Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar: A Lion-Hearted Leader

Abstract

The life of man is transient, and every person who comes to this world has to leave it sooner or later. There are few people who in their transitional life, leave an indelible mark on the sands of time which illuminate the dark path of succeeding generations and guide them to their destiny in the days of their adversity and despondency. They never die, on the other hand they become immortal after their death, and their names and memories are enshrined in the hearts of posterity. Muslim India was undergoing a big turmoil in the beginning of the 20th century. The confusion which prevailed in the Muslim politics during this period cannot be explained befittingly without studying the life of Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar who dominated the national stage for the greater part of this tempestuous era.