- Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali
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Maulana Abdul Bari 'Firangi Mahali (Urdu: مولانا عبدل باری ندوی فرنگی محلی), (b.1878 – d.1926) is one of the most famous Firangi Mahal scholars.[1]
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Family
His family shifted from Sihali, Barabnaki to the Firangi Mahal around 1695.[1]
In 1915 he was residing in Barabnaki.[2]
In 1916 he was assistant professor in Pune.[2]
Institutions
- In his opposition to the 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 President of Jamiat-e-ulama-e-Hind.[1]
- He was the founder member of Darul Mussannefin Shibli Academy, (1915-1916).[2]
- He was the founder committee member of Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh in United Provinces, India, (1920).[3]
Politics
During First World War he asked Sultan of Turkey to support Britain or remain out of the war.[4]
On January 26, 1919 he presided over a protest meeting in Lucknow against the British attitude against Muslims.[5],[6]
He was highly active in the Khilafat movement.[1]
He preached Hindu-Muslim unity and was an associate of Mahatma Gandhi.
Books
He authored around 111 books.[1] Some of them are:
Title Subject Language Barcode Year Reference(s)/Note(s) Ilm e Akhlaq (Manual Of Ethics) Philosophy, Psychology Urdu - 1923 [7] Berkeley, Vol-I Philosophy Urdu 2990110005662 1924 [8], [7] Berkeley Aur Uska Falsafa, Vol-II (Mubadi Ilm-e-Insaani) Philosophy Urdu 2990100069025 1926 [9], [7] See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Daily Times - Cam Diary: Lucknow’s Farangi Mahal
- ^ a b c Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy
- ^ Jamia Millia Islamia, A Historical Note
- ^ Gandhi's Rise to Power: Indian Politics 1915-1922 By Judith M. Brown
- ^ Jafariya News, November 21, 2004
- ^ The historic perspective of Inhidaam-e-Jannatul Baqee & Jannatul Mualla
- ^ a b c The Universal Digital Library at Carnegie Mellon University & Partners
- ^ Digital Library of India: Berkeley, Vol-I
- ^ Digital Library of India: Berkeley, Vol-II
External links
Categories:- 1878 births
- 1926 deaths
- People from Barabanki
- People from Lucknow
- Indian Muslims
- Muslim writers
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