Abdullapur is a village situated in the eastern outskirts of Meerut, just to the south of Ganga Nagar, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2][3]
Abdullapur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Nickname: Abdullapur Sadaat | |
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| Coordinates: 28°59′24″N 77°45′57″E / 28.99000°N 77.76583°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Meerut District |
| Founded by | Syed Mir Abdullah Naqvi Al Bukhari |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parshad |
| • Body | Abdullapur (Meerut) |
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 32,750 |
| Demonym | metric |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 250001 |
It is also known as Abdullapur Sadaat. It was founded by Syed Mir Abdullah Naqvi Al Bukhari. Kot Kila or Kot Fort of Abdullapur was built in the early 16th century, it was his main residence. Abdullapur is the seat of the Jalal Bukhari and Kannauji Bukhari branch of Naqvi.[4][5][6][7][8]
Both are descendants of Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari through Syed Ali Naqvi, Syed Sadarudin Shah Kabir Naqvi Al Bukhari the chief advisor of Sikandar Lodi and father of Syed Mehboob Alam Naqvi-ul Bukhari Al-Maroof Shah Jewna.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
9th Moharram of this village is quite famous. Notable sites include Bada Darwaza (main entrance of Kot Fort), Syed Asgar Hussain's Imambara, Shakir Mahal, 52 Dari, Kot Masjid, Azmat Manzil, Sayyed Tomb, Syed Barkat Ali Naqvi's 300 years old Pakki Baithak, Prachin Shiv Mandir.[18]
Sayyeds of this place are popularly known as "Mirsahibs". They had a large Jagirdara consisting of 52 villages.[19] The lavish lifestyle of Syed Bunyad Ali Naqvi and Syed Badshah Ali Naqvi was noteworthy. There are numerous wafq frauds cases going on including Vijay Mallya's liquor factory on waqf land.[20][21][22][23]
The Meerut district jail is located at Abdullapur. This jail has an illustrious history attached to it as its establishment dates back to as early as 1857, It is also called Shri Chaudhry Charan Singh Jail, named after the 5th Prime Minister of India.[24][25]
The Pakistani writer, linguist and critic Syed Qudrat Naqvi was a denizen of Abdullapur, his famous books are Ghalib kaun hai, Asaas-i-Urdu, Ghalib-i-sad rang, Seerat-un-Nabi, Hindi-Urdu lughat, Mutal'a-i-Abdul Haq, Lisani maqalaat. He migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India.[26][27][28]
Gallery
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400 years old Kot Masjid, Abdullapur Meerut -
Eidgah Abdullapur -
Azmat Manzil was built by Zamindar Syed Azmat Ali Naqvi, Abdullapur Meerut -
Shakir Mahal of Zamindar Syed Shakir Ali Naqvi, Abdullapur Meerut -
52 dari was built by Zamindar Syed Shamsher Ali Naqvi, Abdullapur Meerut -
The ruined Mosque inside Syed Shakir Ali Naqvi's Graveyard Hazzere, Abdullapur Meerut -
The Tomb and Mosque of Zamindar Syed Sayyed Mohammad Naqvi, Abdullapur Meerut -
Pir Syed Sher Ali Naqvi's Mosque, Tomb and Well, Abdullapur Meerut -
References
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- ^ Verma, Amita (17 March 2016). "Board accuses Vijay Mallya of selling waqf land in UP". The Asian Age. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "'गैलन साहब' के बंदोबस्त की आड़ में बड़ा खेल, गलत अनुवाद से करोड़ों की जमीन पर कब्जा". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Prison in Meerut, Jail in Meerut City, Meerut District Jail". www.meerutonline.in. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Nearly 280 prisoners from Uttar Pradesh's Meerut jail to be released amid COVID-19 surge". Zee News. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Parekh, Rauf (12 December 2017). "Syed Qudrat Naqvi and his research on Ghalib". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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- ^ ZAIDI, ALI JAWAD (1965). "URDU". Indian Literature. 8 (2): 133–143. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 23329150.
Further sources
edit- Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, p. 561. Election Commission, India, 1976
- Directory of Cities and Towns in India (ed. Om Parkash Sharma, Dy. Dir. of Census Operations). Kar Kripa Publishers, 1989
- Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Meerut (text & suppl.), p. 469. Government of Uttar Pradesh, 1965