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Explanation

The Quran was first translated into Persian in India

It was part of the Arabic tafseer (exegesis) of the Quran written by Nizamuddin Nishpuri, an Iranian scholar.

The Tafseer was named Tafseer-ul-Gharaaeb

Additional information 

The Holy Quran was first time translated into Urdu: Shah Abdul Qadir and Shah Rafiuddin (Mozah Al-Quran)

The Holy Quran was first time translated into Punjabi: Tauqir Amaan Khan

The Holy Quran was first time translated into Sindhi: Aakhund Azzizullah

The Holy Quran first time translated into English: George Sale

The Holy Quran was translated for the first time in World Persian

Explanation

The Lodhi Dynasty was the last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.

It was ruling from 1451 until the defeat by Babur in 1526, which led to the establishment of the Mughal Empire.

The first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate was the Mamluk Dynasty (also known as the Slave Dynasty), which began with Qutb al-Din Aibak in 1206.

Explanation

According to the Nehru Report (1928), Hindi was proposed to be made the national language of India.

The report emphasized Hindi in the Devanagari script as a unifying language for the country.

The Nehru Report of 28 August 1928 was a memorandum to appeal for new dominion status and a federal set-up of government for the constitution of India.

Explanation

Jalal uddin Muhammad Akbar was a Mughal emperor.

He was born in Umarkot (Sindh) in 1542.

He became Emperor in 1556.

He was died in 1605.

Explanation

The Indian Prime Minister who visited Minar-e-Pakistan is Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

He was the first Indian leader to visit Minar-e-Pakistan on February 21, 1999.

Explanation

The word was first introduced now or never in 1933 by Choudhry Rahmat Ali.

The "Pakistan Declaration" titled Now or Never means Are We to Live or Perish Forever?

In this pamphlet, the word Pakistan was used for the first time 

This pamphlet was derived from the two-nation theory of Muslim reformer Syed Ahmed Khan

it was a pamphlet, referring to the names of the five northern regions of British India: 

1. Punjab
2. Afghanistan
3. Kashmir
4. Sindh
5. Baluchistan. (Pakistan)

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Explanation

The Red Line refers to the disputed boundary in the Sir Creek area between Pakistan and India.

Additional information:

• Sir Creek is located between Pakistan & India
• It is located along the southeastern border of the Sindh province of Pakistan and the western border of the Gujarat province in India.
• This area is called the Greater Rann of Kutch, a marshland situated along the Arabian Sea.
  
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• Sir Creek is important to Pakistan because: It is environmentally important to prevent coastal wetlands from degradation
  
• About 90 km2 of the lake comes under Pakistan, whilst the majority of the lake i.e. 210 km2, lies within India.

Explanation

• Deoband Madrasah, founded by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi on 31 May 1866.
• It is located in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
• Its first principal was Maulana Muhammad Qasim.

Explanation

The first Battle of Panipat, on 20 April 1526.

It took place in North India and marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire and the end of the Delhi Sultanate. 

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Explanation

 Razia Sultan belonged to the Slave Dynasty.

She was the first female Muslim ruler of the subcontinent

She was the first and last Muslim lady to rule Delhi.

She ruled India from 1236 to 1240

Born: 1205, Budaun, India

She was assassinated in Kaithal

Died: October 15, 1240, Kaithal, India

Her mother name is Turkan Khatun

Her Father's name is Shams ud-Din Iltutmis