Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi
Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1875 |
| Died | 10 May 1938 (aged 62–63) |
| Notable work(s) | Tarikh-e-Islam |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam (birth — 1906) Ahmadiyyah (1906 — 1915) Islam (1916 — death) |
| Denomination | Sunni Islam |
Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi (1875 – 10 May 1938) was an Indian Sunni Muslim historian who wrote Tarikh-e-Islam in three volumes.[1]
Biography
[edit]Najibabadi was born in 1875 in Najibabad, Bijnor, United Provinces of British India. He began teaching in Najibabad Middle School in 1897 and later taught Persian in High School, Najibabad.[2]
During 1906 and 1914, he stayed in Qadian and embraced Ahmadism. He drew close to Hakeem Noor-ud-Din, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s successor, and wrote his biography entitled Mirqat al-Yaqin fi Hayati Nur al-Din in two volumes, the second of which remained unpublished because of his reversion back to Sunni Islam.[3] In Qadian, Najibabadi was superintendent of the Madrasa Nur al-Islam of Ahmadis for five years.[3]
After Noor-ud-Din's death, Najibabadi turned to Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad but could not agree with him more. Until the middle of 1915, Najibabadi associated with the Lahori group of Ahmadis.[3] After being associated with the Lahori group for sometime, he reverted to Sunni Islam.[2][3]
In 1916, Najibabadi started a monthly journal entitled Ibrat, contributors to which included Abdul Halim Sharar and Aslam Jairajpuri. Muhammad Iqbal also published poems in it.[2] He managed Zamindar for one year during the imprisonment of Zafar Ali Khan and also wrote for Mansoor, Lahore.[2]
Najibabadi developed a stomach Illness in June 1937, which lead to his death on 10 May 1938.[2]
Literary works
[edit]Najibabadi's works include:[2]
- Tarikh-e-Islam (3-volumes)
- Tarikh-e-Najibabad
- Jang-e-Angura
- Nawab Ameer Khan
- Gaay awr Uski Tarikhi Azmat
- Ved awr Uski Qudamat
- Hindu awr MusalmanoN ka ittefaq
- Aaina Haqeeqat Numa.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Masood Alam Falahi. Hindustan mai Zat-Pat awr Musalman [Indian Muslims and Casteism] (in Urdu) (May 2007 ed.). New Delhi: Al-Qazi Publishers. p. 162.
- ^ a b c d e f Akbar Shah Najibabadi. "Biographical sketch by Javed al-Hasan Siddiqi". Qawl-e-Haq (in Urdu) (2016 ed.). New Delhi: Areeb Publications. pp. 15–20.
- ^ a b c d Dr Umar Farooq. "مولانا اکبر شاہ نجیب آبادی کا قادیانیت سے تعلق واِنقطاع" [Akbar Shah Najibabadi's journey of Faith]. ahrar.org.pk (in Urdu). Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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