(Web Desk) – World-renowned statesman, scholar, philosopher, poet, and educationist Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was remembered on his 126th death anniversary on Wednesday.
Born in 1817 in Delhi, Sir Syed is regarded as the founder of modern Muslim education in the subcontinent. He devoted his life to the betterment of the Muslim community.
He was the founder of the Aligarh movement which was the base of Pakistan movement.
Syed Ahmed Khan established a scientific society in Ghazipur in 1864. This society was directed towards getting the translations of Western knowledge texts into Urdu. He also started publishing Tehzeeb-ul-Akhlaq in 1870 to instill modern consciousness among the Muslims.
This was the main aim and spirit that led him to establish Madrasat-ul-Uloom, then Mohammedan Oriental College in Aligarh, which later grew into Aligarh Muslim University.
Sir Syed died in 1898 in Aligarh, India.