Muslims Against Partition of India

About the Book

Muslims Against Partition of India: Revisiting the legacy of patriotic Muslims by Shamsul Islam examines the neglected history of Muslims who opposed the Partition of India. Grounded in contemporary documents and historical sources, the book challenges the narrative of the two-nation theory and highlights the resistance led by patriotic Indian Muslims committed to composite Indian nationalism and an undivided India.

What You'll Discover

• The role and contributions of patriotic Muslims opposing the Partition of India.
• Examination and critique of the Two-Nation Theory, including its Muslim and Hindu variants.
• The historical legacy of the 1857 War of Independence and Hindu-Muslim unity.
• The stance and leadership of Allah Bakhsh and the Azad Muslim Conference against British rule and division.
• Key patriotic Muslim figures, organizations, and anti-Partition Urdu poetry.

Table of Contents

1. Foreword by Professor Harbans Mukhia
2. Preface to the third revised edition
3. Preface to the second revised edition
4. Preface to the first edition
5. Introduction
6. 1. Dilemma of Indian Muslims
7. Patriotic Muslims
8. 2. Partition of India: Two-Nation Theory in Action
9. 3. Two-Nation Theory: Origin and Hindu-Muslim Variants
10. The Muslim Variant of Two-Nation Theory
11. Muhammad Iqbal's contribution to Two-Nation theory
12. Rahmat Ali's idea of Pakistan
13. Jinnah on Two-Nation theory
14. Hindu Variant of Two-Nation Theory
15. 4. 1857 War of Independence: Two-Nation Theory Defied
16. Hindu-Muslim Unity: Central India and Rajasthan
17. Haryana
18. Rohilkhand
19. Western United Province
20. Delhi
21. Ayodhya
22. 5. Partiotic Muslims' fight Against Two-Nation theory
23. Azad Muslim Conference
24. Presidential address of Allah Bakhsh
25. 6. Allah Bakhsh Confronts British Rulers
26. 7. Murder of Allah Bakhsh
27. 8. Muslim Patriotic Individuals and Organisations
28. Shibli Nomani (1857-1914)
29. Hasrat Mohani (1875-1951)
30. Ashfaqullah Khan and other martyrs
31. Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari (1880-1936)
32. Shaukatullah Ansari
33. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890-1988)
34. Syed Abdullah Barelvi (1891-1949)
35. Abdul Majeed Khwaja (1885-1962)
36. Kashmiri Patriotic Muslims
37. Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
38. Momin Conference
39. Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam
40. All-Parties Shia Conference
41. Krishak Praja Party Bengal
42. Ahl-e-Hadees
43. Anjuman-e-Watan (Baluchistan)
44. Anti-Pakistan movement in Southern India, Eastern India and abroad
45. 9. Anti-Pakistan Urdu Poetry of Patriotic Muslims
46. 'Pakistan chahne walon se' (To those who want Pakistan) by Shamim Karhani
47. 'Paigham-e-amal' (Message for action) by Saghar Nizami (Samad Yaar Khan)
48. 'Hindustani Musalmanon se appeal' (Appeal to Indian Muslims) by Munawwar
49. 'Dawat-e-Amal' (Call for Action) by Zafar Ali Khan
50. 'Naved-e-Azadi-e-Hind' (Happy news of freedom of India) by Zafar Ali Khan
51. 'Hamdardi' (Sympathy) by Maulvi Wajahat Husain 'Wajahat' Siddiqui
52. 'Majbooriyaan' (Helplessness) by Salaam Machhalishahari
53. "Ek jilaa-watan kee wapsi" (Return of an exile) by Asrar-ul-Haq 'Majaaz'
54. 'Watan qaid se abb churaanaa paregaa' (The motherland must be now liberated from slavery) by Usman
55. 'Hindoostani azaad jamaat kaa pamphlet' ('Pamphlet of India freedom party') by Mahir
56. 10. Why Patriotic Muslims Failed
57. British Rulers' Antagonism Towards Patriotic Muslims
58. Muslim League's Reign of Terror
59. Hindutva politics of hatred and communal polarisation
60. Congress Vacillation and Betrayal
61. The egalitarian world view of the patriotic Muslims made them Untouchable
62. Conclusion
63. Annexure
64. Resolutions passed by Azad Muslim Conference, 1940
65. Bibliography
66. English
67. Urdu
68. Hindi
69. Newspapers/Periodicals of the Pre-Partition Period
70. Index

More About the Author

Shamsul Islam taught political science at the University of Delhi. As an author, columnist and dramatist he has been writing against religious bigotry, dehumanization, totalitarianism, persecution of women, Dalits and minorities. He is known globally for fundamental research work on the rise of nationalism and its development in India and the world.