Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Introduction
Born : 17th October 1817 Delhi
Died : 27th March 1898, Aligarh
Father : Saiyad Muhammad Muttaqi,
Mother : Azizun Nisa Begum
Wife : Parsa Begum(Mubarak) Married : 1836
Children : Saiyad Hamid, Saiyad Mahmud and Amina.

Importance
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan played a vital role in improving the
status of the Muslim community in subcontinent .
-He worked tirelessly to restore relations with the British,
particularly after the War of Independence.When many
British were of the opinion that the Muslims were disloyal
and untrustworthy. His, his writings, his tireless work and
the example he set was to convince the British to see the
Muslims in a new light.

Importance
Sir Syed played a major part in bringing about a Muslim revival,

largely
through the work of the Aligarh Movement .Muslims came to
value education as a means of self-improvement and of
obtaining better employment. From this came greater feeling
of self-worth.
Linked to the Muslim revival was a greater political awareness.
As Hindus sought to take advantage of the poor relations
between the Muslims and the British, Sir Syed emphasised the
threat to Muslims and developed his Two Nation Theory. Once
Muslims came to accept the wisdom of this theory, it was only
a small step to call for partition. For this reason Sir Syed
Ahmed Khan can rightly be calledThe Father of the
Pakistan Movement

Religious works

Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind (Reasons for the

Indian Revolt of 1857) 1875

Tafsir-a-Samawat, Agra.
Tahrir fi Usul al-Tafsir, Agra, 1892.
Risala Ibtal-i-Ghulami, Agra, 1893.

Religious
works
Risala ho wal Mojud, 1880
Risala Tahqiq Lafzi-i-Nassara, 1860.

Tabyin-ul-Kalam fi Tafsir-al-turat-wa'l Injil ala

Mullat-al-Islam (The Mohomedan Commentary
on the Holy Bible).

Tafsir-ul-Qura'n

Biographical works

Al-Khutbat al-Ahmadiya fi'l Arab wa'I Sirat al-

Muhammadiya: Aligarh, 1900, English

translation, London, 1869-70
Sirat-i-Faridiya, Agra, 1896.
Tuhfa-i-Hasan, Aligarh, 1883

Political works
Asbab-i-Bhaghwat-i-Hind, Urdu 1858 and

English edition, Banaras.

Lecture Indian National Congress Madras Par,

Kanpur, 1887
Lectures on the Act XVI of 1864, delivered on

the 4th Dec., 1864 for the Scientific Society,

Allygurh, 1864.

Political
works
o Musalmanon ki qismat ka faisla (taqarir-e-

Syed Ahmad Khan wa Syed Mehdi Ali Khan

etc.) Agra, 1894.
o On Hunter's:Our Indian Mussulmans' London,

1872.
o Present State of Indian Politics (Consisting of

lectures and Speeches) Allahabad, 1888.

o Sarkashi Zilla Binjor, Agra 1858.

Miscellaneous

On the Use of the Sector (Urdu), Syed-ul-Akbar,

1846.
Qaul-i-Matin dar Ibtal-i-Harkat i Zamin, Delhi, 1848.
Tashil fi Jar-a-Saqil, Agra, 1844.
Ik Nadan Khuda Parast aur Dana dunyadar Ki

Kahani, Badaon, 1910.

Kalamat-ul-Haqq, Aligarh

Journals, reports,
proceedings
Tehzeeb-ul-Ikhlaq.
Aligarh Institute Gazette.
Proceedings of the Muhammadans

Educational Conference.
An Account of the Loyal Muhammadans of
India, Parts I, II, III, Moufussel Press, Meerut,
1860
Proceedings of the Scientific Society.
Bye-Laws of the Scientific Society

Miscellaneous
In 1878, Sir Syed was nominated to the Viceroy's

Legislative Council
Sir Syeds greatest achievement was his Aligarh

Movement, which was primarily an educational venture.

He established Gulshan School at Muradabad in 1859,

Victoria School at Ghazipur in 1863, and a scientific

society in 1864.
When Sir Syed was posted at Aligarh in 1867, he started

the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental School in the city.

Miscellaneous
On April 1, 1869 he went toEngland, where he was

awarded theOrder of the Star of Indiafrom the

British government on August 6
Prominent alumni of Aligarh include Muslim political
leadersMaulana Mohammad Ali,Abdur Rab
Nishtar,Maulana Shaukat Ali andMaulvi Abdul Haq,
who is hailed inPakistanasBaba-e-Urdu(Father of
Urdu).
The first twoPrime Ministers of Pakistan,Liaquat Ali
KhanandKhawaja Nazimuddin, as well as the
lateIndian PresidentDr. Zakir Hussain, are amongst
Aligarh's most famous graduates.

Educational Services
1875

Legacy

Sir Syed died on March 27, 1898. He was buried

besidesSir Syed Masjidinside the campus of the

Ali Sir Syed was nominated as a member of the
Civil Service Commission in 1887 byLord
Dufferin.
In 1888, he established theUnited Patriotic
Associationat Aligarh to promote political cooperation with the British and Muslim
participation in the government.
Syed Ahmed Khan wasknightedby the British
government in 1888 and in the following year he
received anLL.D.

References
"Sir Syed Ahmad Khan short

biography".official website of Aligarh Muslim

University.
"Sir Syed Today: A Source of Literary Work of
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"Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (18171898)".Story of
Pakistan.
"Sir Syed Ahmad Khan".Pioneers of Freedom.
"Sir Syed Ahmed Khan". Sir Syed University of
Engineering & Technology.
"Sir Syed Ahmad Khan". Cyber AMU