Abul Muhasin Muhammad Sajjad

Mawlānā
Abul Muhasin Muhammad Sajjad
Mufakkir-e-Islām
2nd General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
In office
13 July 1940 – 23 November 1940
Preceded byAhmad Saeed Dehlavi
Succeeded byAbdul Haleem Siddiqi[1]
Personal
Born1880
Died23 November 1940(1940-11-23) (aged 59–60)
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian
DenominationSunni Islam
JurisprudenceHanafi
Notable work(s)Fatwa Tark-e-Mawalat
Alma materMadrasa Subhāniya, Allahabad
Organization
Founder ofMuslim Independent Party

Abul Muhasin Muhammad Sajjad (1880 – 23 November 1940) was an Indian Islamic scholar who was one of the most influential ulemas of the 20th century.[2] Sajjad was a founder of Anjuman-Ulama-i-Bihar, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, and Imarat-i-Sharia.[3] A leader in the Indian independence movement, Abul Muhasin Muhammad Sajjad participated in the Non-cooperation Movement, Khilafat Movement, and Civil Disobedience Movement; he opposed the partition of India and championed the concept of composite nationalism. He also founded the Muslim Independent Party in 1935 to represent Muslims in Bihar who were disillusioned with Congress and the Muslim League.The Muslim Independent Party formed the government in Bihar in 1937. Yunus, the party president, became the chief minister of Bihar on 1 April 1937.[4][5]

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  2. ^ Mohammad, Muzaffar Imam (1987). Role of Muslims in the National Movement, 1912-1930: A Study of Bihar. Mittal Publications. p. 250. ISBN 978-81-7099-033-8. MAULANA MUHAMMAD SAJJAD ( 1880 - 1940 ) Maulana Mohammad Sajjad was one of the most reverend and revolutionary leaders of Bihar, who served religion and politics equally. He was born in the year 1880 at Pansaha village in...
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  4. ^ Sajjad, Mohammad (24 May 2018). "The real culprits behind India's Partition". Rediff. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. ^ Ashraf, Ajaz (6 September 2016). "The forgotten story of two Maulanas who mocked Jinnah's idea of Pakistan". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 November 2020.