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{{Short description|Leader of the Khilafat Movement}} |
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⚫ | '''Barrister Jan Muhammad Junejo''' ([[Urdu]]:'''جان محمد جونيجو''', title: Raees-Ul-Muhajireen: '''رۂيس المھاجرين''') was born in 1886 in [[Larkana]], [[Sindh]]. He was a leader of the [[Khilafat Movement]] and took active part in their struggle against the [[British Raj]]. He died soon after February 1921. |
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Barrister Junejo was a landlord and a politician from Larkana who took part in the Khilafat Movement at a young age.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}} A large number of migrants, estimated to be around 25 thousand in number, left for Peshawar under Barrister Junejo as part of the Khilafat Movement.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}} Attempts aimed at stopping them did not succeed. The rail fare of the entire caravan amounting to thousands of rupees was paid by Barrister Junejo from his own pocket. Wherever the train stopped, the local people turned out to welcome the thousands of muhajireens who were garlanded and showered with gifts and money.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}} Speeches were recited in their honour at the [[Wazirabad Junction railway station|Wazirabad Junction]] and some people began to cry in response to such overtures. Barrister Junejo stopped them from doing so saying that it was not an occasion for crying but time for action. He told them that they are going to [[Kabul]] not to eat grapes or pomegranates of [[Kandahar]] but to save [[Islam]].{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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* {{Cite book |first = M. Naeem | last = Qureshi |
* {{Cite book |first = M. Naeem | last = Qureshi| title=Pan-Islam in British Indian Politics: A Study of the Khilafat Movement, 1918–1924 | year = 1999| publisher=Brill Academic Publishers | isbn=978-90-04-11371-8 | pages=224}} |
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| NAME = Junejo, Jan Muhammad |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Indian activist |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1886 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 1921 |
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Latest revision as of 01:52, 24 May 2024
Barrister Jan Muhammad Junejo (Urdu:جان محمد جونيجو, title: Raees-Ul-Muhajireen: رۂيس المھاجرين) was born in 1886 in Larkana, Sindh. He was a leader of the Khilafat Movement and took active part in their struggle against the British Raj. He died soon after February 1921.
Barrister Junejo was a landlord and a politician from Larkana who took part in the Khilafat Movement at a young age.[citation needed] A large number of migrants, estimated to be around 25 thousand in number, left for Peshawar under Barrister Junejo as part of the Khilafat Movement.[citation needed] Attempts aimed at stopping them did not succeed. The rail fare of the entire caravan amounting to thousands of rupees was paid by Barrister Junejo from his own pocket. Wherever the train stopped, the local people turned out to welcome the thousands of muhajireens who were garlanded and showered with gifts and money.[citation needed] Speeches were recited in their honour at the Wazirabad Junction and some people began to cry in response to such overtures. Barrister Junejo stopped them from doing so saying that it was not an occasion for crying but time for action. He told them that they are going to Kabul not to eat grapes or pomegranates of Kandahar but to save Islam.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- Qureshi, M. Naeem (1999). Pan-Islam in British Indian Politics: A Study of the Khilafat Movement, 1918–1924. Brill Academic Publishers. p. 224. ISBN 978-90-04-11371-8.