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Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy | |
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Location | 35HM+G9P, Allama Shibli Marg, Mukeriganj, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Type | Research academy |
Established | 21 November 1914 |
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Director | Prof. Ishtiyaq Ahmad Zilli |
Parent organization | Nadwatul Ulama |
Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy is a research academy based in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. [1] [2] Its aim was to add authentic historical literature in Urdu so that people could have easy access to history. [3] It was started as Darul Musannefin but later it was named after Shibli Nomani. [4] [5]
It was founded by a Sunni Muslim scholar Shibli Nomani, in February 1914. Nomani failed to establish the Academy in Lucknow, it was established in Azamgarh at Nomani's mango orchard. [4] It was established on 21 November 1914, 3 days after Nomani's death by Maulana Hamiduddin Farahi. The founders included Maulana Sayyid Sulaiman Nadvi, Maulana Abdus Salam Nadvi and Maulana Masood Ali Nadvi. [6]
In February 2016, the academy declined a grant of five lakh rupees from the Government of Uttar Pradesh, stating that it was inappropriate for an Islamic institution. [7]
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