Syed Ameer Ali

Syed Ameer Ali
CSI
Born6 April 1849
Died3 August 1928(1928-08-03) (aged 79)
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Alma materAliah University, University of Calcutta
Notable workThe Spirit of Islam[4]
Spouse
Isabelle Ida Konstam
(m. 1884)
[3]
Children2[2]
RelativesMahbub Ali Khan (grandnephew)
EraIslamic modernism
RegionMuslim scholar in British India and United Kingdom

Syed Ameer Ali Order of the Star of India[5] (6 April 1849 – 3 August 1928) was an Indian jurist, a prominent political leader, and author of a number of influential books on Muslim history and the modern development of Islam.[1][2][3][6]

He hailed from the state of Oudh from where his father moved and settled down in the Bengal Presidency and is credited for his contributions to the law of India, particularly Muslim personal law, as well as the development of political philosophy for Muslims, during the British Raj.

He was a signatory to the 1906 Petition to the Viceroy and was thus a founding-member of the All India Muslim League.[4][7] He played a key role in securing separate electorates for the Muslims in British India and promoting the cause of the Khilafat Movement.[8][4]

  1. ^ a b Sayyid Amir Ali at the Encyclopædia Britannica. "Sayyid Amir Ali, (born April 6, 1849, Cuttack, India—died Aug. 3, 1928, Sussex, Eng.), jurist, writer, and Muslim leader who favoured British rule in India rather than possible Hindu domination of an independent India."
  2. ^ a b c Syed Ameer Ali at Banglapedia. "Ali, Syed Ameer (1849-1928) lawyer, spokesman on Indian Muslim concerns, and writer on Islamic history and society, was born on 6 April 1849 at Cuttack in Orissa."
  3. ^ a b c Abdullah Ahsan. "Emir Ali, Sayyid". Islam Ansiklopedisi. He was born on April 8, 1849 in Cuttack, Orissa, India.
  4. ^ a b c "Profile of Syed Ameer Ali". Storyofpakistan.com website. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ^ Ali, Syed Ameer. The Legal Position of Women in Islâm. University of London Press. Title page.
  6. ^ "ALI, SYED AMEER". Treccani. Indian Muslim jurist and politician (Mohan 1849-Rudgwick, Sussex, 1928).
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