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    Haji Sahib was a leading figure in the Indian freedom movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in 1858 in modern-day Pakistan and received a religious education. He fought against the British in the 1897 Frontier revolt and promoted education, establishing over 120 schools. In 1913, he inaugurated the foundation of Islamia College in Peshawar. The British issued a warrant for his arrest in 1915, forcing him to flee to Mohmand Territory, where he continued his work until his death in 1937 at the age of 81.

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    Haji Sahib was a leading figure in the Indian freedom movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in 1858 in modern-day Pakistan and received a religious education. He fought against the British in the 1897 Frontier revolt and promoted education, establishing over 120 schools. In 1913, he inaugurated the foundation of Islamia College in Peshawar. The British issued a warrant for his arrest in 1915, forcing him to flee to Mohmand Territory, where he continued his work until his death in 1937 at the age of 81.

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    HAJI TAURANGZAI

    Introduction:
    Haji Sahib, a leading figure of the freedom movement, was also the founder of
    Peshawar’s historic Islamia College. Haji Sahib’s fearless struggle against the British
    Raj encouraged the freedom fighters to set up educational institutions in the area.Haji
    Sahib was not only a spiritual leader, but also one of the pioneers of the freedom
    movement. He mobilised the people of India against foreign domination.

    Early life and education

    His real name was Fazal Wahid He was born to a noble family in 1858 at Turangzai; a
    famous town in district Charsadda, modern Pakistan. His father's name was Fazal
    Ahad. After receiving his early religious education at home, Haji Sahib went to the Darul
    Uloom Deoband where he grew an attachment to Sheikh ul Hind Maulana Mahmood ul
    Hasan and in 1890, accompanied the Sheikh on the Hajj.

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    he fought against the British in the 1897 Frontier revolt, in which there was a general
    uprising against the British by the frontier tribes. The revolt was ultimately unsuccessful,
    and in 1908, Haji Sahib went on the Hajj once again. On his return he became
    preoccupied with social work, education in particular. It was during this time he started
    touring each village and town along with Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, better known as
    Bacha Khan. The movement proved successful, and almost 120 schools were
    established in the space of a few years. In 1913, Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Khan
    chose Haji Sahib of Turangzai to inaugurate the foundation laying ceremony of the
    Darul Uloom Islamia in Peshawar, present day Islamia College. In June 1915 the British
    government issued an arrest warrant against him. Evading arrest at midnight, Haji Sahib
    left Peshawar and headed for Mohmand Territory along with his sons and trusted
    friends.

    Death
    In 1936, Haji Sahib fell seriously ill. With time, his condition worsened and died on 14
    December 1937 aged 81.

    His tomb has turned into a shrine for locals, and his children started construction of the
    mosque along with Haji Sahib tomb in 1979 and completed it in 1990. The Mosque is
    known as Turangzai Babaji Mosque.

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