Literary Works of Sir Syed - Ashraf A Shah

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Literary Works of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

The present Aligarh Muslim University and its Alumni represent the dream of its great founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. The founder's day celebration i.e., Sir Syed Day function world-over, followed by the University "Taranah" and dinner is neither a birthday celebration nor an ordinary get-to-gather, but is more of a Tradition - deep down with a message silently reminding all of us about Sir Syed’s noble mission left behind to us as Aligs.

Hoping this collection (below) on Sir Syed's literary works may help Aligs and well-wishers to find clue to his mission, which is in conclusion .....

  … I assure you that the only thing which can raise you to a high rank is high education. Until our nation can give birth to highly-educated people it will remain degraded; it will be below others, and will not attain such honor as I desire for it ....  Sir Syed.

While going through his work, one will be amazed to find that Syed Ahmad is no doubt, one of most dynamic and epoch-making personalities of the 19th century. At once a theologian, a scholar, a social reformer, an educationist, a politician, a writer and a journalist, he made in incomparable contribution to the making of the modern India and the resurgence of the Muslim community.

His character was marked by sincerity and dedication, by integrity and perseverance, by self-respect and courage of conviction, by tolerance and sympathy. He was orthodox in his belief and yet cosmopolitan in his outlook. Such men are but born rarely. Such men never die. Syed Ahmad's name is inscribed for ever in the annals of Muslim India.

Throughout his life Syed Ahmad found time for literary pursuits. The range of his literary interests was very wide: history, politics, archaeology, journalism, literature, religion and science. By his literary contribution, he inspired intellectuals’ activity among the Muslims. The scope of his major writings is indeed amazing, majority are listed as follows:

Legal

1.       Act No. 10 (Stamp Act) 1862.

2.       Act No. 14 (Limitation) Act 1859-1864.

3.       Act No. 16 (Regarding registration of documents) - Allygurh, 1864.

Religious

4.       Ahkam Tu'am Ahl-Kitab, Kanpur, 1868.

5.       Al-Du'a Wa'l Istajaba, Agra, 1892.

6.       Al-Nazar Fi Ba'z Masa'il Imam Al-Ghazzali, Agra.

7.       Izalat ul-Chain as Zi'al Qarnain, Agra, 1889.

8.       Zila al-Qulub ba Zikr al-Mahbub, Delhi, 1843.

9.       Khulq al-Insan ala ma fi al-Quran, Agra, 1892.

10.     Kimiya-i-Sa'dat, 2 fasl, 1883.

11.     Mazumm ba nisbat tanazzul ulum-i-diniya wa Arabiya wa falsafa-i-         Yunaniya, Agra, 1857.

12.     Namiqa fi Bayan Mas'ala Tasawwur al-Shaikh, Aligarh, 1883.

13.     Rah-i-Sunnat dar rad-i-bid'at, Aligarh, 1883.

14.     Risala Ibtal-i-Ghulami, Agra, 1893.

15.     Risala ho wal Mojud, 1880.

16.     Risala Tahqiq Lafzi-i-Nassara, 1860.

17.     Tabyin-ul-Kalam fi Tafsir-al-turat-wa'l Injil ala Mullat-al-Islam (The Mohomedan Commentary on the Holy Bible).

18.     Tafsir-ul-Qura'n
Vol. I Aligarh, 1880,
Vol. II Aligarh, 1882, Agra, 1903.          
Vol. III  Aligarh, 1885
Vol. IV Aligarh, 1888
Vol. V Aligarh, 1892.          
Vol. VI  Aligarh, 1895
Vol. VII Agra, 1904.

19.     Tafsir al-Jinn Wa'l Jan ala ma fi al-Qur'an, Rahmani Press, Lahore, 1893, Agra, 1891.

20.     Tafsir-a-Samawat, Agra.

21.     Tahrir fi Usul al-Tafsir, Agra, 1892.

22.     Tarjama fawa'id al-afkar fi amal al-farjar, Delhi 1846.

23.     Tarqim fi qisa ashab al-kahf wal-Raqim, Agra, 1889.

24.     Tasfiyad al'Aquid (Being the correspondence between Syed Ahmad Khan and Maulana Muhammad Qasim of Deobund.

History

25.     A'in-e-Akbari (Edition with Illustration), Delhi.

26.     Asar-us-Sanadid (i) Syed-ul-Akhbar, 1847, (II) Mata-i-Sultani, 1852.

27.     Description des monument de Delhi in 1852, D'a Pre Le Texte          Hindostani De Saiyid Ahmad Khan (tr. by M. Garcin De Tassy), Paris,          1861.

