"Anglo Arabic School"
Delhi's Oldest School
With the advent of Muslims to India, they bring the culture of seeking knowledge and established the number of educational institutes.
One such school that was set up in the late 17th century was Madarsa Ghaziuddin at Shahjahanabad, the foundations upon which is built, what is known today, as the Anglo Arabic Senior Secondary School.
The school was founded in the year of 1692 by "Nawab Ghaziuddin", father of the first Nizam of Hyderabad. This Anglo-Arabic School has been part of the Capital's secular heritage for over 300 years.
This "Anglo Arabic School" is also known as "madrasa" which is considered as one of Asia’s oldest educational institutions.
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This is an institution originally established as Madarsa Ghaziud-Din after Ghaziud-din Feroze Jung, a general of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. The Madrasa imparted spiritual education to the elites of the city.
This school is located at Ajmeri Gate and houses a mosque and an elegant tomb (maqbara) of "Nawab Ghaziuddin" himself enclosed within lattice screens made of marble (jaali).
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The tomb and surrounding marble enclosure of Ghazi al-Din Khan, Sita Ram 1814
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The real architectural sanctity of the monument comes to the beholder’s eyes once he enters Masjid Nawab Ghaziuddin Khan that is skillfully built with red Kota sandstone. Once the mosque had a well and a tank connected to it for the purpose of wuzu (ablutions). There is also a mazaar (shrine) of a saint in the northern side of the mosque.
The famous story associated with
"Anglo Arabic School"
There was a story associated with this school which is related to one of the famous person of our history "Mirza Ghalib". "Mirza Ghalib" once wished to serve this institution
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A story was famous among the people here as folklore. “Ghalib Saab joined here to teach Faarsi (Persian). On his first day of service, he arrived at the school gate in his paalki and expected the staff to receive him. But the then British management told him that he would not get any special treatment. Fuming, Ghalib returned never to come back.”
Historical Background
Its has significant historical value in Delhi history and it is a well-known fact that it has produced some of the great minds of the city of Delhi give it an added edge over other institutions of Delhi. The school still preserves its original design which is started as a place for giving spiritual education to the elite class of the walled city.
According to many historians, this school was closed in early 1790 with the weakening of the Mughal Empire however with the continuous support from local nobility, it again stood as a centre for oriental literature, science, and art in the year of 1792.
Until 1827, this school was a religious seminary but after the interference of the "East India Company", the school also started the education of English, Mathematics and natural sciences.
In 1840, the institution was shifted to the Darah Shikoh (Shahajahan’s son) Library at Kashmere Gate.
During the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, it remained closed for 7 years and reopened only in 1867.
At that time the English christened it as "Anglo Arabic College". It’s just amazing how the same premises gave rise to do many forms of temples of learning of which two are still full-fledged institutions.
Further, Anglo Arabic School is considered as heaven for the student.
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