Ahmed Abdullah Masdoosi
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Ahmad Abdullāh al- Masdūsī (1905–1968) احمد عبدالله المسدوسى was born in 1905 in Mahboobnagar, India
in a Hadhrami Arab family BaMasdoos which was migrated to Deccan from Hazrmout (Hadhrmout) Yemen. His father Musdoos Bin Abdullah was an emir of Bamusdoos tribe as well as the qazi(cleric/magistrate), Imam and leader. He was a poet, honest and humble man, loved by one all. After the migration, he selected Mahboobnagar for his people, bought some land near the district jail, and constructed a mosque and then houses for all of his near and dear. He had two daughters and three sons Ali Masdoosi, Ahmed Abdullah Masdusi, and Salam Masdoosi
. Ali Al musdoosi migrated back to Yemen in his early days, to fight for the Arab land during early 1900s. Ahmed Abdullah Al Musdoosi studied and practiced law in the then Hyderabad. He was an activist who later gave up the lawyer profession. He was a close colleague to Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung, and one of the executive members of the then Majlis-e-ittehad ul muslimeen. In 1949 he migrated to Pakistan. He had written few but competent books and served as Professor of Law at Karachi University.
He was very active in social welfare, and community improvement activities. He was one of the founders of “Anjuman Islah Maashira” in 1925. He was president of “Anjuman Taraqee Taleem” with Muneeruddin Advocate as its Secretary and in 1938 when Dr Sir Mohammed Iqbal expired, he organized a big seminar and remembrance meeting with a public assembly. It was presided by District collector Dr. Mir siadat Ali Khan. This was the beginning of his political career.
In 1939, when Idara-e-Adabiyat-e-Urdu decided to set up their branch at Mahaboob nagar, he was elected as its president in the summit which was presided by the District Magistrate Mr Taqi Bilgrami.
His one of the great and lasting achievement for the people of Mahboobnagar was to set up the residential hostel and complex for the education. It was a big and detailed plan, and he with his colleague Mr Muneerdding Advocate, bought 11 acres (44,515.5 m²) of land in the heart of city with the financial aid of a Businessman Haji Sindke. Later this plan was given shape by his brother who set up the commercial complex (for self dependence of schools and hostels), technical institute, school, madarsa, masjid etc.
With the beginning of political career he had given up law-practice and basically shifted to Hyderabad. His villa was near the Mouzam Jahi Market.
, Pakistan
after the Hyderabad state was annexed into Indian Union.
Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karācī, Maktabah k̲h̲udām milat [1964]
2. Maz̤āhib-i ʻālam, ek muʻāshratī o siyāsī jāʼizah; ābādī, raqbah, siyāsī martabah. [مذاهب عالم]
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karācī, Maktabah-yi k̲h̲uddām-i millat [1964]
3. Maz̲āhib-i ʻālam; ek moʻāsharatī o siyāsī jāʼiza: ābādī, raqba, siyāsī martaba.
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karāchī, Maktaba-e K̲h̲uddām-i Millat [1958]
4. Living religions of the world, a socio-political study.
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: English : Book
Publisher: Karachi, Aisha Bawany Wakf [1962]
5. Mamlukatī Ḥaidarābād : Ek ʻilmī, adabī, aur s̲aqāftī taz̲kīrah. [مملكت حيدرآباد]
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karaci : Bahādur Yārjang Akādimī, [1967-]
Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karācī, Maktabah k̲h̲udām milat [1964]
2. Maz̤āhib-i ʻālam, ek muʻāshratī o siyāsī jāʼizah; ābādī, raqbah, siyāsī martabah. [مذاهب عالم]
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karācī, Maktabah-yi k̲h̲uddām-i millat [1964]
3. Maz̲āhib-i ʻālam; ek moʻāsharatī o siyāsī jāʼiza: ābādī, raqba, siyāsī martaba.
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karāchī, Maktaba-e K̲h̲uddām-i Millat [1958]
4. Living religions of the world, a socio-political study.
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: English : Book
Publisher: Karachi, Aisha Bawany Wakf [1962]
5. Mamlukatī Ḥaidarābād : Ek ʻilmī, adabī, aur s̲aqāftī taz̲kīrah. [مملكت حيدرآباد]
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karaci : Bahādur Yārjang Akādimī, [1967-]
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in a Hadhrami Arab family BaMasdoos which was migrated to Deccan from Hazrmout (Hadhrmout) Yemen. His father Musdoos Bin Abdullah was an emir of Bamusdoos tribe as well as the qazi(cleric/magistrate), Imam and leader. He was a poet, honest and humble man, loved by one all. After the migration, he selected Mahboobnagar for his people, bought some land near the district jail, and constructed a mosque and then houses for all of his near and dear. He had two daughters and three sons Ali Masdoosi, Ahmed Abdullah Masdusi, and Salam Masdoosi
Salam Masdoosi
Saalam Bin Musdoos Al Masdoosi Al Muhannad aka Salam Masdoosi was an Islamic scholar, social activist, leader, guide and philanthropist from Mahbubnagar, A.P....
