addition to numerous other charitable services, the Anjuman runs:
* Yateem Khana (an orphanage, established 1884)<ref name=storyofpakistan/>
* [[Islamia College (Lahore)]] (established 1892)<ref name=storyofpakistan/>
===Public schools===
* Dar-ul-Shafqat (for males only)
* Dar-ul-Shafqat (for females only)
* Dar-ul-Aman (for females only)
* Dar-ul-Uloom Deenia (for both males and females)
* Hamayat-e-Islam High School (for boys)<ref>[http://www.schoolinglog.com/school/Government-Boys-High-School-HIMAYAT-UL-ISLAM-Hyderabad-City_84099.html Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam Government Boys High School, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan], schoolinglog.com website, Retrieved 21 August 2017</ref>
* Hamayat-e-Islam Pasha Girls High School
* Hamayat-e-Islam Rajgarh School
* Hamayat-e-Islam Degree College (for women only)
* Hamayat-e-Islam Law College
* Hamayat-e-Islam Tibbya College
* Hamayat-e-Islam Younani Shafa Khana
* Hamayat-e-Islam Library

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.anjhimayath.com/ official website of Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam of Tamil Nadu, India]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk-BSgN7agc 125th anniversary event in 2017 of Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam on YouTube]

[[Category:Organisations based in Lahore]]
[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1884]]
[[Category:1884 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Islamic organisations based in Pakistan]]

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