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Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, also spelled Sayyid Ahmad Khan, was an Indian Muslim reformer, philosopher, and educationist in nineteenth-century British India.
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Born 17 October 1817 · Died 27 March 1898 · Q196546
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None but a man of good breeding can the Viceroy take as his colleague, treat as his brother, and invite to entertainments at which he may have to dine with Dukes and Earls.
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“I believe that the Bengalis have never at any period held sway over a particle of land. They are altogether ignorant of the method by which a foreign race can maintain its rule over other races.”
“None but a man of good breeding can the Viceroy take as his colleague, treat as his brother, and invite to entertainments at which he may have to dine with Dukes and Earls.”
“It is incumbent on me to show what evils would befall my nation from joining in the opinions of the Bengalis: I have no other purpose in view.”
“As is well-known, he secured donations for Aligarh from Hindus of his own feudal class. When canvassing for their support he expressed such exemplary sentiments as that Hindus and Muslims were the ‘two eyes of the beautiful Indian bride.’ But when addressing exclusively Muslim audiences, especially political meetings, he was militant enough to threaten civil war.”
“No doubt, I greatly admire, as per what I've heard, Syed (Ahmad) Sahab's courage (Ūlul Azmi) and concern for the Muslims (Dardmandi e Ahl e Islam). For this if I shall express my affection for him, it will be rightful. However, similar to this (or rather more than this), upon hearing about his disturbed (Fāsid) beliefs, I have deep complaints and sorrow for him”
“Then our Musalman brothers, the Pathans, would come out as a swarm of locusts from their mountain valleys, and make rivers of blood to flow from their frontier in the north to the extreme end of Bengal”
“If the Government fight Afghanistan or conquer Burma, it is no business of ours to criticise its policy. Our interests will not suffer from these matters being left in the hands of Government”
“Would our aristocracy like that a man of low caste or insignificant origin, though he be a B.A. or M.A., and have the requisite ability, should be in a position of authority above them and have power in making laws that affect their lives and property? Never! Nobody would like it.”
“in-e Akbari and in fact gave up taking an active interest in history and archaeology. He did edit another two historical texts over the next few years, but neither of them was anything like the A”
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“If it were my fortune to be Viceroy; I speak from my heart when I say I would not be equally, but more, anxious to see the rule of the Queen placed on a firm basis”
Syed Ahmad Khan was commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque at 21 Mecklenburgh Square in Bloomsbury, where he lived in 1869–70
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The college was transformed into Aligarh Muslim University
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Died 1898-03-27.
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Presented on overall scenario of post colonial phase in which he described Muslims and Hindus as two nations
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Along with Raja Shiv Prasad of Benaras established the United Patriotic Association at Aligarh to promote political co-operation with the British and Muslim participation in the British government
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And refused to participate in the Muhammedan National Conference at Lahore which he regarded as a political agitation
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Organised the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference in Aligarh, which promoted his vision of modern education and political unity for Muslims
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In order to promote Western education, especially science and literature, among India's Muslims
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Under the presidency of Maulvi Samiullah Khan
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Did not express any opinion about it but later he became an active critic of the organisation and expressed his active opposition to the Congress
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Established the Muhammedan Association to put forward grievances of the Muslims to the Imperial Legislative Council
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Founded the Muhammadan Civil Service Fund Association to encourage and support the entry of Muslim graduates into the Indian Civil Service (ICS)
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And the last volume was published six years after his death in 1904
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Sir Syed was nominated to the Viceroy's Legislative Council
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Was nominated as an additional member of the Imperial Legislative Council, which he served from July 1878 to July 1880
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The school was converted into the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College
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Founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, the first Muslim university in Southern Asia
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And re-printed in the Aligarh Institute Gazette of 5 April 1911:
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Wrote Al-Khutbat al-Ahmadiya fi'l Arab wa'I Sirat al-Muhammadiya (A Series of Essays on the Life of Prophet Muhammad and Subjects Subsidiary Therein) as a rejoinder to William Muir's widely known four-part book, The L
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Sir Syed began working wholeheartedly as an educator
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Was sent to Banaras and elevated to the position of a Sub-Judge of Small Causes
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Established a madrasa which later became the Victoria High school
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And a scientific society for Muslims in 1864
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Was transferred to Ghazipur, and later to Aligarh in 1864
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While stationed at Ghazipur, Sir Syed started working on a commentary on the Bible and its teaching, with the aim to explain them in terms of Islam
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It was translated into French by Gracin de Tassy in Paris
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Sir Syed wrote a series of bilingual pamphlets called the Risala Khair Khwahan-e Musalmanan-e-Hind (An Account of the Loyal Mohammedans of India) from Meerut containing episodes in the life of those Muslims who stood by
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Sir Syed published the booklet Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind (The Causes of the Indian Revolt) in Urdu in which he studied the causes of the Indian revolt
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Referred to Hindus and Muslims as 'two antagonistic races' when highlighting the British folly of bringing them together in a single unit, thereby endangering the British position
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Was appointed as Sadarus Sudoor, a high-ranking post at the court in Muradabad, where he began working on his most famous literary work, The Cause of the Indian Revolt
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Was destroyed in the rebellion that took place that year
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Was promoted to the post of Sadr Amin in Bijnor
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Finished his scholarly, and illustrated edition of Abul Fazl's A'in-e Akbari
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Translated some passages of al-Ghazali's Kimiya al-Sa'ada (The Alchemy of Happiness)
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D'a Pre Le Texte Hindostani De Saiyid Ahmad Khan (tr
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Published Namiqa dar bayan masala tasawwur-i-Shaikh (A Letter Explaining the Teaching of tasawwur i shaikh), in which he defended tasawwur-i-Shaikh, the Sufi practice of visualising within, the image of one's spiritua
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Published the book Asar-us-Sanadid (The Remnants of Ancient Heroes) documenting antiquities of Delhi dating from the medieval era
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On the encouragement of his friend Nur al Hasan
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Was a biographical sketch of Muhammad, called Jila al-Qulub bi Zikr al-Mahbub (Delight of the Hearts in Remembering the Beloved), in line with the reformist ideas of Shah Waliullah
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Was appointed as the Munsif or Sub-Judge of Fatehpur Sikri and later transferred to Delhi in 1846
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Sir Syed compiled a book of chronological tables about the Timurid rulers of Delhi from Timur to Bahadur Shah Zafar at the behest of Robert N
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Sir Syed had lived a life customary for an affluent young Muslim noble
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Syed Ahmad entered the service of East India Company and went on to become a judge at a Small Causes Court in 1867, retiring from this position in 1876
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Married Parsa Begum, alias Mubarak Begum
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Born 1817-10-17.
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Would our aristocracy like that a man of low caste or insignificant origin, though he be a B.A. or M.A., and have the requisite ability, should be in a position of authority above them and have power in making laws that affect their lives and property? Never! Nobody would like it.
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