Firangi Mahal

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Firangi Mahal
LocationLucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Built17th century

Firangi Mahal is a building complex located in

Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
, some French businessmen used to stay at this Mahal when they visited, such as the first owner of this Mahal, Niel. The building was an architectural building of some repute but was later confiscated by the government.

It was later given over to the adviser Aurangzeb known as Mullah Asad bin Qutub Shaheed and his brother Mulla Saeed bin Qutubuddin Shaheed. These two brothers made this Mahal a center of Islamic learning. It has been compared with

Oxford University as a center of culture and learning.[1]

Khilafat Movement

During the period of the Khilafat Movement,

Hindu-Muslim unity in the nation. Leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru and Sarojini Naidu were among those who visited Firangi Mahal to bring all the communities in the fold of freedom struggle. The ulema from the Firangi Mahal were in favour of the Khilafat Movement. However, the ulema were sentenced to death by the British for issuing a jihad fatwa against them.[2]

Notable personalities

References

  1. ^ "Firangi Mahal, Lucknow". Nativeplanet.com. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Times of India Publications". Archive.is. 22 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2019.