• Phulwari Sharif, A Place of Sufi Culture

    Khanqah Mujibia Phulwari Shari, a prominent place of Sufism in Bihar

  • Jamiatus Salihat, Rampur an Introduction

    Jamiatus Salihat, Rampur was the result of thought in view of the enthusiastic welcome the Bachchion ka Madrasah, though imparting only elementary religious education, received from the guardians, it was strongly felt that an institution capable of imparting higher religious education to Muslim girls was the need of the hour to fill the total vacuum…

  • Shahi Qila, Burhanpur

    The Shahi Qila was a majestic palace in Burhanpur, located to the east of the Tapti River. Little except ruins remains of the palace. However, the parts which still stand display amazing works of sculpture and exquisite carvings. History of Shahi Qila states that it was originally built by the Farooqui rulers and resided by…

  • Jamia Arabia Hathaura, A World Famous Islamic Institution

    The Islamic institution Jamia Arabia Hathaura, Banda, Uttar Pradesh is a deep rooted academic institution in democratic India has been established to meet the mounting needs of Islamic propagation in India and to fill the emptiness in the field of meaningful Islamic higher studies. About 16 KM away in the east of Banda city, Hathaura…

  • Bedam Shah Warsi

    Hz Bedam Shah Warsi (RA) was born in 1882 in Etawah a town in present day UP, India. He was named Ghulam Hasnain by his parents, but this name was forgotten once he took on the mantle of mysticism. His spiritual guide was Hz Syed Waris Ali Shah (RA), and Bedam Sb, under the influence…

  • Haft Gumbaz

    The Haft Gumbaz, also spelt Haft Gumbad is a group of tombs of the Bahmani dynasty situated in Gulbarga, in the Indian state of Karnataka. Built during the 14th and 15th centuries, the tombs are examples of early Indo-Islamic architecture. There are seven tombs in total, with four being tombs of the rulers of the Bahmani dynasty. The tomb complex is a…

  • Zainuddin Shirazi

    Syed Zainuddin Shirazi (1302 CE, 1370 CE) was born at Shiraz and went to Delhi by way of Mecca. He studied under Maulana Kamaluddin of Samana, and came with him to Daulatabad. The author of the “Mayrat-al Walayeh” mentions that Zainuddin, on his arrival at Daulatabad, disapproved of the singing and dancing in the convent of Burhanuddin; but when…

  • Salim Ali Lake, Aurangabad

    Salim Ali Lake is located near Delhi Gate, one of the many gates in Aurangabad, opposite Himayat Bagh, Aurangabad. It is located in the northern part of the city. During the Mughal period, it was known as Khiziri Talab. It has been renamed after the great ornithologist, naturalist Salim Ali, also known as birdman of India. The office…

  • History of Sandila

    According to tradition, Sandila was originally founded by the Arakhas and called Sital Purwa. The Arakhs were then driven out in the late 14th century by a Muslim force under Sayyid Makhdum Ala-ud-Din. The town’s name supposedly derives from an exclamation from Makhdum Ala-ud-Din, who had been given a charter by the Delhi Sultan but threw it into the…

  • ABDULLAPUR SADAAT, MEERUT

    Abdullapur Sadaat is a historical Muslim settlement situated in the eastern outskirts of Meerut, just to the south of Ganga Nagar, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As Abdullapur has significant population of Syeds, they address it Abdullapur Sadaat as well. Syed Mir Abdullah Naqvi Al Bukhari is said to have founded this small but important…