Abdul Qadir (Muslim leader)
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Sir Abdul Qadir was a Muslim editor. He was the leader of Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam
in 1941. He used his position as the lead of this organization to form other, pro-partition of India organizations.
Qadir was the editor of the Observer, the first Muslim newspaper published in English. In 1901 he launched the magazine Makhzan, an Urdu language publication. This magazine published the early works of Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
In 1904 Qadir went to study law in London, and was called to the bar in 1907 after which he returned to India.
Qadir had been knighted by the British and in 1935 had been a member of the governing council of India.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's book Mahatma Gandhi contains a chapter by Qadir, where he particularly relates his various experiences with the understanding of Gandhi in Europe in the 1930s.
Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam
Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam , launched in Lahore in 1884. One of its major efforts was the setting up of a number of schools for Muslim girls and orphanages in the Punjab, where girls were taught Urdu and the Qur’an, as well as mathematics, needlework and crafts...
in 1941. He used his position as the lead of this organization to form other, pro-partition of India organizations.
Qadir was the editor of the Observer, the first Muslim newspaper published in English. In 1901 he launched the magazine Makhzan, an Urdu language publication. This magazine published the early works of Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
In 1904 Qadir went to study law in London, and was called to the bar in 1907 after which he returned to India.
Qadir had been knighted by the British and in 1935 had been a member of the governing council of India.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , OM, FBA was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice President of India and subsequently the second President of India ....
and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's book Mahatma Gandhi contains a chapter by Qadir, where he particularly relates his various experiences with the understanding of Gandhi in Europe in the 1930s.
Sources
- S. M. Ikram. Indian Muslims and the Partition of India. (Atlantic Publishers, 1995) p. 282.
- short bio of Qadir