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			{{Short description\|Unani pharmaceutical company}}
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	{{Infobox company		{{Infobox company
	\| name = Hamdard Laboratories (India)		\| name = Hamdard Laboratories (India)
	\| logo = ~~Logo hamdard.jpg~~		\| logo =
	\| logo_size = ~~200px~~		\| logo_size =
	\| type = [[Non-profit]]		\| type = [[Non-profit]]
	\| industry = [[Healthcare]], [[Food]]		\| industry = [[Healthcare]], [[Food]]
	\| foundation = 1906		\| foundation = {{start date and age\|1906}}<br />[[Old Delhi]], [[British Raj\|British India]]
			\| founder = {{ubl\|Hafiz Abdul Majeed\|Ansarullah Tabani}}
	\| location = [[New Delhi]], India		\| location = [[New Delhi]], India
	\| key_people = ~~Hakeem Abdul Hameed~~		\| key_people = Hamid Ahmed (CEO)
	\| products = ~~[[Rooh Afza]],~~ [[Safi (medicine)\|Safi]], Roghan Badam Shirin, Sualin, Joshina, Cinkara		\| products = {{ubl\| Hamdard Laboratories - [[Safi (medicine)\|Safi]], Roghan Badam Shirin, Sualin, Joshina, Cinkara \| Hamdard Food Division - [[Rooh Afza]]}}
	\| homepage = [http://www.hamdard.in www.hamdard.~~in]~~		\| brands = [[Rooh Afza]], Hamdard Khaalis, Hamdard Glucose-D, Hamdard Diabeat
			\| homepage = {{ubl\|{{URL\|http://www.hamdard.in\|hamdard.in}} (Healthcare division)\|{{URL\|http://www.hamdard.com\|hamdard.com}} (Food division)}}
	}}		}}

	'''Hamdard Laboratories (India), '''is a [[Unani]] [[pharmaceutical]] ~~company in India (following the independence of India from Britain, "Hamdard" [[Unani]] branches were established in [[Bangladesh]] (erstwhile East Pakistan)~~ and [[~~Pakistan~~]]~~). It was~~ established in 1906 by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed in [[Delhi]]~~, and became a~~ [[~~waqf~~]] ~~(non-profitable trust) in 1948. Some of~~ its ~~most~~ popular products ~~include [[Rooh Afza\|Sharbat Rooh Afza]]~~, [[Safi ~~(medicine)\|Safi]]~~, ~~Roghan~~ Badam ~~Shirin~~, Sualin, Joshina and Cinkara. It is associated with Hamdard Foundation, a charitable educational trust.		'''Hamdard Laboratories (India)''' is an Indian [[Unani]] [[pharmaceutical]] and [[food]] company established in 1906 by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed in [[Delhi]].<ref name="financialexpress"/><ref name="economictimes">{{cite news \|last1=Mitra \|first1=Moinak \|title=Meet the men behind 113-year-old Hamdard's modernisation drive \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/meet-the-men-behind-113-year-old-hamdards-modernisation-drive/articleshow/20086927.cms?from=mdr \|publisher=[[The Economic Times]] \|date=17 May 2013}}</ref> It is known for its popular Unani products, such as Safi, Raughan-e-Badam Shireen, Sualin, Joshina, and Cinkara. Their food division is best known for [[Rooh Afza]].<ref name="products">{{cite news \|last1=Das \|first1=Sharmila \|title=Hamdard enters ready-to-drink beverage segment with RoohAfza Fusion \|url=https://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/food-entertainment/personal-care-pet-supplies-liquor/hamdard-enters-ready-to-drink-beverage-segment-with-roohafza-fusion/58135603 \|publisher=[[The Economic Times]] \|date=11 April 2017}}</ref> Hamdard Laboratories (India) is associated with the Hamdard National Foundation, a charitable educational trust.<ref name="economictimes"/>
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			== History ==
			Hamdard Laboratories was founded in 1906 in Delhi by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed and Ansarullah Tabani, who were both Unani practitioners. The name Hamdard ([[Urdu]]: ہمدرد) is a Persian word which means "companion in suffering".<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Meaning of hamdard in English \|url=https://www.rekhtadictionary.com/meaning-of-hamdard \|access-date=2025-06-17 \|website=Rekhta Dictionary \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=English translation of Hamdard \|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/hindi-english/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6 \|access-date=2025-07-06 \|website=Collins Dictionaries \|language=en}}</ref>

