Shaikh-ul-Hind Maulana Mahmud Hasan and Indian Freedom Movement

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This book is a fascinating study of Shaikh-ul-Hind Maulana Mahmud Hasans role in the freedom movement of India. Apart from from his educational and literary contribution, Shaikh-ul-Hinds contribution to Indias freedom movement was very significant. The author of this book while depending on primary sources on the subject, analyses the political activities of Shaikh-ul-Hind in the context of founding of political organisations such as Jamiat al-Ansar Nazarat al-Maarif and his diplomatic missions to Afghanistan and Turkey. nnnFurthermore, this book touches upon historical documents like Anwar Name and the Silk handkerchief Movement, which were directed against the tyrannical British rule in India. This book also deals with the role of his disciples like Maulana Obaidullah Sindhi, Maulana Hussain Ahmad Madani and Maulana Gul Aziz etc. in the freedom movement of India. nnnThe author Rafiya Nisar (in Islamic studies) is currently working as a senior Research fellow at Shah-i-Hamdan Institute of Islamic Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. She has also attended several national seminars and conferences on socio-religious and political issues.