Azad "The Leader" ।। Indian freedom fighter
Azad the Leader
He was the son of an elder Pir of Delhi. Tasawwuf had great alims; Whose appreciation was also used by the Sultan of Turkey, that is, the Muslim caliph. After the 1857 assassination, he went to Istanbul, then from there to Hejaz, married there and there Ghulam Mohiuddin Ahmed was born in Mecca in 1888. After two years these people came to Calcutta, the capital of India. His father himself raised the fleet to teach slave Mohiuddin in Calcutta. Then big scholars like Maulvi Muhammad Yaqub, Maulvi Nazirul Hasan, Ranjoor Azimabadi Maulvi Muhammad Ibrahim, Maulana Saadat Hussain Qabil, Maulvi Muhammad Umar and Shauka Nimvi were called to their home to teach them. Ghulam Mohiuddin learned Urdu, Hindi, English and Bangla along with Arabic.
At the age of 12, he was astonished by the work he did by becoming the editor of a newspaper named Al Misbah. He wrote hundreds of articles. Takhlus means penname "Azad". This Ghulam Mohiuddin Ahmed is none other than Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
He gave his services to an organization like Nadwa Tul Ulama at the age of 16. At the age of 18, he took over the post of editor of a lawyer newspaper coming out of Amritsar. Then visited different countries of the world. Then came back and engaged in revolutionary activities in association with a fanatical Hindu organization like Anushilan Samiti, on the same pattern he created an organization called Hezbollah, which involved 1700 people. Developed friendship with Aurobindo. Emphasis on Hindu Muslim unity. Names started appearing in every CID report. The British alleged that they work for training people by opening educational institutions on the pattern of Gurukul of Aurobindo.
Taking forward his work, in 1912, he took out Alhelal newspaper, it brought revolution, the British panicked and imposed restrictions, then took out Al-Balag. Played an important role in making Jamiat Ulama-e-Bangla in 1913. CID told Reshmi handkerchief to be the mastermind of Tehreek. Al Balagh was banned in 1916 and the government of UP, Bombay, Punjab and Delhi provinces banned entry there. Then Maulana Azad remained under house arrest in Ranchi for years, during this detention opened a Madrasa Islamia in 1917 and formed an organization Anjuman Islamia. Here in a mosque, he used to give the khutba of Juma, which was listened to by a large number of Hindus along with Muslims. When the detention was lifted, he played an important role in laying the foundation of building-e-shariya in Patna.
Not only was he opposed to the Rowlatt Act, he played the role of a leader in the Khilafat and non-cooperation movement. He contributed immensely in the establishment of Jamia Millia Islamia. In 1921, a newspaper named Paigam was brought out, which was banned and he was imprisoned for one year. His statement in the court is a bab in his history, which is still safe in the form of Kaul-e-Faisal in book form.
At the age of 35, he became the President of Congress and united the Swaraj Party and the Congress on his own. And led the Nagpur Satyagraha. Supported the Nehru Report which was opposed by many Muslim leaders. Played an important role in forming Majlis-e-Ahrar, a Muslim party parallel to the Muslim League. Played the most important role in the Salt Satyagraha and remained in jail from 1930 to 1934.
Played an important role in the victory of Congress in various elections held in 1937. In 1940, when the Muslim League demanded a separate country, Ramgarh protested the most in the capacity of Congress President. Made a blueprint for the Quit India Movement and visited the whole of India as Congress President and met the party people at the grassroots level and under his patronage, the movement started from Mumbai in August 1942. This proved to be the biggest movement in the history of India. Because of this, he remained in jail for a long time. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose named a regiment of his Azad Hind Fauj after him as Azad Regiment.
When Gandhiji started talking to Jinnah in Mumbai in 1944, Maulana Azad was very opposed. Coming out of prison in 1946, he led the Congress to the Constituent Assembly of India, where the new Constitution of India was to be drafted. Openly opposed Jinnah's Direct Action Day. Under the pressure of Gandhiji, he gave the post of Congress President to Jawaharlal Nehru. After which Nehru became the head of the interim government, that is, the Prime Minister. Instead, on 24 July 1947, Gandhiji wrote a letter to Jawaharlal Nehru, saying that do not include Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in his cabinet.
Well, the funny thing is that Maulana Azad was to become the Prime Minister of India in 1946, because it was the rule of Congress that the person who would be its president would lead the government. But the game was played with Maulana Azad in such a way that the presidency was taken from him before the tenure ended and Jawaharlal Nehru became the Prime Minister of India.
However, the partition of India was strongly opposed by Maulana Azad, as far as he could. But partition happened, India and Pakistan came into separate existence. When Maulana Azad became the Education Minister in independent India, he restored the University Education Commission and Secondary Education Commission and laid a network of schools and colleges all over India. Most of the government colleges in India were built during these times. Renovated the free primary school, made education compulsory for the children. Separate scheme was taken out for girls and poor children so that they can study. Tried hard for his education. Arrangements were also made for the education of young people. The foundation of the National Council of Rural Education was laid under a separate scheme for the people of the village. Also put the Central Social Welfare Board. After holding a one-to-one meeting with the Education Minister of different states, he would take all the accounts from him. Apart from this, laid the foundation of IIT and UGC, got many technical institutes opened. The foundation of ICCR was laid. He took IISc to his destination. AICTE approved. Laid the foundation of ICSE. National Gallery of Modern Art, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Sahitya Akademi, Lalit Kala Akademi are his contribution. Laid the foundation of a commission for the upliftment of Sanskrit language. Tried hard for the upliftment of National Archive and National Library. Together laid the foundation of the Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO.
The quality of Maulana Azad was that he founded a nationalist organization where he lived, in cities like Calcutta, Ranchi, Patna, Lucknow, Delhi, he opened many institutions before independence, and when he became the education minister of India, then the whole of India Established educational institution in Maulana Azad was a dynamic man. Traveled the world, lived among different communities, spoke to them. Were knowledgeable of a dozen languages, understood people, so India has not progressed beyond what they gave to India, we have made Maulana Azad's brainchild IIT, IIM and UGC our brand.
When Maulana Azad was the leader of the Muslims, he did a lot of work for the Muslims. When Maulana Azad became the leader of the Congress, he did a lot of work for the Congress. And when he became the Education Minister of India, no other example of the work he did for the education system of India is found till now in the history of India. Otherwise, if anyone doubts the leadership of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, then I will just give an example to him.
In 1957, when it came to the election of the President for the second time, Jawaharlal Nehru raised the point that no person can become the President of India for the second time. In this way, it became almost impossible for Dr. Rajendra Prasad to become the President of India for the second time, because at that time no one could cut the words of Jawaharlal Nehru.
A meeting was going on about all these things, in which Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was also there. When this matter arose back there, then Maulana Abul Kalam Azad said with great impunity that why only for the President?? This thing should also be applicable to the Prime Minister that a man cannot become Prime Minister twice.
All the people present in the meeting were stunned, Jawaharlal Nehru also started seeing his chair in danger, so he slowly ended the issue and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the President of India back.
In the picture, India's Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad with Madhya Pradesh Education Minister Shankar Dayal Sharma who later became the President of India.
Writer:-BSK
Source:- Internet
Location:- Jaipur