Syed Fazlul Hassan Maulana Hasrat Mohani
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2M ago
Mohsin Aziz (Residential halls of Aligarh Muslim University: Person behind the name series/ blog 7) Chupke chupke Raat din ansoon bahana Yaad hai Humko abtak ashiqui Ka wo zamana Yaad hai (Maulana Hasrat Mohani) Hasrat Mohani Hostel Hasrat Mohani hostel is one of the hostels in Sir Shah Sulaiman Hall. It is a boys hostel. Birth and Early Life Syed Fazlul Hassan popularly known as Maulana Hasrat Mohani was born in town Mohan of district Unnao, Uttar Pradesh in 1875. It was the year when Sir Syed was laying the foundation of Madrastul Uloom at Aligarh which later developed into Mohammadan Anglo ..read more
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Maulana Hali’s Musaddas-e Madd-o Jazr-e Islam
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by Mohsin Aziz
2M ago
Mohsin Aziz Hui pahloye amna se huwaida Dua e Khalil aur naveed e masiha Wo Nabion main rahmat laqab paney wala muraden gharibon ki bar laney wala musibat main ghairon ke kaam aney wala wo apney praye ka gham khaney wala faqiron ka malja gharibon ka mawa yatimon ka wali ghulamon ka mola (Hali) Who has not heard these immortal lines from Musaddas e Hali. Maulana Altaf Husaain Hali’s Musaddas-e-Madd-o-Jazr-e-Islam commonly known as Musaddas-e-Hali (Musaddas on the ebb and flow of Islam) is perhaps one of the most read and recognizable urdu poems. It was first published in 1879 in Tahzib-ul-Akhla ..read more
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Professor Jadav Chand Chakravarty
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by Mohsin Aziz
2M ago
(Residential halls of Aligarh Muslim University: Person behind the name series/ blog 6) Mohsin Aziz Chakarvarty Hostel is one of the residential hostels of Mohammad Habib Hall. It is named after Jadav Chandra Chakravarty who was a professor of mathematics at Aligarh Muslim University. Early Life Very little information is available about Professor Jadav’s early life. He was born in tetulia village in Sirajganj in 1855 in present day Bangladesh. His father, Krishna Chandra Chakarvarty was a priest and his mother Durgarani was a housewife. His childhood was spent in poverty. His early education ..read more
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Shamsul Ulama Allama Shibli Nomani
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by Mohsin Aziz
2M ago
(Residential halls of Aligarh Muslim University: Person behind the name series/ blog 5) Mohsin Aziz Adab aur mashriqi Tarikh ka ho dekhna makhzan To Shibli sa waheedey asr wa ektaye zameen dekhen (Malulan Altaf Hussain Hali) Shibli hostel is part of Mohsinul Milk Hall. Mohsinul Mull Hall or MM Hall is a male residential Hall of Aligarh Muslim University. The Hall was established in 1963 with the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, laying it’s foundation stone. Early Life and Education Shibli was born in extraordinary times. He was born in May 1857 in Bindwal village of Dist ..read more
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The heartwarming story of Wedding Dress Bank
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by Mohsin Aziz
2M ago
Marriages have become costlier over the years. The current size of the Indian wedding market is 50 billion USD and the market is growing at the rate of 25 percent per annum. However, for countless poor families, marriage means long term indebtedness. The money which could be put to use for many other meaningful purposes by poor families is spent on ceremonies and fancy dresses particularly for the bride thus putting them under financial stress. I would like to share with you all a story that I recently came across. The story is about dress bank for brides who can not afford special dress for t ..read more
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Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum (9 July 1858- 12 May 1930)
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by Mohsin Aziz
2M ago
(Residential halls of Aligarh Muslim University: Person behind the name series/ blog 4) Begum Sultan Jahan Hall Begum Sultan Jahan Hall is tribute of Aligarh Muslim University to its first female Chancellor and one of its biggest supporters since its infancy. The Hall was established on September 2008 as a hall of residence for female students of the University. At present the Hall has four hostels named Block A, Block B, Block C and Block D. Birth and Early Education Born on 9 July 1888 in Bhopal (Hamid, R., 2011) was the eldest and only surviving child of Nawab Begum Sultan Shah Jahan and H ..read more
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Nazr-e-Aligarh: Tarana of Aligarh Muslim University
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by Mohsin Aziz
1y ago
Today Aligarh Muslim University and it’s alumni spread globally are celebrating founders Day popularly called Sir Syed Day. One enduring tradition of every Sir Syed Day program is the singing of University Tarana at the end. Alumni eagerly wait for the tarana. It transports them instantly to their days at the university. It is a tradition in many colleges and universities to have their own song which describes the history and ethos of that educational institution. The university song is often the link between the university and it’s alumni. However it can be said without an iota of doubt that ..read more
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Prof Asghar Abbas
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by Mohsin Aziz
1y ago
Renowned professor, author and critic of Urdu language passed into ages on 7 September 2022. I got to know about his death from my father’s WhatsApp message ‘asghar bhai Ka aaj Delhi Apollo aspataal main inteqal ho gaya’. Inna nillahi wa Inna ilaihi rajiun (unto Him we belong and unto Him shall we return). Professor Asghar Abbas retired as professor of Urdu from Aligarh Muslim University. Besides his immense contribution to Urdu language he was considered authority on Sir Syed and Aligarh Movement. He was very passionate about Sir Syed and Aligarh Movement. He was Fida-e-Sir Syed in the true s ..read more
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Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali
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by Mohsin Aziz
2y ago
Mohsin Aziz (Residential halls of Aligarh Muslim University series/ blog 3) Hali hostel is one of the six residential hostels of Mohsinul Mulk Hall of the Aligarh Muslim University. Mohsinul Mulk Hall was established in 1963 when the first Prime Minister of Independent India laid its foundation stone. Sir Syed had to face lot of criticism and had to overcome many hurdles including that of being declared apostate in his mission but he was fortunate to have found a very dedicated group of supporters also. One of them was Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali, also known as Khwaja Altaf Hussain Hali. Hali w ..read more
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The Musalman: A heritage publication catering to the niche
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by Mohsin Aziz
2y ago
Recently random net surfing led me to a news in the Khaleej Times about an almost century old Urdu newspaper published or rather written from Chennai. It was about The Musalman, an Urdu newspaper which is handwritten. Urdu has a tradition of calligraphy. There was a time when books, magazines and newspapers were handwritten. The katibs (writers) wrote with machine like precision. The art of writing calligraphy is called kitabat. Master katibs were high in demand and they were respected for their finesse and dexterity to write in cursive style. With the advancement in print technology the art o ..read more
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