ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY: SHIPWRECKED IN AN OASIS
At a time when the world is witnessing trivial times geo-politically, AMU is no exception, geography and politics decide the fate of academic belligerents in Aligarh. The role of politico-academic mercenaries is equally important, as the AMU Court prepares for the final showdown, the students and teachers await the verdict with bated breath.
Sicily in poetry of Iqbal & its forgotten Saracen connect.
๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฬ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐
๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐-๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐
When Allama Iqbal was returning from Europe to India where his flight passed over the Sicily, in melancholic mindset he wrote this poem about Sicily.
The Garden of Princess, birth of Club & Cricket Board of India
Roshanฤra Begum was the third daughter of Shajahan and Mumtaz Mahal. Born on 2 Ramadan 1026 A.H. or 1617 A.D at Burhanpur, she was the first lady during the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir.
Dargah Hazrat Shah Nasrullah Shattari Lakhnawi
Hazrat Shah Nasrullah (R.A) was one of the earliest and most revered Sufis of Lucknow. He was from the progeny of Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi (R.A). He died in Lucknow during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar. In fact, during a visit to Lucknow,
Khanpur Estate participation in 1857, the first war of Indian Independence
Azim Khan fought many battles during the uprising 1857 and got fatally wounded and was martyred on the battlefield. He actively participated in the battle of the uprising under the overall command of Nawab Walidad khan of Malagarh & was deputed as his deputy at Khurja. He was arrested while crossing the Ganga to move into Rohilkhand and subsequently hanged by order of the British military commission.
Hazrat Sayyid Shah Ain-ul-Quzat Naqshbandi Lakhnavi (R.A)
There has been intresting account related to the migration of Sayyid Wazil Ali from his native place, i.e., Golconda. He foretold the exact date and year when Mir Azfal-ud-Daula, Asaf Jah V (ruled from 1857 to 1869) would become Nizam when the latter asked him for prayers on his behalf. After becoming the Nizam, Mir Afzal-ud-Daula granted him Jagirs (land). Once, after becoming Nizam, Mir Afzal- ud-Daula summoned him to his court for prayers, which Hazrat Wazir Ali disliked.
Barahpulah and Arab ki Sarai Mandi
Barah Pula is situated in East Nizamuddin near Khan I Khana Tomb on the busy main road past to station. It was built over a stream of Yamuna (Nฤlฤ). The bridge has 11 arches carried on 12 piers thus getting its name Barahpula, it is 214 m long and 15m wide bridge.
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan’s “Delhi”, “Asar us Sanadid” and His contribution to Indo-Muslim Historiography
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was a Renaissance Person, a Polymath: a writer, a religious thinker, a social reformer, and a scholar of comparative religion. His work as a historian added new dimensions to the conventional historiography in South Asia.
Myths & Realities of Arab roots among South Asian Muslims
Interaction between Harappa people and Aryans way back in time left indelible marks and scars that defined the subcontinent for all times to come. People here in their march have changed faith several times.
Benazir: The Incomparable Summer Palace
The palace is famed as Benazir Kothi, oddly translated in English as the incomparable. It lies to the north of Rampur town, strategically situated on the banks of river Kosi, so as to exist as a naturally cold refuge surrounded on all sides by mango groves spread around the palace in 100 acres.