Abdullapur (Meerut)

Abdullapur is a settlement situated in the eastern outskirts of Meerut, just to the south of Ganga Nagar, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1][2]

Zamindar Syed Sayyed Mohammad Naqvi with his sons(Syed Ali Abbas Naqvi and Syed Mirsahib Badshah Ali Naqvi) at Nasarpur, Haveli

It is also known as Abdullapur Sadaat. It was founded by Syed Mir Abdullah Naqvi Al Bukhari. Kot Kila or Kot Fort of Abdullapur was built in the early 16th century, it was his main residence. Abdullapur is the seat of the Kannauji Bukhari and Jalal Bukhari branch of Naqvi.[3]

Bada Darwaza, main entrance of Kot Fort, Abdullapur Meerut

Both are descendants of Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari through Syed Ali Naqvi, Syed Sadarudin Shah Kabir Naqvi Al Bukhari the chief advisor of Sikandar Lodi and father of Syed Mehboob Alam Naqvi-ul Bukhari Al-Maroof Shah Jewna.[4]The Makhdoom Jahaniya Mosque is still present in Kannauj.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

400 years old Kot Masjid,Abdullapur Meerut
Azmat Manzil was built by Zamindar Syed Azmat Ali Naqvi Al Bukhari,Abdullapur Meerut
Ex-Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh at Azmat Manzil,Abdullapur Meerut
Shakir Mahal of Zamindar Syed Shakir Ali Naqvi, Abdullapur Meerut
52 dari was built by Syed Shamsher Ali Naqvi,Abdullapur Meerut

9th Moharram of this town is quite famous among Shia Muslims. Notable sites include Bada Darwaza (main entrance of Kot Fort), Shakir Mahal, 52 Dari, Kot Masjid, Azmat Manzil, Sayyed Tomb and Syed Barkat Ali Naqvi's 300 years old Pakki Baithak.[14][15]

Syed Tomb of Syed Sayyed Mohammad Naqvi, Abdullapur Meerut

Sayyeds of this place are popularly known as "Mirsahibs". They had a large Jagirdara consisting of 52 villages. The lavish lifestyle of Syed Bunyad Ali Naqvi and Syed Badshah Ali Naqvi was noteworthy.[16] There are numerous wafq frauds cases going on including Vijay Mallya's liquor factory on waqf land.[17][18][19][20]

The Pakistani writer, linguist and critic Syed Qudrat Naqvi was a denizen of Abdullapur, his famous books are Ghalib kaun hai, Asaas-i-Urdu, Ghalib-i-sad rang, Seerat-un-Nabi, Hindi-Urdu lughat, Mutal'a-i-Abdul Haq, Lisani maqalaat. He migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India.[21][22][23]

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Further sources
  • Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, p. 561. Election Commission, India, 1976
  • Directory of Cities and Towns in India (ed. Om Parkash Sharma, Dy. Dir. of Census Operations). Kar Kripa Publishers, 1989
  • Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Meerut (text & suppl.), p. 469. Government of Uttar Pradesh, 1965

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