Maulana Taj Mohammad Amrothi
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Maulana Syed Taj Mohammad Amrothi (Arabic: مولانا سيد تاج محمد امروتهي; Sindhi
: حضرت تاج محمدد امروٽي) (born Amrot Shareef, Sukkur
, Sindh
, 1857; died 1929) was a scholar, freedom fighter, and educationalist.
He translated the Quran into Sindhi
, gave lectures, wrote books of poetry, and edited the monthly journal Akhwan-ul-Muslmeen. A proponent of the non-cooperation movement
in India, he was a leader of the Khilafat Movement
and a founding member of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
.
Sindhi language
Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...
: حضرت تاج محمدد امروٽي) (born Amrot Shareef, Sukkur
Sukkur
Sukkur, or Sakharu , formerly Aror and Bakar, is the third largest city of Sindh province, situated on the west bank of Indus River in Pakistan in Sukkur District. However, the word Sakharu in Sindhi means "superior", which the spelling of the city's name in Sindhi suggests is the origin of the...
, Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, 1857; died 1929) was a scholar, freedom fighter, and educationalist.
He translated the Quran into Sindhi
Sindhi language
Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...
, gave lectures, wrote books of poetry, and edited the monthly journal Akhwan-ul-Muslmeen. A proponent of the non-cooperation movement
Non-cooperation movement
The non-cooperation movement was a significant phase of the Indian struggle for freedom from British rule which lasted for years. This movement, which lasted from September 1920 to February 1922 and was led by Mohandas Gandhi, and supported by the Indian National Congress. It aimed to resist...
in India, he was a leader of the Khilafat Movement
Khilafat Movement
The Khilafat movement was a pan-Islamic, political campaign launched by Muslims in British India to influence the British government and to protect the Ottoman Empire during the aftermath of World War I...
and a founding member of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind or is one of the leading Islamic organizations in India. It was founded in 1919 by Abdul Mohasim Sajjad, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Ahmed Saeed Dehlvi, and Abdul Bari Firangi Mehli...
.