Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali (Aged 48), an Indian Muslim scholar, was born in 1878 at the Firangi Mahal palace in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. His family had moved from Sihali, Barabanki, to the Firangi Mahal around 1692.
During the First World War, Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali was residing in Lucknow, and he asked the Sultan of Turkey to either support Britain or remain out of the war. On January 26, 1919, he presided over a protest meeting in Lucknow against the British attitude towards Muslims. He played a significant role in the Khilafat movement, preaching Hindu-Muslim unity, particularly during the Khilafat agitation. He was also an associate of Mahatma Gandhi and, on other occasions, urged Muslims not to sacrifice cows out of respect for the Hindus. He authored 111 books before passing away by 1926.
Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali
(1878 – 1926) – (Uttar Pradesh)
Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali (Aged 48), an Indian Muslim scholar, was born in 1878 at the Firangi Mahal palace in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. His family had moved from Sihali, Barabanki, to the Firangi Mahal around 1692.
During the First World War, Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali was residing in Lucknow, and he asked the Sultan of Turkey to either support Britain or remain out of the war. On January 26, 1919, he presided over a protest meeting in Lucknow against the British attitude towards Muslims. He played a significant role in the Khilafat movement, preaching Hindu-Muslim unity, particularly during the Khilafat agitation. He was also an associate of Mahatma Gandhi and, on other occasions, urged Muslims not to sacrifice cows out of respect for the Hindus. He authored 111 books before passing away by 1926.
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