. Ali Al musdoosi migrated back to Yemen in his early days, to fight for the Arab land during early 1900s. Ahmed Abdullah Al Musdoosi studied and practiced law in the then Hyderabad. He was an activist who later gave up the lawyer profession. He was a close colleague to Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung, and one of the executive members of the then Majlis-e-ittehad ul muslimeen. In 1949 he migrated to Pakistan. He had written few but competent books and served as Professor of Law at Karachi University.
Education
Completed secondary education in Mahboobnagar, and shifted to Dar-ul-uloom Hight school Hyderabad. Where Qayed-e-Millat Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung was his classmate. After completion of SSC, he joined Osmania University, where he got the companionship of famous scholars Dr. Mohammed Hameedullah and Dr. Raziuddin Siddiqui. He got the Gold Medal from the Osmania University on thesis on the topic of “Uswa-e-Hasana” [اسؤه حسنه] (On the prophet).Early life
After completing LLB from Jamia Osmania, started the profession actively at Mahboobnagar. He had bought the vast villa for his residence. After his migration to Pakistan, the building and its campus was used for “Gandhi Road High School”.He was very active in social welfare, and community improvement activities. He was one of the founders of “Anjuman Islah Maashira” in 1925. He was president of “Anjuman Taraqee Taleem” with Muneeruddin Advocate as its Secretary and in 1938 when Dr Sir Mohammed Iqbal expired, he organized a big seminar and remembrance meeting with a public assembly. It was presided by District collector Dr. Mir siadat Ali Khan. This was the beginning of his political career.
Active life
Although he was simultaneously actively involved in national movements, in 1938 he joined Majlis due to his old relationship with Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung. He had been active in Tahreek-e-Khilafat, and had organized a national level seminar and public speeches on Khilafat Movement in Mahbubngar. He attended the Khilafat committee meeting at Lahore in 1929 with his colleague Nawab Mir Ahmed Ali Khan, the former Home minister.Political career
He joined Malis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen and as a member of advisory board he helped Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung in getting Majlis close to Muslim League.In 1939, when Idara-e-Adabiyat-e-Urdu decided to set up their branch at Mahaboob nagar, he was elected as its president in the summit which was presided by the District Magistrate Mr Taqi Bilgrami.
His one of the great and lasting achievement for the people of Mahboobnagar was to set up the residential hostel and complex for the education. It was a big and detailed plan, and he with his colleague Mr Muneerdding Advocate, bought 11 acres (44,515.5 m²) of land in the heart of city with the financial aid of a Businessman Haji Sindke. Later this plan was given shape by his brother who set up the commercial complex (for self dependence of schools and hostels), technical institute, school, madarsa, masjid etc.
With the beginning of political career he had given up law-practice and basically shifted to Hyderabad. His villa was near the Mouzam Jahi Market.
Migration
He was actively involved in the legal proceedings of taking the Hyderabad case to Indian Union. He migrated to KarachiKarachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
after the Hyderabad state was annexed into Indian Union.
Books
1. Afrīqah: ek cailanj[آفريقه ايك شيلينج].Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karācī, Maktabah k̲h̲udām milat [1964]
2. Maz̤āhib-i ʻālam, ek muʻāshratī o siyāsī jāʼizah; ābādī, raqbah, siyāsī martabah. [مذاهب عالم]
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karācī, Maktabah-yi k̲h̲uddām-i millat [1964]
3. Maz̲āhib-i ʻālam; ek moʻāsharatī o siyāsī jāʼiza: ābādī, raqba, siyāsī martaba.
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karāchī, Maktaba-e K̲h̲uddām-i Millat [1958]
4. Living religions of the world, a socio-political study.
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: English : Book
Publisher: Karachi, Aisha Bawany Wakf [1962]
5. Mamlukatī Ḥaidarābād : Ek ʻilmī, adabī, aur s̲aqāftī taz̲kīrah. [مملكت حيدرآباد]
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karaci : Bahādur Yārjang Akādimī, [1967-]
Books
1. Afrīqah: ek cailanj[آفريقه ايك شيلينج].Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karācī, Maktabah k̲h̲udām milat [1964]
2. Maz̤āhib-i ʻālam, ek muʻāshratī o siyāsī jāʼizah; ābādī, raqbah, siyāsī martabah. [مذاهب عالم]
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karācī, Maktabah-yi k̲h̲uddām-i millat [1964]
3. Maz̲āhib-i ʻālam; ek moʻāsharatī o siyāsī jāʼiza: ābādī, raqba, siyāsī martaba.
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karāchī, Maktaba-e K̲h̲uddām-i Millat [1958]
4. Living religions of the world, a socio-political study.
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: English : Book
Publisher: Karachi, Aisha Bawany Wakf [1962]
5. Mamlukatī Ḥaidarābād : Ek ʻilmī, adabī, aur s̲aqāftī taz̲kīrah. [مملكت حيدرآباد]
by Aḥmad ʻAbdullāh al- Masdūsī
Type: Urdu : Book
Publisher: Karaci : Bahādur Yārjang Akādimī, [1967-]
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- http://www.biblioz.com/lp25763273258_1163.html
- http://www.dawn.com/weekly/books/archive/011223/books5.htm
- http://www.wfim.org.pk/publication.htm