Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali (1878–1926) was an Indian Muslim scholar and writer from the Firangi Mahal palace in Lucknow. He authored 111 books.
History His ancestors moved from Sihali, Barabanki to the Firangi Mahal around 1692. In 1915, he was residing in Lucknow.
Politics
During the First World War he asked the Sultan of Turkey to support Britain or remain out of the war.Gandhi's Rise to Power: Indian Politics 1915–1922 By Judith M. Brown
On 26 January 1919 he presided over a protest meeting in Lucknow against the British attitude against Muslims.Jafariya News, 21 November 2004 The historic perspective of Inhidaam-e-Jannatul Baqee & Jannatul Mualla
He was highly active in the Khilafat movement.
He preached Hindu-Muslim unity, especially during the Khilafat agitation, and was an associate of Mahatma Gandhi. On other occasions, he urged Muslims not to sacrifice cows in respect of the Hindus.September 1923. Francis Robinson, Separatism Among Indian Muslims, Delhi, 1975, p. 339.
Institutions
In his opposition to Western education, he founded Madarssa-i-Nizamia in Lucknow. He set up Anjuman-i-Khuddam-i-Kabba (1914) to prevent desecration of Muslim Holy places by the British. He was the founder member of Darul Mussannefin Shibli Academy, (1915–1916).Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy Retrieved 22 August 2019 He was the founder member of Jamia Millia Islamia in United Provinces, India (1920).
See also Ansari (nesbat) Islam in India
References
External links Pan-Islam in British Indian politics: a study of the Khilafat Movement, 1918 By M. Naeem Qureshi