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17/10/2021

On this day, October 17, 1817, famous Muslim reformer, philosopher, educator, scholar and the founder of the Aligarh Muslim University, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was born in Delhi during the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar II. Sir Syed is considered as one of the most important figures of Islamic modernism in the Indian subcontinent.

Sir Syed was born in a family that had previously served the Mughal court for nearly two and a half centuries. He was descended from the family of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ through his daughter Fatimah and Ali. As a child, he was brought up in a Sufi household by his maternal grandfather Khwaja Fariduddin who was among the descendants of the 12th Sufi scholar of Naqshbandi Tariqa, Khwaja Mohammad Yusuf Hamdani.

The Indian Uprising of 1857 was one of the major turning points in Syed Ahmed's life. He foresaw the imperative need for the Muslims to acquire proficiency in the English language and modern sciences, if the community were to maintain its social and political clout, particularly in Northern India.

He began to prepare the road map for the formation of a Muslim University by starting various schools. He instituted Scientific Society in 1863, launched The Aligarh Institute Gazette in 1866, and founded the Madrasatul Uloom in Aligarh in 1875. The Madrasatul Uloom later became the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1877.

He patterned MAO College after Oxford and Cambridge universities that he went on a trip to London in 1869. Later, the same MAO College turned into the Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. The year 2020 marked the 100 years of the prestigious Aligarh Muslim University.

Apart from education and social reforms, Sir Syed contributed a lot to the religious, legal, historical, and political disciplines of learnings. However, his works on religion have been subject to heavy criticism. He wrote several books, journals, and articles on different subjects.

Today, Sir Syed is not only celebrated by the Indians or Pakistanis but by the peoples from all around the world. He died on March 27, 1898, and lies buried next to the main mosque at Aligarh Muslim University, India.

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24/05/2021

Syed Ahmad Khan's lifelong struggle was to educate and modernize the underdeveloped and uneducated Indians, particularly the Muslims. The Indian Uprising of 1857 was one of the major turning points in Syed Ahmed's life.

He foresaw the imperative need for the Muslims to acquire proficiency in the English language and modern sciences, if the community were to maintain its social and political clout, particularly in Northern India.

He began to prepare the road map for the formation of a Muslim University by starting various schools. He instituted Scientific Society in 1863 and launched The Aligarh Institute Gazette in 1866.

In 1869, he traveled to England where he was influenced by the English education system. When he returned from England, he laid the foundation of Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan-e-Hind in Aligarh on May 24, 1875.

Soon on January 8, 1877, Madrasatul Uloom became a college-level institution and came to be known as Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College. Sir Syed patterned MAO College after Oxford and Cambridge universities. As per Sir Syed's vision, the college imparted modern scientific education based on the British education system but without compromising its Islamic values.

On August 27, 1920, the bill of the Muslim University was presented in the Indian Legislative Council during British rule. On September 9, 1920, the bill was passed and further sent to the governor-general of India for his assent.

On September 14, 1920, the governor-general gave assent to the presented bill, and thus, it became the Aligarh Muslim University Act - 1920. On December 1, 1920, the Aligarh Muslim University finally came into being after the AMU Act was published in the government gazette.

On December 17, 1920, the Aligarh Muslim University was inaugurated after the government notification issued for the foundation of the university. Last year (2020), the university celebrated 100 years of its completion.

Today, AMU is one of the most prestigious central universities in India. It has been ranked among the top 5 and top 10 best central universities of India by different public and private ranking agencies.

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21/05/2021

A big flame of fire rose in the air and the whole surrounding was drowned in the slogans of Rajiv Gandhi Amar Rahe, Amar Rahe.

20/05/2021

Very little light is cast on how these individuals turned into realists and recalled their basic instincts of reflexes for survival. The story of our Amaan is no different.

27/03/2021

22/12/2020

Indian government today released the postal stamp of the Aligarh Muslim University on its centenary celebrations.

Scottish historian Hamilton Gibb had called the Aligarh Muslim University of India the "first modernist organization of Islam". The institution has produced the statesmen and head of the government of many countries, ministers, politicians, intellectuals, artists, sportsmen, scientists and businessmen.