28.     Jam-i-Jum, Akbarabad, 1940.

29.     Silsilat-ul-Muluk, Ashraf ul Mataba', Delhi, 1852.

30.     Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi (Edition), Asiatic Society, Calcutta, 1862.

31.     Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri (edition Aligarh, 1864.

Biography

32.     Al-Khutbat al-Ahmadiya fi'l Arab wa'I Sirat al-Muhammadiya : Aligarh,           1900, English translation, London, 1869-70.

33.     Sirat-i-Faridiya, Agra, 1896.

34.     Tuhfa-i-Hasan, Aligarh, 1883.

Political

35.     Asbab-i-Bhaghwat-i-Hind, Urdu 1858 and English edition, Banaras.

36.     Lecture Indian National Congress Madras Par, Kanpur, 1887.

37.     Lectures on the Act XVI of 1864, delivered on the 4th Dec., 1864 for           the Scientific Society, Allygurh, 1864.

38.     Musalmanon ki qismat ka faisla (taqarir-e-Syed Ahmad Khan wa Syed Mehdi Ali Khan etc.) Agra, 1894.

39.     On Hunter's :Our Indian Mussulmans' London, 1872.

40.     Present State of Indian Politics (Consisting of lectures and Speeches) Allahabad, 1888.

41.     Sarkashi Zilla Binjor, Agra 1858.

Education

42.     Iltimas be Khidmat Sakinan-i-Hindustan dar bad tarraqi ta' lim ahl-i.Hind, Ghazipore, 1863.

43.     Lecture dar bab targhib wa tahris talim itfal-i-Musalmanan, in 1895, Agra 1896.

44.     Lecture Madrasaat ul-Ulum Aligarh Key Tarikhi halat aur jadid Waqi'at Par, Agra. 1889.

45.     Lecture Ijlas Dahum Muhammadan Educational Conference, Agra, 1896.

46.     Lecture Muta'liq Ijlas Yazdahum Muhammadan Educational Conference, Agra, 1896.

47.     Majmu'a Resolution Haye dah sala (Resolutions passed by the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental Educational Conference from 1886 to          1895) ed. by Sir Syed Ahmad, Agra, 1896.

48.     Report Salana (Annual Report of the Boarding House of Madrasat-ul-          Ulum 1879-1880).

Collections

49.     Khutut-i-Sir Syed, ed Ross Masud, 1924.

50.     Majuma Lecture Kaye Sir Syed ed. Munshi Sirajuddin, Sadhora 1892.

51.     Maqalat-i-Sir-Syed ed. by 'Abdullah Khvesgri, Aligarh, 1952.

52.     Maqalat-i-Sir Syed, ed. By Muhammad Ismail, Lahore,

53.     Makatib-i-Sir Syed, Mustaq Husain, Delhi, 1960.

54.     Maktubat-i-Sir Syed, Muhammad Ismail Panipati, Lahore, 1959.

55.     Makummal Majumua Lectures wa speeches. ed. Malik Fazaluddin, Lahore, 1900.

56.     Muktubat al-Khullan ed. Mohd. Usman Maqbul, Aligarh 1915.

57.     Tasanif-i-Ahmadiya (Collection of Syed Ahmad Khan's works on religions topics) in 8 parts.

Miscellaneous

58.     On the Use of the Sector (Urdu), Syed-ul-Akbar, 1846.

59.     Qaul-i-Matin dar Ibtal-i-Harkat i Zamin, Delhi, 1848.

60.     Tashil fi Jar-a-Saqil, Agra, 1844.

61.     Ik Nadan Khuda Parast aur Dana dunyadar Ki Kahani, Badaon, 1910.

62.     Kalamat-ul-Haqq, Aligarh

Journals, Reports Proceedings, Etc.

1.       Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq.

2.       Aligarh Institute Gazette.

3.       Proceedings of the Muhammadans Educational Conference.

4.       An Account of the Loyal Muhammadans of India, Parts I, II, III           Moufussel Press, Meerut, 1860.

5.       Proceedings of the Scientific Society.

6.       Bye-Laws of the Scientific Society.

7.       Addresses and speeches relating to the Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh (1875-1898) ed. Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk, Aligarh, 1898.

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Compiled by: Ashraf A. Shah, MBA 1980