	~~Hamdard Laboratories was founded in 1906 in Delhi by Hakeem~~ Hafiz Abdul Majeed ~~and Ansarullah Tabani, a Unani practitioner. The name Hamdard means "companion in suffering"~~ in [[~~Urdu~~]] ~~language.(itself borrowed from [[Persian language\|Persian]])~~		Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed was born in the city of [[Pilibhit]], in modern-day [[Uttar Pradesh]] in 1883 to Sheikh Rahim Bakhs. He is said to have learnt the complete [[Quran\|Quran Sharif]] by heart. He also studied the origin of [[Urdu]] and [[Persian language]]s. Subsequently, he acquired the highest degree in the [[Unani medicine\|unani system of medicine]].<ref name="financialexpress">{{cite news \|title=Meet Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed, the man behind Rooh Afza: Know about his journey, family & net worth \|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/meet-hakim-hafiz-abdul-majeed-the-man-behind-rooh-afza-know-about-his-journey-family-net-worth/3085003/ \|publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)\|The Financial Express]] \|date=13 May 2023}}</ref>
	~~Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed was born~~ in [[~~Pilibhit~~]] ~~City UP, India~~ in 1883 to Sheikh Rahim ~~Bakhsh~~. He is said to have learnt the complete [[Quran\|Quran Sharif]] by heart. He also studied the origin of [[Urdu]] and [[Persian language]]s. Subsequently, he acquired the highest degree in the [[Unani medicine\|unani system of medicine]].

	Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed got in touch with Hakim Zamal Khan{{when\|date=September 2016}}, who had a keen interest in herbs and was famous for identifying medicinal plants. Having consulted with his wife, Abdul Majeed set up a herbal shop at Hauz Qazi in Delhi in 1906 and started to produce herbal medicine there. In 1920 the small herbal shop turned into a full-fledged production house.		Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed got in touch with Hakim Zamal Khan{{when\|date=September 2016}}, who had a keen interest in [[Herb\|herbs]] and was famous for identifying medicinal plants. Having consulted with his wife, Abdul Majeed set up a herbal shop at Hauz Qazi in [[Delhi]] in 1906 and started to produce herbal medicine there. In 1920 the small herbal shop turned into a full-fledged production house.{{fact\|date=May 2025}}

	~~Hamdard Foundation was created~~ in ~~1964 to disburse~~ the ~~profits of the company~~ to ~~promote the interests~~ of ~~the society. All the~~ profits ~~of the company go to the foundation~~.<ref>~~[http~~://~~www~~.~~expressindia.com~~/fe/~~daily~~/~~20010120~~/~~fco20038~~.~~html New-look Hamdard gets down to business~~] in ''[[~~Indian Express~~]]~~'', 20 January 2001</ref>~~		After the founder's passing in 1922, his wife Rabea Begum and her two sons founded the 'Hamdard Trust,' with a commitment to allocate 85 percent of its profits for charitable purposes.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Manmohan \|first1=Nutan \|title=Hamdard's Rooh Afza—the medicine syrup that turned into luxury drink for India & Pakistan \|url=https://theprint.in/feature/hamdards-rooh-afza-the-medicine-syrup-that-turned-into-luxury-drink-for-india-pakistan/1731459/ \|publisher=[[The Print]] \|date=26 August 2023}}</ref> His son [[Hakeem Abdul Hameed]] took over the administration of Hamdard Laboratories at the age of fourteen. Abdul Hameed would then be joined by his younger brother [[Hakeem Muhammad Saeed]] in running the company until the latter's move to Pakistan in 1948 and forming [[Hamdard Pakistan]] in Karachi.{{fact\|date=May 2025}}

	~~After Abdul Majeed~~'~~s death, his son~~ [[~~Hakeem Abdul Hameed~~]] ~~took over the administration of Hamdard Laboratories at the age of fourteen.~~		Hamdard Foundation was created in 1964 to disburse the profits of the company to promote the interests of the society. All the profits of the company go to the foundation. <ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/fe/daily/20010120/fco20038.html New-look Hamdard gets down to business] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102093329/http://www.expressindia.com/fe/daily/20010120/fco20038.html \|date=2 January 2013 }} in ''[[Indian Express]]'', 20 January 2001</ref>

