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The idea of Pakistan was first conceived by Muhammad Iqbal.

He is widely regarded as the spiritual father of Pakistan.

Muhammad Iqbal was famous for his lines "Mazhab Nahi Sikhata Aapas Mein Bair Rakhna".

Muhammad Iqbal was the author of Book 'Baang-e-Dara'.

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Sayyid Ahmad Shaheed was an Indian Muslim revivalist from Rae Bareli, a part of the historical United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.

Sayed Ahmad Shaheed died 06 March 1831 at Balakot

He is considered as a scholarly authority by Ahl-i Hadith and Deobandi movements

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Simla Conference Presided by Lord Wavell

The Simla Conference of 1945 was a meeting between:

the Viceroy of India Lord Wavell and the major political leaders of British India

at the Viceregal Lodge in Simla

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35 Muslim members participated in the Shimla conferences

Shimla agreement was signed in 1972

The Simla Agreement was signed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan.

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The demarcation line was published on 17 Aug 1947 upon partition of India

 Sir Cyril John Radcliffe,  was made the Chairman of two boundary commissions of Punjab and Bengal

Boundary Commission,created in July 1947

To recommend how the Punjab and Bengal regions of the Indian subcontinent were to be divided.

The borderline that separated India from Pakistan, known as the Radcliffe Line was revealed.

The Radcliffe line is spread through the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat

The commission—appointed by Lord Mountbatten

Consisted of four members from the Indian National Congress

 four from the Muslim League

Chaired by Sir Cyril Radcliffe.

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Abu Sufyan commander the infidels in  Uhad Ghazwa

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It was fought in 3 Hijri 

Ohad is the name of the mountain

3000 Infidels participated in the battle of Uhad

Abdullah ibn Ubayy decided to withdraw his 300 men before the battle of Uhad. 

The Battle of Uhud was fought on Saturday, 23 March 625 AD, in the valley north of Mount Uhud.

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Maharaja Ranjit Singh founded the Sikh Empire in 1799 in the Indian subcontinent.

The empire lasted until 1849, when it was annexed by the British East India Company.

He was the founder of the first independent Sikh State.

The Sikh Empire was centered in Punjab and extended across northwestern India.

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Hyderabad was a Hindu-majority princely state ruled by a Muslim Nizam at the time of Partition.

The state was ruled from 1724 to 1948 by the Nizam

Religion

• 13% Islam
• 81% Hinduism
• 6% Christianity

Hyderabad State was founded by Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan 

Capital

Aurangabad (1724–1763)

Hyderabad (1763–1948)

Official languages

Persian (Court and revenue 1724–1886)

Urdu (For Court and revenue from 1886–1948)

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Explanation

• "Badr" means "full moon" in Arabic.
• The Battle of Badr, also called Furqan.
• The Battle of Badr is also known as The Day of the Criterion.
• Day of the Criterion means کسوٹی کا دن
• It took place on Tuesday, 13 March 624 CE (17 Ramadan, 2 AH) near the city of Badr.
• Prophet Muhammad SAW, commanding his Sahaba, defeated the Quraysh army led by Abu Jahl (Amr ibn Hishām).
• The Kufar forces numbered 1,000.
• It was the first battle of Islam, with 313-317 Muslims.
• The Muslim forces included 82-85 Muhajirun and 231 Ansar (61 from Aws and 170 from Khazraj).
• They had 2 horses and 70 camels.
• Fourteen Muslims were martyred, while 70 Kufar were killed and 70 captured.
• Surah Al-Anfal mentions that Allah promised to reinforce the Muslims with 1,000 angels.