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
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Author: Mahino Fatima
A Shia Mirza Ismail constructed a Sunni mosque
“I believe deep down in my heart that the great reality of spiritual revelation given to humanity by the Prophet
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No, Ittehad was not in the motto of Azad Hind Fauj of Netaji
On 23 January, the nation was celebrating the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the supreme leader of Azad
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Why did Mohammed Rafi go to Haj? The real reason
Mohammed Rafi is considered, by many, one of the finest singers India has ever produced. Along with Lata Mangeshkar, he
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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) Magistrate: Were
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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
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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)
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Raja Mahendra Partap: A Great Man Reduced to Jaat Raja by the Politics
Raja Mahendra Pratap of Hathras is again in the news. It is sad that petty divisive politics is being played
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Why do Indian Muslims forget their Heroes?
Today, when I logged into the Twitter, my expectation was to find Indian Muslim Twitter (IMT) trending a hashtag on
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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
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The Muslim Martyrs of Royal Indian Naval Mutiny of 1946
After the Second World War, soldiers of the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) were captured by the British forces.
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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 the British India
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These 85 soldiers started the 1857 Revolt
On 24 April, 1857, Colonel G.M.C Smith of 3rd Regiment, Light Cavalry, at Meerut asked his troops to load the
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Dilip Kumar & Raj Kapoor : A Friendship from Peshawar to Mumbai
Not many among the younger generation are aware of the fact that two of the greatest Indian Cinema Artists of
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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
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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.
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Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi : Father of Algebra
Al-Khwarizmi was a Persian mathematician and astronomer who spent most of his life in Baghdad. His book on algebra, Kitab
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Battle of Plassey : A Story of Treachery and Deception
The Battle of Plassey, fought on 23 June, 1757, at the banks of Hooghly river in Bengal changed the course
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