Prof. (Dr.) M.K.A. Siddiqui passed away at his residence in Kolkata, after a prolonged illness last month. Born on January 20, 1929, Prof. Sidddiqui had a Master’s Degree in Sociology and a Ph.D. in Anthropology. He had earlier graduated with Honours in Persian and had obtained a Master’s Degree in Urdu from Calcutta University, securing…
UAE leaders have paid tribute to the President, Sheikh Khalifa, who died on Friday, 13th May 2022, at the age of 73. The news was announced by state news agency Wam. Funeral prayers were performed after maghrib prayer in all mosques across the country. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, expressed…
Aligarh: Dr. Nadir Ali Khan, a nonagenarian Urdu scholar, a famous Islamic figure, and retired professor of the Department of Urdu at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), died on April 23 after a protracted illness. He has been a member of Tablighi Jamaat for a long time. Prof Tariq Mansoor, AMU Vice Chancellor, expressed his sympathies…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) Kerala state president Panakkad Hyderali Shihab Thangal, 74, died in Angamalli in Ernakulam district on March 6. He was buried in the burial ground in Panakkad in the Malappuram district. He was also the incumbent president of the Darul Huda Islamic Academy and the Vice President of the…
Islamic scholar dubbed ‘Syrian Gandhi’ for non-violent activism dies at 90 A prominent Syrian Islamic scholar and advocate for non-violence has died in Istanbul, Syrian media reported on 31 January 2022. Jawdat Said, a 90-year-old critic of Syria’s Assad regime who graduated from Egypt’s Al-Azhar university, dedicated much of his life to advocating for what…
NDTV’s Lucknow Bureau Chief Kamal Khan, 62, passed away on 14 January due to a heart attack. In a statement, NDTV said, “Today, a devastating, irreplaceable loss for the NDTV family, the heart of our Lucknow bureau, veteran journalist Kamal Khan died unexpectedly this morning. Kamal’s reportage over the last decades stood out for its…
Yusuf Islahi passes away New Delhi: Eminent Islamic scholar and founder of several educational institutions, Maulana Muhammad Yusuf Islahi, passed away on December21, 2021, in a hospital after a short illness leaving behind a treasure of knowledge that would continue to benefit seekers worldwide. Five sons and three daughters survived him, and his wife passed…
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Leading Islamic scholar and freedom fighter Mufti Abd-ur-Razzaq Khan breathed his last after a prolonged illness. The 96-year-old Mufti was also the national vice president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (Maulana Arshad Madani faction). He authored more than 50 books.
Hockey player Usman Khan recently passed away. He played for India during the 1960s. He was born in Madanapalle town in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. He studied at the Aligarh Muslim University, where his hockey talent began to blossom. Later, he shifted to Kolkata, and he played for a few years under the colours…