	Hamdard Laboratories has a twin manufacturing plant in [[Ghaziabad, India\|Ghaziabad]] and one plant in Manesar ~~Haryana. One of its products~~, [[~~Safi (medicine)\|Safi~~]] ~~has high demand in the country since it is believed to be used for blood purification~~.<ref name="cbc">{{cite news\|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/heavy-metal-warning-for-ayurvedic-medicinal-products-1.524035\|title=Heavy metal warning for Ayurvedic medicinal products \| date=4 March 2005 \| publisher=CBC News\|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="IBN Live">{{cite news\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/metal-content-found-in-ayurvedic-drugs/3322-17.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212013734/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/metal-content-found-in-ayurvedic-drugs/3322-17.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=12 December 2008\|title=Metal content found in Ayurvedic drugs\|date=5 January 2006\|work=IBN Live\|access-date=21 March 2013}}</ref>		Hamdard Laboratories has a twin manufacturing plant in [[Ghaziabad, India\|Ghaziabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and one plant in [[Manesar]], [[Haryana]].<ref name="cbc">{{cite news\|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/heavy-metal-warning-for-ayurvedic-medicinal-products-1.524035\|title=Heavy metal warning for Ayurvedic medicinal products\|date=4 March 2005\|publisher=CBC News\|access-date=3 June 2018\|archive-date=17 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617152343/http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/heavy-metal-warning-for-ayurvedic-medicinal-products-1.524035\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IBN Live">{{cite news\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/metal-content-found-in-ayurvedic-drugs/3322-17.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212013734/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/metal-content-found-in-ayurvedic-drugs/3322-17.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=12 December 2008\|title=Metal content found in Ayurvedic drugs\|date=5 January 2006\|work=IBN Live\|access-date=21 March 2013}}</ref>

			== Products ==
			The company has over 500 natural and herb-based products. Some of its known products are [[Rooh Afza\|Sharbat Rooh Afza]], [[Safi (medicine)\|Safi]], Pachnaul, Roghan Badam Shirin, Sualin, Joshina and Cinkara.

	==See also==		==See also==
			* [[Hamdard Pakistan]]
			* [[Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh]]
	* [[Hamdard Public School]]		* [[Hamdard Public School]]
	* [[Jamia Hamdard]]		* [[Jamia Hamdard]]
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.hamdard.in/ Official website]		* [http://www.hamdard.in/ Official website (Healthcare division)]
			* [http://www.hamdard.com/ Official website (Food division)]

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	{{Infobox company		{{Infobox company
	\| name = Hamdard Laboratories (India)		\| name = Hamdard Laboratories (India)
	\| logo = Logo hamdard.jpg		\| logo = Logo hamdard.jpg
			\| logo_size = 200px
	\| type = [[Non-profit]]		\| type = [[Non-profit]]
	\| industry = [[Healthcare]], [[Food]]		\| industry = [[Healthcare]], [[Food]]
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	'''Hamdard Laboratories (India), '''is a [[Unani]] [[pharmaceutical]] company in India (following the independence of India from Britain, "Hamdard" [[Unani]] branches were established in [[Bangladesh]] (erstwhile East Pakistan) and [[Pakistan]]). It was established in 1906 by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed in [[Delhi]], and became a [[waqf]] (non-profitable trust) in 1948. Some of its most popular products include [[Rooh Afza\|Sharbat Rooh Afza]], [[Safi (medicine)\|Safi]], Roghan Badam Shirin, Sualin, Joshina and Cinkara. It is associated with Hamdard Foundation, a charitable educational trust.		'''Hamdard Laboratories (India), '''is a [[Unani]] [[pharmaceutical]] company in India (following the independence of India from Britain, "Hamdard" [[Unani]] branches were established in [[Bangladesh]] (erstwhile East Pakistan) and [[Pakistan]]). It was established in 1906 by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed in [[Delhi]], and became a [[waqf]] (non-profitable trust) in 1948. Some of its most popular products include [[Rooh Afza\|Sharbat Rooh Afza]], [[Safi (medicine)\|Safi]], Roghan Badam Shirin, Sualin, Joshina and Cinkara. It is associated with Hamdard Foundation, a charitable educational trust.

