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|name = Mushir-ul-Haq | |name = Mushir-ul-Haq | ||
|death_date = {{Death year|1990}} | |birth_date = {{Birth year|1933}} | ||
|death_date = {{Death year and age|1990|1933}} | |||
|death_place = [[Srinagar]], India | |death_place = [[Srinagar]], India | ||
|alma_mater = [[McGill University]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]) | |alma_mater = [[McGill University]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]) | ||
| office = Vice-chancellor of [[University of Kashmir]] | |||
| termstart = 1987 | |||
| termend = 1990 | |||
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| predecessor = [[Hamidi Kashmiri]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Hamidi Kashmiri: A critic who angered none |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/op-ed/hamidi-kashmiri-a-critic-who-angered-none/ |access-date=13 December 2023 |work=Greater Kashmir |date=11 January 2019}}</ref> | |||
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'''Mushir-ul-Haq''' was an Indian academic and author who served as the vice-chancellor of the [[University of Kashmir]]. He authored books such as ''Islam in Secular India''. | |||
==Life and career== | |||
Mushir was born in 1933.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mušīr-al-Ḥaqq 1933-1990 |url=https://viaf.org/viaf/170363367/ |website=viaf.org |access-date=13 December 2023}}</ref> He obtained his PhD from [[McGill University]] and later taught at [[Aligarh Muslim University]] and [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]. He also established the Shah-i-Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies in 1988.<ref name = "lecture">{{Cite web|url=https://kashmirreader.com/2021/06/14/kashmir-university-organises-prof-mushir-ul-haq-memorial-lecture/|title=Kashmir University organises Prof Mushir-ul-Haq Memorial Lecture|date=14 June 2021|website=kashmirreader.com|access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref> He was the vice-chancellor of the [[Kashmir University]] from 1987 to 1990.<ref name="outlook">{{cite news |title=Look Who's Hijacked Jamia |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/look-whos-hijacked-jamia/238543 |access-date=13 December 2023 |work=Outlook India |date=3 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Former Vice Chancellors |url=https://kashmiruniversity.net/formerVCs.aspx |website=kashmiruniversity.net |access-date=13 December 2023}}</ref> | |||
==Publications== | |||
Mushir-ul-Haq wrote several books including: | |||
* ''Religion and Politics in Muslim India (1857-1947): A Study'' | |||
* ''Muslim politics in modern India 1857-1947'' (1970) | |||
* ''Indian Muslims' Attitude to the British in the Early Nineteenth Century'' | |||
* ''Islam in Secular India'' (1972). | |||
==Death and legacy== | |||
Mushir was kidnapped, alongside his personal secretary Abdul Gani Zargar, on 6 April 1990;<ref name="The Indian Express 21 April 2009">{{cite news |url= http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/court-acquits-accused-in-dr-mushirulhaq-murder/|title= Court acquits accused in Dr Mushir-ul-Haq murder |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= 21 April 2009|newspaper= [[The Indian Express]] | accessdate= 1 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kashmiruniversity.net/ErrorPage.aspx?aspxerrorpath=%2Fvice.aspx|title=University of Kashmir|website=www.kashmiruniversity.net|access-date=24 January 2019|archive-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609115026/http://www.kashmiruniversity.net/ErrorPage.aspx?aspxerrorpath=%2Fvice.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> and their bodies were found on 10 April 1990. The Jammu Kashmir Students Liberation Front claimed responsibility for his kidnapping and murder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/mag/2005/02/27/stories/2005022700380400.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-02-27|title=Magazine / Education : From strife to study}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | |||
In April 2009, the Special Court, under the [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] (TADA) in Jammu, acquitted those charged with Mushir-ul-Haq's murder after a trial which had lasted nineteen years. The presiding officer ruled that one confession was inadmissible and expressed doubts about the voluntary nature of others. In the absence of any corroborating evidence, he dismissed the charges against all of the accused.<ref name="The Indian Express 21 April 2009" /> | In April 2009, the Special Court, under the [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] (TADA) in Jammu, acquitted those charged with Mushir-ul-Haq's murder after a trial which had lasted nineteen years. The presiding officer ruled that one confession was inadmissible and expressed doubts about the voluntary nature of others. In the absence of any corroborating evidence, he dismissed the charges against all of the accused.<ref name="The Indian Express 21 April 2009" /> | ||
