Munshi Premchand and Islam:
Below is a short article ‘Islamic civilisation’ written by Munshi Premchand (1925), a celebrated Indian Hindu writer. His medium
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Author: M S Siddiqui
Humayun Tomb – Ruins of Delhi
‘As we advanced [into Delhi] the ruins became more thickly scattered around us, and at length covered the country
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The Maharajah’s well at Stoke Row (United Kingdom).
Stoke Row is a village close to Reading, in Oxfordshire. The village is noted for ‘The Maharaja’s Well’. There is
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Sir William Muir, Maulvi Deputy Nazir Ahmad and his Urdu translation of the Holy Quran:
Deputy Nazir Ahmed was a talented Urdu novelist, journalist and activist. After finishing his primary education in Madarsa he moved
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Anjuman-i-Islam: London and Mazharul Haque of Bihar
‘Haque was born at a village in the Patna district, in December 1866. In 1886 at the rather advanced age
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“Bertrand Russell’s Last Message” on Israel and Palestine.
‘This statement on the Middle East was dated 31st January, 1970, and was read on 3rd February, the day
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Tipu Sultan’s swords and ring in two Museums in London:
On 4th of May 1799, the legendary Indian ruler Tipu Sultan was killed, fighting the East India Company Army. His
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‘First Khilafat delegation at Woking for Eid Prayer-1920’
I am sharing below a very rare photograph, that is one hundred years old. A few months ago I bought
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Sir Maulvi Rafiuddin Ahmad- Queen Victoria’s special envoy to Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
A few days ago, there was a viral image ‘Portrait of an Indian in Istanbul in 1900’, on social media.
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Theodore Beck : A British Educationist & Second Principal of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College
Muslims, of the Indian subcontinent are celebrating centennial of the formation of Aligarh Muslim University (1920) from Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental college
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Zinat Un Nisa Masjid: Which was used by the British as barrack and later as a bakery.
Also called Ghata Masjid is one of the famous historical mosques of Shahjahanabad (Dehli). The name of the mosque is
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Sale’s Quran and it’s influence on the Western perception of Prophet of Islam (PBUH):
The American elections in recent years, the victories of a few newly elected Muslim Congress men/women and their wish to
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The First Prime Minister of Bihar. His grave lies at Brookwood Cemetery in Woking, England.
I have been visiting Shah Jahan Mosque and the Brookwood cemetery in Woking for a few years now. Woking, is
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The Book – ‘The Sayings of Muhammad’ and Tolstoy
Below I am sharing a few pages from the book ‘The Saying of Muhammad’ written by Sir Abdullah al-Mamun al-Suhrawardy.
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Bahadur Shah Zafar – Convicted on 9th of March 1858.
The court martial sat for the last time on 9 March, (1858) and at 11 AM in front of a
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Zinatun Nissa Begum and Shivaji Maharaj – And story of two mosques.
Zinatun Nisa Begum, daughter of Aurangzeb was born on 5th October 1643 in Aurangabad. She died on May 7th, year
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Maulvi Muhammad Baqir depicted in Vasily Vereshchagin’s painting.
Maulvi Mohammad Baqir (1810-1857) was a progressive Muslim of Delhi. He finished his education, brought press to Delhi and
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Ibn Sina (Avicenna) and Soviet Union:
Ibn Sina (Avicenna), an example of synthesis of knowledge from both east and west. He has been recognized by both
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