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Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi

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Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi
Personal
Born1875
Died10 May 1938(1938-05-10) (aged 62–63)
ReligionIslam (birth — 1906)
Ahmadiyyah (1906 — 1915)
Islam (1916 — death)
DenominationSunni Islam
Notable work(s)Tarikh-e-Islam
OccupationHistorian

Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi (1875 – 10 May 1938) was an Indian Sunni Muslim historian who wrote Tarikh-e-Islam in three volumes.[1]

Biography

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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and wrote his biography entitled Mirqat al-Yaqin fi Hayati Nur al-Din in two volumes, the second of which remained unpublished because of his reversion back to Sunni Islam.[3] In Qadian, Najibabadi was superintendent of the Madrasa Nur al-Islam of Ahmadis for five years.[3]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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.