In honor of Mushir-ul-Haq, the Shah-i-Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies at the University of Kashmir organized a memorial lecture on 12 June 2021. [[Akhtarul Wasey]], president of Maulana Azad University, spoke at the lecture. <ref name = "lecture" /> | In honor of Mushir-ul-Haq, the Shah-i-Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies at the University of Kashmir organized a memorial lecture on 12 June 2021. [[Akhtarul Wasey]], president of Maulana Azad University, spoke at the lecture. <ref name = "lecture" /> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Vice- | [[Category:Vice-chancellors of the University of Kashmir]] | ||
[[Category:People murdered in Jammu and Kashmir]] | [[Category:People murdered in Jammu and Kashmir]] | ||
[[Category:1990 deaths]] | [[Category:1990 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:1990 murders in India]] | [[Category:1990 murders in India]] | ||
[[Category:Jamia Millia Islamia | [[Category:Academic staff of Jamia Millia Islamia]] | ||
[[Category:McGill University alumni]] | [[Category:McGill University alumni]] | ||
[[Category:Aligarh Muslim University | [[Category:Academic staff of Aligarh Muslim University]] | ||
[[Category:1933 births]] | [[Category:1933 births]] | ||
[[Category:Scholars from Jammu and Kashmir]] | [[Category:Scholars from Jammu and Kashmir]] | ||
[[Category:Indian political writers]] | [[Category:Indian political writers]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian historians]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian historians]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 18 February 2025
Mushir-ul-Haq | |
|---|---|
| Vice-chancellor of University of Kashmir | |
| In office 1987–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Hamidi Kashmiri[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1933 |
| Died | 1990 (aged 56–57) Srinagar, India |
| Alma mater | McGill University (PhD) |
Mushir-ul-Haq was an Indian academic and author who served as the vice-chancellor of the University of Kashmir. He authored books such as Islam in Secular India.
Life and career[edit | edit source]
Mushir was born in 1933.[2] He obtained his PhD from McGill University and later taught at Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia. He also established the Shah-i-Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies in 1988.[3] He was the vice-chancellor of the Kashmir University from 1987 to 1990.[4][5]
Publications[edit | edit source]
Mushir-ul-Haq wrote several books including:
- Religion and Politics in Muslim India (1857-1947): A Study
- Muslim politics in modern India 1857-1947 (1970)
- Indian Muslims' Attitude to the British in the Early Nineteenth Century
- Islam in Secular India (1972).
Death and legacy[edit | edit source]
Mushir was kidnapped, alongside his personal secretary Abdul Gani Zargar, on 6 April 1990;[6][7] and their bodies were found on 10 April 1990. The Jammu Kashmir Students Liberation Front claimed responsibility for his kidnapping and murder.[8]
In April 2009, the Special Court, under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) in Jammu, acquitted those charged with Mushir-ul-Haq's murder after a trial which had lasted nineteen years. The presiding officer ruled that one confession was inadmissible and expressed doubts about the voluntary nature of others. In the absence of any corroborating evidence, he dismissed the charges against all of the accused.[6]
In honor of Mushir-ul-Haq, the Shah-i-Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies at the University of Kashmir organized a memorial lecture on 12 June 2021. Akhtarul Wasey, president of Maulana Azad University, spoke at the lecture. [3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Hamidi Kashmiri: A critic who angered none". Greater Kashmir. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "Mušīr-al-Ḥaqq 1933-1990". viaf.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kashmir University organises Prof Mushir-ul-Haq Memorial Lecture". kashmirreader.com. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ↑ "Look Who's Hijacked Jamia". Outlook India. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "Former Vice Chancellors". kashmiruniversity.net. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Court acquits accused in Dr Mushir-ul-Haq murder". The Indian Express. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ "University of Kashmir". www.kashmiruniversity.net. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ "Magazine / Education : From strife to study". The Hindu. 27 February 2005.[dead link]
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