Question

Work done by Social worker:

Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan

Write about the contributions of Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan.

Answer 1

1. Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan was born in 1817 in Delhi. He was fluent in Urdu, Persian, Arabic, and English.
2. He had edited ‘Ain-i-Akbari’, a book about Emperor Akbar’s administration, written by Abu’l Fazl.
3. Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan established a ‘Scientific Society’ for Muslims. Members of this society were scholars of History, Science, and Political Economy.
4. In 1869 he went to England. After returning from England he founded ‘Mohammadan Anglo Oriental College’ in 1875. Later it developed into ‘Aligarh Muslim University’.
5. Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan started a periodical entitled, ‘Mohammadan Social Reformer’. He worked for the propagation of modern education, science, and technology.