Akbar shah najeebabadi biography of mahatma

Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi

Indian Muslim historian

Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi ( – 10 May ) was an Indian Sunni Muslim historian who wrote Tarikh-e-Islam in three volumes.[1]

Biography

Najibabadi was born in in Najibabad, Bijnor, United Provinces of British India.

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He began teaching in Najibabad Middle School in and later taught Persian in High School, Najibabad.[2]

During and , he stayed in Qadian and embraced Ahmadism. He drew close to Hakeem Noor-ud-Din, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s successor, and wrote his biography entitled Mirqat al-Yaqin fi Hayati Nur al-Din in two volumes, the second of which remained unpublished because of his reversion back to Sunni Islam.[3] In Qadian, Najibabadi was superintendent of the Madrasa Nur al-Islam of Ahmadis for five years.[3]

After Noor-ud-Din's death, Najibabadi turned to Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad but could not agree with him more.

Until the middle of , Najibabadi associated with the Lahori group of Ahmadis.[3] After being associated with the Lahori group for sometime, he reverted to Sunni Islam.[2][3]

In , Najibabadi started a monthly journal entitled Ibrat, contributors to which included Abdul Halim Sharar and Aslam Jairajpuri.

Muhammad Iqbal also published poems in it.[2] He managed Zamindar for one year during the imprisonment of Zafar Ali Khan and also wrote for Mansoor, Lahore.[2]

Najibabadi developed a stomach Illness in June , which lead to his death on 10 May [2]

Literary works

Najibabadi's works include:[2]

  • Tarikh-e-Islam (3-volumes)
  • Tarikh-e-Najibabad
  • Jang-e-Angura
  • Nawab Ameer Khan
  • Gaay awr Uski Tarikhi Azmat
  • Ved awr Uski Qudamat
  • Hindu awr MusalmanoN ka ittefaq
  • Aaina Haqeeqat Numa.[1]

References

  1. ^ abMasood Alam Falahi.

    Akbar shah najeebabadi biography of mahatma Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi ( – 10 May ) was an Indian Sunni Muslim historian who wrote Tarikh-e-Islam in three volumes. [1] Biography.

    Hindustan mai Zat-Pat awr Musalman [Indian Muslims and Casteism] (in Urdu) (May &#;ed.). New Delhi: Al-Qazi Publishers. p.&#;

  2. ^ abcdefAkbar Shah Najibabadi.

    "Biographical sketch by Javed al-Hasan Siddiqi". Qawl-e-Haq (in Urdu) (&#;ed.). New Delhi: Areeb Publications. pp.&#;15–

  3. ^ abcdDr Umar Farooq.

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    "مولانا اکبر شاہ نجیب آبادی کا قادیانیت سے تعلق واِنقطاع" [Akbar Shah Najibabadi's journey of Faith]. (in Urdu). Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam. Retrieved 24 July