However, Sir Syed had lot of troubles on his hand due to his campaign for a modern educational institution for north Indian Muslims. The Maulavi was enthusiastic supporter of women’s rights and was one of the colleagues of Sir Syed. There are two things to be noted here: one, he was a traditional ‘alim and was not under the influence of western thought and two, he was advocating gender equality purely on the basis of Islamic traditional sources i.e. But very few people know about Maulavi Mumtaz Ali Khan, a traditional ‘alim, product of Darul ‘Uloom Deoband who was very enthusiastic supporters of gender equality. It is generally thought that movement for women’s rights began with western educated people and in 19th century. Maulvi Mumtaz Ali –A Nineteenth Century Advocate of Women’s Rights
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