	Hamdard Laboratories was founded in 1906 in Delhi by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed and Ansarullah Tabani, a Unani practitioner. The name Hamdard means "companion in suffering" in [[Urdu]] language.		Hamdard Laboratories was founded in 1906 in Delhi by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed and Ansarullah Tabani, a Unani practitioner. The name Hamdard means "companion in suffering" in [[Urdu]] language.(itself borrowed from [[Persian language\|Persian]])
	Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed was born in [[Pilibhit]] City UP, India in 1883 to Sheikh Rahim Bakhsh. He is said to have learnt the complete [[Quran\|Quran Sharif]] by heart. He also studied the origin of [[Urdu]] and [[Persian language]]s. Subsequently, he acquired the highest degree in the [[Unani medicine\|unani system of medicine]].		Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed was born in [[Pilibhit]] City UP, India in 1883 to Sheikh Rahim Bakhsh. He is said to have learnt the complete [[Quran\|Quran Sharif]] by heart. He also studied the origin of [[Urdu]] and [[Persian language]]s. Subsequently, he acquired the highest degree in the [[Unani medicine\|unani system of medicine]].

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{{Infobox company
| name = Hamdard Laboratories (India)
| logo = Logo hamdard.jpg
| type = [[Non-profit]]
| industry = [[Healthcare]], [[Food]]
| foundation = 1906
| location = [[New Delhi]], India
| key_people = Hakeem Abdul Hameed
| products = [[Rooh Afza]], [[Safi (medicine)|Safi]], Roghan Badam Shirin, Sualin, Joshina, Cinkara
| homepage = [http://www.hamdard.in www.hamdard.in]
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'''Hamdard Laboratories (India), '''is a [[Unani]] [[pharmaceutical]] company in India (following the independence of India from Britain, "Hamdard" [[Unani]] branches were established in [[Bangladesh]] (erstwhile East Pakistan) and [[Pakistan]]). It was established in 1906 by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed in [[Delhi]], and became a [[waqf]] (non-profitable trust) in 1948. Some of its most popular products include [[Rooh Afza|Sharbat Rooh Afza]], [[Safi (medicine)|Safi]], Roghan Badam Shirin, Sualin, Joshina and Cinkara. It is associated with Hamdard Foundation, a charitable educational trust.

Hamdard Laboratories was founded in 1906 in Delhi by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed and Ansarullah Tabani, a Unani practitioner. The name Hamdard means "companion in suffering" in [[Urdu]] language.
Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed was born in [[Pilibhit]] City UP, India in 1883 to Sheikh Rahim Bakhsh. He is said to have learnt the complete [[Quran|Quran Sharif]] by heart. He also studied the origin of [[Urdu]] and [[Persian language]]s. Subsequently, he acquired the highest degree in the [[Unani medicine|unani system of medicine]].

Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed got in touch with Hakim Zamal Khan{{when|date=September 2016}}, who had a keen interest in herbs and was famous for identifying medicinal plants. Having consulted with his wife, Abdul Majeed set up a herbal shop at Hauz Qazi in Delhi in 1906 and started to produce herbal medicine there. In 1920 the small herbal shop turned into a full-fledged production house.

Hamdard Foundation was created in 1964 to disburse the profits of the company to promote the interests of the society. All the profits of the company go to the foundation.<ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/fe/daily/20010120/fco20038.html New-look Hamdard gets down to business] in ''[[Indian Express]]'', 20 January 2001</ref>

After Abdul Majeed's death, his son [[Hakeem Abdul Hameed]] took over the administration of Hamdard Laboratories at the age of fourteen.

Hamdard Laboratories has a twin manufacturing plant in [[Ghaziabad, India|Ghaziabad]] and one plant in Manesar Haryana. One of its products, [[Safi (medicine)|Safi]] has high demand in the country since it is believed to be used for blood purification.<ref name="cbc">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/heavy-metal-warning-for-ayurvedic-medicinal-products-1.524035|title=Heavy metal warning for Ayurvedic medicinal products | date=4 March 2005 | publisher=CBC News|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="IBN Live">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/metal-content-found-in-ayurvedic-drugs/3322-17.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212013734/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/metal-content-found-in-ayurvedic-drugs/3322-17.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2008|title=Metal content found in Ayurvedic drugs|date=5 January 2006|work=IBN Live|access-date=21 March 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Hamdard Public School]]
* [[Jamia Hamdard]]
* [[CRIUM, Hyderabad]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.hamdard.in/ Official website]

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