Some of the notable alumni of AMU include:

1. Dr. Zakir Hussain, 3rd President of India
2. Hamid Ansari, 12th vice President of India
3. Liaquat Ali Khan, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan
4. Mansur Ali, 3rd Prime Minister of Bangladesh
5. Fazal Ilahi Chaudhary, 5th President of Pakistan
6. Amin Didi, 1st President of Maldives
7. Sahib Singh Verma, 4th Chief Minister of Delhi
8. Khwaja Nazimuddin, 2nd Prime Minister of Pakistan
9. Abdul Gaffar Khan, Indian independence activist
10. Ram Prakash Sethi, former CJ of the Supreme Court of India
11. Qudsia Tehseen, noted Zoologist
12. Divya Jain, noted Entrepreneur
13. Ashok Seth, noted Cardiologist
14. Hassan Naseim Siddiqui, noted Indian Marine Geologist
15. Talat Ahmed, noted Indian Earth Scientist and former Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia
16. Moonis Raza, Founder Chairman and Rector, Jawahar Lal Nehru University
17. Lala Amarnath, noted Indian Crickter
18. Syed Mushtaq Ali, noted Indian Crickter
19. Major Dhyanchand, noted Indian Hockey Player
20. Javed Akhtar, Indian Lyricist, Poet and Screenwriter
21. Anubhav Sinha, noted Indian Film Director
22. Naseeruddin Shah, noted Indian actor
23. Saeed Jaffery, noted Indian Actor
24. Surekha Sikri, noted Indian Actress
25. Prof. Irfan Habib, World Renowned Historian
26. Ishwari Prasad, Indian Historian and First Graduate of the University
27. Frank F Islam, noted Entrepreneur
28. Asrar ul Majaz, celebrated Urdu Poet
29. Bashir Badr, celebrated Urdu Poet
30. Ismat Chughtai, Indian Novelist and Filmmaker
31. Saadat Hasan Manto, celebrated Writer

The list is very long. If we have missed any notable alumnus, please let us know.

01/12/2020

100 years of AMU

19/10/2020

Today on October 19 in 1911, famous Indian Urdu poet Asrar ul Haq Majaz was born during the British rule in India. Majaz is one of the most celebrated poets of Urdu who wrote romantic and revolutionary poetry.

Majaz went to the Aligarh Muslim University for his education. He composed the anthem or Tarana for the university which became the official anthem of the university. He died in 1955 in Lucknow, India.

Photo: A couplet from a Ghazal (poem) composed by Majaz.

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17/10/2020

Today on October 17 in 1817, famous Islamic reformer, philosopher, educator, scholar and the founder of the Aligarh Muslim University, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was born in Delhi during the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar II. Sir Syed is considered as one of the most important architects of modern India.

Sir Syed was born in a family that had previously served the Mughal court for nearly two and a half centuries. He was descended from the family of Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah and Ali. As a child, he was brought up in a Sufi household by his maternal grandfather Khwaja Fariduddin who was among the descendants of the 12th Sufi scholar of Naqshbandi Tariqa, Khwaja Mohammad Yusuf Hamdani.

The Indian Uprising of 1857 was one of the major turning points in Syed Ahmed's life. He foresaw the imperative need for the Muslims to acquire proficiency in the English language and modern sciences, if the community were to maintain its social and political clout, particularly in Northern India.

He began to prepare the road map for the formation of a Muslim University by starting various schools. He instituted Scientific Society in 1863, launched The Aligarh Institute Gazette in 1866, and founded the Madrasatul Uloom in Aligarh in 1875. The Madrasatul Uloom later became the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1877.

He patterned MAO College after Oxford and Cambridge universities that he went on a trip to London in 1869. Later, the same MAO College turned into the Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. The year 2020 marks the 100 years of the prestigious Aligarh Muslim University.

Apart from education and social reforms, Sir Syed contributed a lot to the religious, legal, historical, and political disciplines of learnings. He wrote several books, journals, and articles on different subjects. Today, Sir Syed is not only celebrated by the Indians or Pakistanis but by the peoples from all around the world. He died on March 27, 1898, and lies buried next to the main mosque at AMU.

Excerpt: Sarim Ashrafi

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17/10/2020

Happy Sir Syed Day ❤️

08/10/2020

Did you know that Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan is considered the father of chemistry and one of the founders of modern pharmacy?

A detailed post on Jabir bin Hayyan is coming soon.

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27/09/2020

The Kashmir Gate is one of the northern gates in the city walls of what is now known as Old Delhi, originally the city of Shahjahanabad built in the 17th century by the Mughal emperor Shan Jahan (r. 1628-58).

The Kashmir Gate was built in 1835 by Major Robert Smith and was made into a double gateway in 1857 at the time of the Indian Uprising. This gate was blown up when the British retook Delhi during the Indian Uprising of 1857.

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Innalillahi wa innalehi rajeun

RIP Mubasshir Hussein Shah!

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We pray for his magfirat!

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https://theopinion.co.in/jamia-top-in-universities-beats-jnu-amu-in-the-nation/

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Photo: Ottoman Imperial Archives

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