Habib-ur-Rehman Ludhianvi

Habib-ur-Rehman Ludhianvi (3 July 1892 – 2 September 1956) was one of the founders of Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam. He belonged to an Arain (tribe) and was a direct lineal descendant of Shah Abdul Qadir Ludhianvi, the freedom fighter against British Colonial rule during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. [1][2][3][4]

Maulana Habib-ur-Rehman Ludhianvi
BornHabib-ur-Rehman
3 July 1892
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Died2 September 1956(1956-09-02) (aged 64)
OccupationPolitical and religious leader
NationalityBritish India and India

Biography

Family history

Habib-ur-Rehman Ludhianvi's grandfather Shah Abdul Qadir Ludhianvi led an armed rebellion against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and was among the first ones to rebel against them from the Punjab. He gathered a large fighting force that drove the British out of not only Ludhiana but also Panipat. This fighting force included Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs. He then proceeded to Delhi to support the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. He gave his life fighting along with thousands of others at Chandni Chowk, Delhi in 1857.[1] Habib-ur-Rehman Ludhianvi was born on 3 July 1892 at Ludhiana, British India.[3] He married Bibi Shafatunnisa, the daughter of Abdul Aziz.[3]

Early life and career

Ludhianvi was a fiery speaker and one of the founders of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam, a nationalist movement that wanted an end to the British rule in India. It was his choice to stay back in East Punjab, India to represent thousands of Muslims still remaining there, after the partition and the independence of Pakistan on 14 August 1947. He argued, at that time, that the remaining Muslims in East Punjab should not be abandoned. Ludhiana is considered a major industrial city of Punjab, India. A large number of working Muslims from the provinces of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar also come there to work.[1]

References
  1. An Arain freedom fighter (Habib-ur-Rehman Ludhianvi) The News International (newspaper), Published 15 December 2007, Retrieved 6 November 2018
  2. Ishtiaq Ahmed (15 December 2007). "Profile of Habib-ur-Rehman Ludhianvi". Academy of the Punjab in North America website. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  3. Profile of Habib-ur-Rehman Ludhianvi Heritage Times (newspaper), Published 17 November 2017, Retrieved 6 November 2018
  4. Profile of Maulana Habib-ur-Rehman Ludhianvi on indianmuslimlegends.com website Retrieved 8 November 2018
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