Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali

Muslim writer
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Quick Facts

IntroMuslim writer
A.K.A.عبدالباری فرنگی محلی
A.K.A.عبدالباری فرنگی محلی
PlacesIndia
wasAuthor Writer
Work fieldLiterature
Gender
Male
Religion:Islam
Birth1 January 1878
Death1 January 1926 (aged 48 years)
The details

Biography

Maulana Abdul Bari 'Firangi Mahali (Urdu: مولانا عبدل باری ندوی فرنگی محلی‎), (b. 1878 – d.1926) is a Firangi Mahal scholar.

History

His family moved from Sihali, Barabnaki to the Firangi Mahal around 1695. In 1915, he was residing in Barabnaki. In 1916, he was assistant professor in Pune.

Institutions

  • In his opposition to the Western education, he founded Madarssa-i-Nizamia in Lucknow.
  • He set up Anjuman-i-Khuddam-i-Kabba (1914) to prevent desecration of Muslim Holy places by the British.
  • He was the founder President of Jamiat-e-ulama-e-Hind.
  • He was the founder member of Darul Mussannefin Shibli Academy, (1915-1916).
  • He was the founder committee member of Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh in United Provinces, India, (1920).

    Politics

    During First World War he asked Sultan of Turkey to support Britain or remain out of the war.

    On 26 January 1919 he presided over a protest meeting in Lucknow against the British attitude against Muslims.

    He was highly active in the Khilafat movement.

    He preached Hindu-Muslim unity and was an associate of Mahatma Gandhi.

    Books

    He authored around 111 books. Some of them are:

    TitleSubjectLanguageBarcodeYearReference(s)/Note(s)
    Ilm e Akhlaq (Manual Of Ethics)Philosophy, PsychologyUrdu-1923
    Berkeley, Vol-IPhilosophyUrdu29901100056621924,
    Berkeley Aur Uska Falsafa, Vol-II (Mubadi Ilm-e-Insaani)PhilosophyUrdu29901000690251926,
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