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The Shahi Qila was a majestic palace in Burhanpur, located to the east of the Tapti River. Little except ruins remains of the palace. However, the parts which still stand display amazing works of sculpture and exquisite carvings. History of Shahi Qila states that it was originally built by the Farooqui rulers and resided by…
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The Islamic institution Jamia Arabia Hathaura, Banda, Uttar Pradesh is a deep rooted academic institution in democratic India has been established to meet the mounting needs of Islamic propagation in India and to fill the emptiness in the field of meaningful Islamic higher studies. About 16 KM away in the east of Banda city, Hathaura…
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Hz Bedam Shah Warsi (RA) was born in 1882 in Etawah a town in present day UP, India. He was named Ghulam Hasnain by his parents, but this name was forgotten once he took on the mantle of mysticism. His spiritual guide was Hz Syed Waris Ali Shah (RA), and Bedam Sb, under the influence…
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The Haft Gumbaz, also spelt Haft Gumbad is a group of tombs of the Bahmani dynasty situated in Gulbarga, in the Indian state of Karnataka. Built during the 14th and 15th centuries, the tombs are examples of early Indo-Islamic architecture. There are seven tombs in total, with four being tombs of the rulers of the Bahmani dynasty. The tomb complex is a…
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Syed Zainuddin Shirazi (1302 CE, 1370 CE) was born at Shiraz and went to Delhi by way of Mecca. He studied under Maulana Kamaluddin of Samana, and came with him to Daulatabad. The author of the “Mayrat-al Walayeh” mentions that Zainuddin, on his arrival at Daulatabad, disapproved of the singing and dancing in the convent of Burhanuddin; but when…
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Salim Ali Lake is located near Delhi Gate, one of the many gates in Aurangabad, opposite Himayat Bagh, Aurangabad. It is located in the northern part of the city. During the Mughal period, it was known as Khiziri Talab. It has been renamed after the great ornithologist, naturalist Salim Ali, also known as birdman of India. The office…
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According to tradition, Sandila was originally founded by the Arakhas and called Sital Purwa. The Arakhs were then driven out in the late 14th century by a Muslim force under Sayyid Makhdum Ala-ud-Din. The town’s name supposedly derives from an exclamation from Makhdum Ala-ud-Din, who had been given a charter by the Delhi Sultan but threw it into the…
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Abdullapur Sadaat is a historical Muslim settlement situated in the eastern outskirts of Meerut, just to the south of Ganga Nagar, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As Abdullapur has significant population of Syeds, they address it Abdullapur Sadaat as well. Syed Mir Abdullah Naqvi Al Bukhari is said to have founded this small but important…
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Rehan Fazal, Senior Journalist of BBC One day prior to his passing away, the first Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar handed over a chit of paper to Mr Golwalkar, the content of which was “Before you hand over my body to the doctors, I would like to convey you that…
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Alok Dhanwa was born on 2nd July, 1948 in the village Belbihma of Munger District in Bihar. Alok is regarded one of those poets of Hindi literature, who gave new dimensions to the poetry. His poems touch the life of a common man. Bhagi Hui Ladki “Girls Eloped”, Janta Ka Admi “Man of the Public”,…
