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M S Siddiqui

Dr. Mohammad Siddiqui is a UK based Medical doctor. Apart from Medicine he is interested in history, culture, art and architecture. He is an avid collector of rare photographs, postcards, maps, artefacts, rare books and magazines on different themes like ‘Hajj pilgrimage’, ‘Delhi’, ‘Islam in Britain’ and ‘The role of Indian soldiers in WWI.’
Historical Archive

An interesting response of the Saudi Arabia’s founder on the issue of Palestine Predicament

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date December 30, 2023
Yesterday, I was flipping the pages of the renowned Life magazine's special edition on Ibn Saud. I encountered a very …Read more  »
Ibn Saud of Saudi Arbaia on Palestine on TIMES-2
Estimated read time 3 min read
Historical Archive InterNational

India’s Historical Stand for Palestine & Palestinian Rights

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date December 17, 2023
From opposing the partition of Palestine in 1947 to recognizing Palestinian statehood in 1988, India has been a vocal supporter …Read more  »
Postage Stamp issued by Indian Government in support of the Palestine cause
Estimated read time 4 min read
Personality Women

The Life and Times of Atiya Faizee: India’s First Muslim Woman to Get Modern Education

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date November 6, 2023
Atiya Faizee was the first Muslim woman in India to receive a modern education, involve herself in women’s activism and …Read more  »
Atiya Faizee: The Story of India's First Muslim Woman Who Got Modern Education or The Life and Times of Atiya Faizee: India's First Muslim Woman to Get Modern Education
Estimated read time 2 min read
Opinion

Munshi Premchand and Islam

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date September 16, 2022
Munshi Premchand, an Indian Hindu writer talks about equality in the Islamic faith in his article "Islamic Civilisation" published in …Read more  »
Below are rare postcard from my collection, issued by Postal Department of India on Munshi Premchand.
Estimated read time 3 min read
Heritage

Humayun Tomb – Ruins of Delhi

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date August 13, 2022
A description of the ruins of Humayun's Tomb in Delhi.
Panoramic shot of Humayun Tomb from the 1860s
Estimated read time 2 min read
Heritage Historical Archive

The Maharajah’s well at Stoke Row, United Kingdom

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date October 30, 2021
Stoke Row is a village close to Reading, in Oxfordshire. The village is noted for ‘The Maharaja’s Well’. There is …Read more  »
The Maharajah’s well
Estimated read time 3 min read
Book Reviews Review Urdu

Sir William Muir, Maulvi Deputy Nazir Ahmad and his Urdu translation of the Holy Quran

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date September 13, 2021
Deputy Nazir Ahmad, a talented Urdu novelist, journalist, and activist. Completing his primary education in a Madarsa, he transitioned to …Read more  »
Nazir Ahmad's Urdu translation of the Holy Quran
Estimated read time 2 min read
Bihar

Anjuman-i-Islam: London and Mazharul Haque of Bihar

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date August 15, 2021
Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha, a close friend of Mazharul Haque writes about him giving a clear picture of amicable relationship between …Read more  »
Mazharul Haque of Bihar
Estimated read time 2 min read
Historical Archive

“Bertrand Russell’s Last Message” on Israel and Palestine.

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date May 23, 2021
‘This statement on the Middle East was dated 31st January, 1970, and was read on 3rd February, the day after …Read more  »
"Bertrand Russell’s Last Message" on Israel and Palestine
Estimated read time 4 min read
Heritage

Tipu Sultan’s swords and ring in two Museums in London:

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date January 27, 2021
The recent renovation of permanent ‘South Asia Gallery’ at the British Museum has provided a space for the legendary Indian …Read more  »
Tipu Sultan's swords
Estimated read time 2 min read
Historical Archive

‘First Khilafat Delegation’ in Woking for Eid Prayer, 1920

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date January 1, 2021
A Rare Photograph Documents an Eid Prayer in Woking, 1920, with Sheikh Quilliam and the First Indian Khilafat Delegation.
A Rare Image of the Eid Prayer in Woking, 1920
Estimated read time 4 min read
Historical Archive InterNational

Sir Maulvi Rafiuddin Ahmad- Queen Victoria’s special envoy to Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date October 14, 2020
Sir Maulvi Rafiuddin Ahmad- Queen Victoria’s special envoy to Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
Sir Maulvi Rafiuddin Ahmad- Queen Victoria’s special envoy to Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
Estimated read time 3 min read
Education Heritage

Theodore Beck : A British Educationist & Second Principal of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date September 15, 2020
Theodore Beck : A British Educationist & Second Principal of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College
Estimated read time 4 min read
Dil of Delhi Freedom Movement Heritage

Zinat Un Nisa Masjid: Which was used by the British as barrack and later as a bakery.

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date August 24, 2020
Zinat Un Nisa Masjid: Which was used by the British as barrack and later as a bakery.
Estimated read time 3 min read
Book Reviews

Sale’s Quran and it’s influence on the Western perception of Prophet of Islam (PBUH):

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date August 9, 2020
The Original work of George Sale was published in 1734, which is in two volumes. The translation of the Quran …Read more  »
Sale’s Quran and it’s influence on the Western perception of Prophet of Islam (PBUH):
Estimated read time 4 min read
Bihar Heritage

The First Prime Minister of Bihar. His grave lies at Brookwood Cemetery in Woking, England.

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date July 29, 2020
Grave of The First Prime Minister of Bihar lies at Woking, England.
Grave of The First Prime Minister of Bihar lies at Woking, England.
Estimated read time 5 min read
Book Reviews

The Book – ‘The Sayings of Muhammad’ and Tolstoy

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date May 14, 2020
However, the most interesting part related to this book is that this was one of the few books Tolstoy had …Read more  »
The Book - ‘The Sayings of Muhammad’ and Tolstoy
Estimated read time 3 min read
Freedom Movement

Bahadur Shah Zafar – Convicted on 9th of March 1858.

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date March 9, 2019
Helpless Sufi King was punished on false cases of being a ‘leader of the international conspiracy to topple the British …Read more  »
Below is, considered to be the only photograph of Bahadur Shah Zafar taken in 1858, waited for the infamous trial. The photograph is from The Collection of Thomas George Glover-Bengal Engineers.
Estimated read time 2 min read
Communalism Heritage Historical Archive

Zinatun Nissa Begum and Shivaji Maharaj – And story of two mosques.

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date November 24, 2018
In return; later when Shahu returned to Maharashtra he commissioned a Mosque in memory of Zinatun Nisa Begum- ‘Begum Masjid’ …Read more  »
Zinatun Nissa Begum and Shivaji Maharaj
Estimated read time 3 min read
Freedom Fighter Freedom Movement The First War of Independence 1857

Maulvi Muhammad Baqir depicted in Vasily Vereshchagin’s painting.

  • Post Author By M S Siddiqui
  • Post Date September 18, 2018
Maulvi Muhammad Baqir was the first Indian journalist to be executed by the British for spreading messages and news of …Read more  »
Maulvi Muhammad Baqir was the first Indian journalist to be executed by the British for spreading messages and news of Mutiny against the British.
Estimated read time 2 min read

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