Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam
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Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam (‘Association for the Service of Islam’), launched in Lahore
in 1884. One of its major efforts was the setting up of a number of schools for Muslim
girls and orphanages in the Punjab
, where girls were taught Urdu
and the Qur’an, as well as mathematics, needlework and crafts. It started a publishing house for appropriate textbooks for Muslim girls’ and boys’ schools, and these were used all over the Punjab and beyond. In 1939 it set up the Islamia College for Women in Lahore, the only one of its kind in the region, whose curriculum was the standard Bachelor of Arts supplemented by Islamic education. It also set up Islamia College Lahore
in 1892.
The Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam was a more middle class body that represented a spontaneous desire on the part of middle-class Muslims of Lahore
to cooperate with each other for common good. The Anjuman also played a vital role to provide a political platform for Indian Muslims.
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
in 1884. One of its major efforts was the setting up of a number of schools for Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
girls and orphanages in the Punjab
Punjab region
The Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi...
, where girls were taught Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
and the Qur’an, as well as mathematics, needlework and crafts. It started a publishing house for appropriate textbooks for Muslim girls’ and boys’ schools, and these were used all over the Punjab and beyond. In 1939 it set up the Islamia College for Women in Lahore, the only one of its kind in the region, whose curriculum was the standard Bachelor of Arts supplemented by Islamic education. It also set up Islamia College Lahore
Islamia College Lahore
Islamia College is a group of three colleges in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan affiliated with the University of Punjab. They were nationalised by Z. A. Bhutto in the 1970s...
in 1892.
The Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam was a more middle class body that represented a spontaneous desire on the part of middle-class Muslims of Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
to cooperate with each other for common good. The Anjuman also played a vital role to provide a political platform for Indian Muslims.