Syed Ahmed Khan
Also known as Syed Ahmad Khan, Ahmed Khan, Syed Ahmad bin Muttaqi Khan, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Indian Muslim reformer and social activist (1817–1898)
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Syed Ahmed Khan was an influential Indian Muslim reformer and social activist who lived from 1817 to 1898 and worked to modernize Islamic thought and education in India. He matters because he helped bridge traditional Islamic learning with contemporary knowledge, shaping how Muslims engaged with modern society during British colonial rule.
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- Lekchar Islam
- Intikhab-e Mazamin-e Sar Syed
- Marsiyyah Farsi
- Tafsir al-Quran wa hua al-Huda wa al-Furqan
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Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (17 October 1817 – 27 March 1898), also spelled Sayyid Ahmad Khan, was an Indian Muslim reformer, philosopher, and educationist in nineteenth-century British India.
Though initially espousing Hindu–Muslim unity, he later became the pioneer of Muslim nationalism in India and is widely credited as the father of the two-nation theory, which formed the basis of the Pakistan movement. Born into a family with strong ties to the Mughal court, Ahmad studied science and the Quran within the court. He was awarded an honorary LLD from the University of Edinburgh in 1889.
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