Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali


Abdul Bari 'Firangi Mahali , is a Firangi Mahal scholar.

History

His family moved from Sihali, Barabanki to the Firangi Mahal around 1692. In 1915, he was residing in Lucknow.

Institutions

During the First World War he asked the Sultan of Turkey to support Britain or remain out of the war.
On 26 January 1919 he presided over a protest meeting in Lucknow against the British attitude against Muslims.
He was highly active in the Khilafat movement.
He preached Hindu-Muslim unity, especially during the Khilafat agitation, and was an associate of Mahatma Gandhi. On other occasions, he urged Muslims not to sacrifice cows in respect of the Hindus.

Books

He authored 111 books.