Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1875 |
Died | 10 May 1938 | (aged 62–63)
Religion |
Islam (birth — 1906) Ahmadiyyah (1906 — 1915) Islam (1916 — death) |
Denomination | Sunni Islam |
Notable work(s) | Tarikh-e-Islam |
Occupation | Historian |
Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi (1875 – 10 May 1938) was an Indian Sunni Muslim historian who wrote Tarikh-e-Islam in three volumes. [1]
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and wrote his biography entitled Mirqat al-Yaqin fi Hayati Nur al-Din in two volumes, the second of which remained unpublished because of his reversion back to Sunni Islam.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]
Najibabadi's works include: [2]
Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi | |
---|---|
Personal | |
Born | 1875 |
Died | 10 May 1938 | (aged 62–63)
Religion |
Islam (birth — 1906) Ahmadiyyah (1906 — 1915) Islam (1916 — death) |
Denomination | Sunni Islam |
Notable work(s) | Tarikh-e-Islam |
Occupation | Historian |
Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi (1875 – 10 May 1938) was an Indian Sunni Muslim historian who wrote Tarikh-e-Islam in three volumes. [1]
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]
Najibabadi's works include: [2]