Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi

Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi (1875 – 10 May 1938) was an Indian Sunni Muslim historian who wrote Tarikh-e-Islam in three volumes.

Biography Najibabadi was born in 1875 in Najibabad, Bijnor, United Provinces of British India. He began teaching in Najibabad Middle School in 1897 and later taught Persian in High School, Najibabad.

During 1906 and 1914, he stayed in Qadian and embraced Ahmadism. He drew close to Hakeem Noor-ud-Din, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s successor, and wrote his biography entitled Mirqat al-Yaqin fi Hayati Nur al-Din in two volumes, the second of which remained unpublished because of his reversion back to Sunni Islam. After being associated with the Lahori group for sometime, he reverted to Sunni Islam.

In 1916, Najibabadi started a monthly journal entitled Ibrat, contributors to which included Abdul Halim Sharar and Aslam Jairajpuri. Muhammad Iqbal also published poems in it. He managed Zamindar for one year during the imprisonment of Zafar Ali Khan and also wrote for Mansoor, Lahore.

Najibabadi developed a stomach Illness in June 1937, which lead to his death on 10 May 1938.

Literary works Najibabadi's works include: Tarikh-e-Islam (3-volumes) Tarikh-e-Najibabad Jang-e-Angura Nawab Ameer Khan Gaay awr Uski Tarikhi Azmat Ved awr Uski Qudamat Hindu awr MusalmanoN ka ittefaq Aaina Haqeeqat Numa.