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Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali (1878–1926) was an Indian Muslim scholar and writer from the Firangi Mahal palace in Lucknow.[1] He authored 111 books.[1]
History
His ancestors moved from Sihali, Barabanki to the Firangi Mahal around 1692.[1] 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.[2]
On 26 January 1919 he presided over a protest meeting in Lucknow against the British attitude against Muslims.[3][4]
He was highly active in the Khilafat movement.[1]
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.[5]
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).[6]
- He was the founder member of Jamia Millia Islamia in United Provinces, India (1920).[7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cam Diary: Lucknow's Farangi Mahal. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ↑ Gandhi's Rise to Power: Indian Politics 1915–1922 By Judith M. Brown
- ↑ Jafariya News, 21 November 2004 Template:Webarchive
- ↑ The historic perspective of Inhidaam-e-Jannatul Baqee & Jannatul Mualla Template:Webarchive
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 22 August 2019.