The Maulvi of Faizabad whose name will be on Ayodhya mosque project
The Ayodhya Mosque Trust Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation, set up to build a mosque at Ayodhya on the land mandated
| 28 Jan 2021 4:39 AM GMT
AYODHYA: The Ayodhya Mosque Trust Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation, set up to build a mosque at Ayodhya on the land mandated by the Supreme Court after the apex court gave the Babri land for the Ram Mandir, has decided to put the name of Mughal emperor Babar in the past baggage and dedicate its mosque project to the 1857 freedom fighter of Ayodhya MaulviAhmadullah Shah.
Even after more than one and a half centuries of the 1857 War of Independence, this great revolutionary who kept Ayodhya and other parts of Awadh region free from the British for more than a year and was an icon of Hindu-Muslim brotherhood in his lifetime has not got his due regard.
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Ayodhya Mosque May Be Named After 1857 Revolt Warrior Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah
To make the Ayodhya mosque project a symbol of communal brotherhood and patriotism, the Trust has decided to dedicate the project to Shah PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-25T13:03:02+05:30 Ayodhya Mosque May Be Named After 1857 Revolt Warrior Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah outlookindia.com 2021-01-25T13:41:07+05:30
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The proposed Ayodhya mosque could be named after storied warrior Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah who died in the 1857 mutiny. The mosque is set to be built on the Ayodhya land after the Supreme Court verdict int he Babri Masjid case.
The Sunni Waqf Board constituted the trust Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation to oversee the construction of the mosque. Secretary Athar Hussain noted that Maulvi Shah was known as the Lighthouse of Rebellion in the Awadh region, and the trust is seriously considering naming the mosque after the warrior.
Shah was martyred on 5 June, 1858. British officers like George Bruce Malleson and Thomas Seaton have made a mention of his courage, valour and organisational capabilities.
Ayodhya mosque may be named after 1857 mutiny warrior Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah
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“The Trust is thinking very seriously over the proposal of dedicating our Ayodhya Mosque project to the great freedom fighter Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah,” Trust Secretary Athar Hussain said
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The design of a mosque and a hospital to be built on a five-acre land in Ayodhya’s Dhannipur village was unveiled on December 19, 2020. Photo: Twitter/@IndoIslamicCF
“The Trust is thinking very seriously over the proposal of dedicating our Ayodhya Mosque project to the great freedom fighter Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah,” Trust Secretary Athar Hussain said