Born
30 December 1898
Budaun, Uttar Pradesh
Died
20 July 1970
Badaun, Uttar Pradesh
Maulana Abdul Hamid Qadri Badayuni
National MovementIslamic Scholar, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Leader
Maulana Abdul Hamid Qadri Badayuni (1898–1970) was an Islamic scholar from Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, who actively participated in the Khilafat Movement and early anti-colonial campaigns.
Badayuni advocated for religious education and socio-political mobilization during the 1920s, cooperating with various nationalist organizations across northern India.
In the 1940s, Badayuni moved toward the All-India Muslim League, supporting the demand for Pakistan. Following partition in 1947, he migrated to Pakistan, where he founded the Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP) and served as an educational and religious leader until his death in 1970.
Sources & Further Reading
Reference Works
Scholarly Books
- Venkat Dhulipala. Creating a New Medina: State Power, Islam, and the Quest for Pakistan in Late Colonial North India. Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Born
30 December 1898
Budaun, Uttar Pradesh
Died
20 July 1970
Badaun, Uttar Pradesh