Aligarh is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district,and lies 342 kilometres (213 mi) northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi) southeast of the capital,New Delhi. The districts which adjoin Aligarh are Gautam Buddha Nagar,Bulandshahr,Sambhal,Badaun,Kasganj,Hathras,Etah and Mathura. As of 2011,Aligarh is the 53rd most populous city in India.
Ambedkar Nagar is a district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Faizabad division in the Awadh region of the state. This district was established on 29 September 1995 by carving out parts of the erstwhile Faizabad district. It was created by the then Chief Minister Mayawati and named in memory of Bhimrao Ambedkar,who worked for the advancement of the deprived classes,women and other weaker sections of society. The total area of Ambedkar Nagar district is 2350 Sq. Km.
Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman is an Indian scholar of Unani medicine. He founded Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences in 2000. He had earlier served as Professor and chairman,Department of Ilmul Advia at the Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College,Aligarh Muslim University,Aligarh,for over 40 years before retiring as Dean Faculty of Unani Medicine. Presently,he is serving AMU as "Honorary Treasurer". In 2006,the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri for his contribution to Unani Medicine.
Ashrafpur Kichhauchha is a town and a nagar panchayat in Ambedkar Nagar District in the state of Uttar Pradesh,India. It is well known worldwide as here the shrine of the famous Chisti Sufi saint Sultan Syed Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani is located,which attracts millions of devotees irrespective of religion,caste,creed and sex all the year round. The nearest railway station is the Akbarpur station which is about 23 kilometers. Akbarpur station is connected by rail to big cities such as Kolkata,Delhi,Lucknow,Varanasi and Mumbai.
Mohammad Habib (1895–1971) was an Indian historian,who worked at the Aligarh Muslim University. He was involved in the Indian Independence movement,and was an associate of both Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.
Syed Waheed Ashraf is an Indian Sufi scholar and poet in Persian and Urdu. Ashraf received his B.A.,M.A. and PhD (1965) degrees from Aligarh Muslim University. The title of his doctoral dissertation was A Critical Edition of Lataife Ashrafi. After serving at a number of Indian universities,Ashraf retired as head of the department of Arabic,Persian and Urdu at the University of Madras in 1993. Fluent in seven languages,he writes in Urdu,Persian and English,has written,edited or compiled over 35 books. Ashraf has focused on upholding and propagating the principles and practices of Sufism.
Syed Amin Ashraf was an Urdu Ghazal poet and critic. He earned his PhD in English Literature from Aligarh Muslim University on the topic Major Themes and Imagery in Sarogini Naidu's Poetry,and later served the same department. He produced three poetic collections and a critical compendium of essays in the form of a book. Several academic awards were conferred on his poetic anthologies,and numerous critical articles and books praised his poetic artistry.
AMU Malappuram Centre is one of the prominent educational institution of Aligarh Muslim University in south India in the state of Kerala in Malappuram district near Perinthalmanna at Cherukara post. It was established in 2010 by the ministry of Human resource and Development,central government of India. The President of India in her capacity as the Visitor accorded sanction to establish two Centers of Aligarh Muslim University,one at Malappuram and the other at Murshidabad in 2010.
Aligarh Muslim University is a public central university in Aligarh,Uttar Pradesh,India,which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920,following the Aligarh Muslim University Act. It has three off-campus centres in AMU Malappuram Campus (Kerala),AMU Murshidabad Centre,and Kishanganj Centre (Bihar). The university offers more than 300 courses in traditional and modern branches of education,and is an institute of national importance as declared under seventh schedule of the Constitution of India at its commencement.
Rehana Khatoon is an Indian scholar,teacher of Persian language,former Head of the Department of Persian,University of Delhi and the author of Encyclopaedia of Persian Language and Literature. She was honoured by the Government of India,in 2014,by bestowing on her the Padma Shri,the fourth highest civilian award,for her contributions to the propagation of Persian language and literature. Rehana Khatoon is the first woman alumni of the Aligarh Muslim University to be awarded the Padma Shri.
Nazir Ahmed (1915-2008) was an Indian scholar,writer,and teacher of the Persian language. He was honoured by the Indian Government in 1987 with the Padma Shri. He received this award for his contributions to the propagation of Persian Language and literature.
The Aligarh Movement was the push to establish a modern system of Western–style scientific education for the Muslim population of British India,during the later decades of the 19th century. The movement's name derives from the fact that its core and origins lay in the city of Aligarh in Northern India and,in particular,with the foundation of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. The founder of the oriental college,and the other educational institutions that developed from it,was Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. He became the leading light of the wider Aligarh Movement.
Brigadier Syed Ahmad Ali is a senior retired officer of the Indian Army. He was the ex- Pro-Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University,Eo:16 May 2017. Currently,appointed as the Director of Jahangirabad Educational Institute of Technology.
The Faculty of Law,Aligarh Muslim University is the law school of the Aligarh Muslim University which has a history of over 100 years of teaching and writing law. Law classes were inaugurated by Justice Douglas Straight on December 29,1891.
The Law Society is a body of students from Aligarh Muslim University's faculty of law. The body has produced lawyers,judges and politicians. It is an educational and representative body with an estimated 1000 active members. It is involved in training and preparing students for various competitive activities like Moot Court,Legal debate,Quiz,Judgment writing etc. of the Faculty. It was founded in 1894 as a non-profit student organization. It has long traditional character which always uplifts the students' participation and performance in relation to legal affairs in different arena. The Dean,Faculty of Law,Aligarh Muslim University,Aligarh is the President of the Society.
Shafey Kidwai is an Indian academic,bilingual critic,translator,columnist,and author. He is the professor in the Department of Mass Communications at Aligarh Muslim University. He has written twelve books in English and Urdu. His seminal study,Sir Syed Ahmad Khan,Reason,Religion and Nation (Routledge,2020) has got wide acclaim across the globe. He writes for The Hindustan Times,The Indian Express,The Hindu,The Frontline,The Outlook,Indian Literature,The Book Review,The Stateman,and Siyasat.com .Reputed literary journals of the subcontinent carry his articles regularly and he is often regarded as one of the best modern academic critics in Urdu.
Abrarul Haq Haqqi was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar who established Ashraful Madaris in Hardoi. He was a disciple of Ashraf Ali Thanwi.
Yasin Mazhar Siddiqui was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and historian who served as director of the Institute of Islamic Studies of Aligarh Muslim University.
Syed Muhammad Ashraf is a Retd. Civil Servant (IRS) and an Urdu novelist and short-story writer of distinction. He is first person to qualify civil service examination in Urdu language in India. He has written novels and several collections of short stories. Some of his stories have been translated into English and other languages. He has received the Sahitya Academy Award in 2004 and Aalmi Farogh-e-Urdu Adab Award by Majlis-e-Farogh-e-Urdu Qatar in 2018.
