A Rare Group Photograph of Shibli Nomani, Maulana Azad & Syed Sulaiman Nadvi

A rare group photograph at Nadwat-ul-Uloom (Nadwa), Lucknow in 1912. This group photo was taken on the occasion of Rashid Reda’s (Famous Islamic scholar from Al-Azhar ) visit to Nadwa at Shibli's invitation.

Sitting: Maulana Hakim Abdul Hai Hasani (Father of Maulana Syed Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadvi), Nazim-e Nadwa (sitting 2nd from left), Maulana Shibli Nomani (sitting 3rd from left), Rashid Reda next to Shibli (4th from the left), Sadar Yar Jung Nawab Habibur Rahman Khan Sherwani of Aligarh (sitting 5th from left).

Standing: Maulana Azad (standing 4th from left) and Syed Sulaiman Nadwi (standing 5th from the left next to Azad).

Photograph courtesy of Dr. Razi Raziuddin