Muhammad Shafi Daudi
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Muhammad Shafi Daudi | |
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Member of the Central Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1924–1935 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 October 1875 Daudnagar, India |
Died | 25 January 1949 Daudnagar, India | (aged 73)
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Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
Muhammad Shafi Daudi (27 October 1875 – 25 January 1949)[1] was an Indian Muslim scholar and a politician, who was a member of the Central Legislative Assembly from 1924 to 1935.[2][3]
Early life and education
Muhammad Shafi Daudi was born in
Personal life
Muhammad Shadi Daudi was married to Zubaida Daudi, a woman freedom fighter who joined Non-cooperation movement.[4] They had 9 children together.
Career
Daudi joined Indian National Congress in 1920 and also joined Swaraj Party in 1923.
Muzaffarpur district had become an important centre of the
He became President of Swaraj Party for Bihar. He participated in the 1923 Indian general election and was elected to the Central Legislative Assembly. He was its member from 1924 to 1935.[5]
In 1928, when Nehru Report on constitutional reforms was adopted by the Indian National Congress. He vehemently opposed the report regarding it failed to provide rights to the minorities.
After the adaption of Nehru Report, He resigned from Indian National Congress along with other Muslim Leaders and founded the All India Muslim Conference on 31 October 1928 at Delhi. His party drafted a resolution which demanded a Federal System of Government with autonomy and residuary powers for the provinces and separate electorate for Muslims. This demand was later adapted by Muhammad Ali Jinnah in his Fourteen points.[6]
He became the
In 1932, he merged his All India Muslim Conference with
In 1935, when Swaraj Party merged into Indian National Congress he did not join the Congress.
He also participated in
Death and legacy
He died on 25 January 1949 at his hometown Daudnagar.[7]
A Statue was setup in memory of Shafi Daudi at the Tilak Maidan in Muzaffarpur, Bihar by All India Freedom Fighters Federation.[8][9]
References
- ^ "स्वतंत्रता सेनानी सफी दाउदी की जयंती मनी". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ a b HT, Team (27 October 2018). "Shafi Daudi: The builder of the Congress in Muzaffarpur (Bihar)". Heritage Times. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ TwoCircles.net (18 November 2012). "Shafi Daudi: The builder of the Congress in Muzaffarpur (Bihar)". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "मुस्लिम महिलाओं का बलिदान याद रखेगा हिंदुस्ता". www.hindi.awazthevoice.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "REVIEW: An Honourable Man". 27 October 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-317-55981-8.
- ^ "कांग्रेस कार्यालय में शफी दाउदी की 86 वीं पुण्यतिथि मनी". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 25 January 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "तिलक मैदान में लगेगी शफी दाउदी की प्रतिमा". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 27 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "बापू ने कहा था-मुजफ्फरपुर मेरे लिए 'हृदयस्थली'". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
Further reading
- Daudi, Obaid ur Rehman (2008). Akhtar, Payami (ed.). Life and Times of Maulana Shafi Daudi: A valiant freedom fighter. Karachi: Zain Publications. OCLC 671268020.