MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD
One of the early ancestors of Maulana Azad, Sheikh Jamaluddin , a profound scholar and a Muslim divine of great repute, having to his credit a number of books which are held in high esteem to this day and among which is celebrated commentary on the most trustworthy text of hadith (Islamic Traditions) -----------
recognised as an authority by which most Muslim divines swear, revolted against the innovation of Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi,thus incurring the displeasure of the Great Emperor. He was patronised by Akbar’s foster-brother,Mirza Aziz Kokaltash, but anticipating some trouble in future, he left for Mecca. This first known ancestor of the Maulana left the proud legacy of Satyagraha for him.
Later on in the times of Jehangir another ancestor of the Maulana, Sheikh Muhammad refused to do Kornish (obeisance) to the Emperor as in his view, it did not behove the learned to lay prostrate before wealth. He refused to bend his knees to Baal and was sentenced to be imprisoned in the fort of Gwalior for four years.
It also remained a kind of family tradition not to accept any office or position of power; but Shaikh Sirajuddin , a great grandfather of the Maulana, accepted the Chief Judgeship and broke the tradition.
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“Meri taswer ke ye naqsh zara gaur se dekh
Is mein ik daur ki tarikh nazar ayegi”
- Maulana Azad |
“Look closely at the contours of my face
You will see history of an age in them” |
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