Zia Mohyeddin Zia Mohyeddin was one of the most blessed and different performers, broadcasters, actors, and directors. His character as a Pakistani actor, literary icon, and televangelist was inimitable. He was a living legend in South Asia and had a unique aesthetic sense, culture, wit, wisdom, language, and perception. He was born on June 20, […]
Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk was born on 24 March 1841, in Meerut. His real name was Mushtaq Hussain. He was one of the founders All India League. He was a famous Muslim politician. He was a self-made man. He did his engineering at Engineering College Roorkee. He was Law secretary within the government of Hyderabad […]
Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk (1837-1907) Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk was born on 9th December 1837 in the town of Etawah, a component of the United Provinces. He was the son of Syed Mir Zaamin Ali. He got his early education in and around Etawah. He was given education in Persian and Arabic. He participated in Aligarh and he was […]
Sir Aga Khan III (1877-1957) Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan the Third was the leader of Shia Islamic Muslims. He was born in Karachi in 1877. Under the supervision of his mother, he got his religious and oriental education which was necessary for him to become a leader. He also attended Eton and University. […]
Jamaluddin Afghani Sayyid Muhammad ibn Safdar Husayni, known as Sayyid Jamal-al-din Afghani or Sayyid Jamal–al-din Asadabadi was born in 1838 in Iran. His family traced their lineage back to Imam Hussain. His famous title of al-Afghani suggested his Afghan-Persian heritage rather than his origin. His father Syed Safdar had a good command of many subjects. […]
Syed Ameer Ali (1849-1928) Syed Ameer Ali was born on 6th April 1849 in a Bengali village called Chansura. He was the youngest son of his parents. His father was in favour of contemporary English education and then, Ameer Ali was sent to Hugli College. He passed his bachelor’s from Calcutta University in the year […]
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898) Allama Iqbal believed that “The real greatness of the person (Sir Syed) consists in the fact that he was the primary Indian Muslim who felt the requirement of a fresh orientation of Islam and worked for it.” In the words of a statesman, “Sir Saiyad was a zealous reformer and […]
Aurangzeb Alamgir Aurangzeb had proved himself a capable commander and administrator as a prince. He was certainly a more successful military strategist and practical statesman than his brothers who contended against him for the throne gave him success against all of them. Aurangzeb, the third son of Shah Jahan, was born on 21 October 1618, […]
Shah Jehan Shah Jahan was one of the four sons of Jahangir. His original name was Khurram, born on January 1592, in Lahore to a Hindu mother, the daughter of Raja Udai Singh of Mewar. He was born under the care of Akbar’s childless wife Ruquiah Begum. While very young, he can be acknowledged to […]
Nooruddin Jahangir Jahangir was the son of the many prayers. Akbar wanted an heir to succeed him, he not only prayed to God but also begged for the blessings of saints to own a son. All previous children of the emperor had died in their infancy, ultimately, a son was born in August 1569, and […]
Jalaluddin Akbar Akbar, the Great was one of the foremost eminent rulers of Indian history. He was one of the 2 greatest and after all the foremost controversial personalities together with Aurangzeb. Both are variously held responsible for the downfall of the Mughal Empire. Akbar came to the throne in 1556 after the sudden death […]
Al-Behruni Al-Behruni was born in September 5, 973 in Khwarezm. His first twenty-five years were spent in Khwarezm where he studied fiqh, theology, grammar, mathematics, astronomy, medics, and other sciences. The end of the 10th century was the age of social unrest in the Islamic World. Thus in 995, he left for Bukhara, and in […]
Mahmood Ghaznavi Mahmood Gaznavi was born in 971AD, in khurasan. Mahmood Ghazni was the son of Abu Mansur Sabuktigin, who was a Turkish slave soldier of the Samanid ruler. In 994 Mahmood joined his father in the conquest of Ghazni for the Samanid ruler, it was a time of instability for the Samanid Empire. In […]
Muhammad Bin Qasim Muhammad bin Qasim was born around 695 AD. He belonged to the Saqqafi tribe; which had originated from Taif in Arabia. He grew up in the care of his mother; he soon became a great asset to his uncle Muhammad Ibn Yusuf, the governor of Yemen. His judgment, potential, and skills left […]
Kanishka Kanishka was the king of the Kushana Empire in South Asia. Kanishka is considered to be one of the foremost significant rulers of the Kushan Kingdom, a part that included the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and possibly regions north of Kashmir in central Asia. He was famous for his military, political, […]
