When Allama Iqbal stood up for Bhagat Singh
If I tell you that the famous Urdu poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal was a supporter of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh and …Read more »
A Shia Mirza Ismail constructed a Sunni mosque
Mirza Ismail, a Shia Muslim by faith, who was the Prime Minister of Mysore had spoken these words at the …Read more »
No, Ittehad was not in the motto of Azad Hind Fauj of Netaji
Under Netaji Bose, the INA’s motto of Ittefaq (Unity), Itmad (Faith), and Kurbani (Sacrifice) no doubt preferred Hindustani words of …Read more »
Why did Mohammed Rafi go to Haj? The real reason
People welcomed him, and his family, as a pilgrim coming back from one of the most sacred places of Islam. …Read more »
Trial of Maulana Shaukat Ali at Karachi Court
Following is an excerpt of the trial of Maulana Shaukat Ali at Karachi Court in September, 1929
What Did Maulana Azad Really Think About Pakistan and Jinnah?
Often, different quotes from Maulana Azad are cherry picked by people on social media according to their political convenience without …Read more »
A Letter Written by Raja Mahendra Pratap
Following is the text of a letter written by Raja Mahendra Pratap, published in Sirajul Akhbar, Kabul in 1916
Raja Mahendra Partap: A Great Man Reduced to Jaat Raja by the Politics
In his autobiography, Raja Mahendra Partap recalled Niaz Ali as his first teacher. Altaf Hussain, Ali Mohammad, Pandit Bhagwandas, and …Read more »
Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi Believed Afghanistan was India in Ancient Times
The following text is a translation by Dr. Mahino Fatima of an excerpt from the Kabul Diaries, written by Maulana …Read more »
The Muslim Martyrs of Royal Indian Naval Mutiny of 1946
The British forces killed many to quell the Royal Indian Naval Mutiny, many of which were Muslims. Here, we are …Read more »
Silk Letter Movement: Name of all 59 charged by the British for waging war against the Crown
During the First World War, Maulana Mahmood Hasan, and other Islamic scholars planned an armed attack on British India from …Read more »
These 85 Indian soldiers started the 1857 Revolt
We are publishing the names of all these 85 Indian sepoys who defied the English command and thus triggered the …Read more »
Dilip Kumar & Raj Kapoor : A Friendship from Peshawar to Mumbai
He could not utter a word and sat coyly in his seat till the two girls alighted the tonga at …Read more »
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan on Education of Tawaifs’ (dancing girl) Children
In a letter written in 1879 to the secretary of the Government of North West Provinces and Aoudh, Sir Syed …Read more »
When Sheikh Abdullah (Papa Mian) wrote poem for his daughter, Khurshid Jahan
Sheikh Abdullah, founder of Women’s College in Aligarh, and Begum Waheed Jahan had seven children, five daughters and two sons. …Read more »
Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi : Father of Algebra
For al-Khwarizmi, al-jabr is a method in which we can eliminate negative quantities in an equation by adding the same …Read more »
Battle of Plassey : A Story of Treachery and Deception
The Battle of Plassey opened the gates for the British control of India. For the next 190 years, India remained …Read more »
