📜 Scientific Society of Aligarh – A Historical Overview

✅ Establishment:

• Year of Establishment: 1864

• Place: Initially Ghazipur, but shifted to Aligarh in 1866

• Founder: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

• Objective:

  • To promote scientific and modern knowledge in Urdu

  • To translate foreign (especially English) books into Urdu

  • To develop scientific thinking and reasoning among Indian Muslims

  • Also aimed to promote Hindu-Muslim unity through shared learning

🏛️ Full Name:

The Scientific Society of Aligarh (Originally known as the “Translation Society”)

📘 Initial Activities:

1. Translation of English and European books into Urdu

2. Organizing lectures and intellectual discussions

3. Publishing a journal – which later evolved into "Tehzeeb-ul-Akhlaq"

4. Issuing annual reports on scientific and social matters

5. Introducing modern subjects like science, economics, and social sciences to Indian Muslim society

📌 Early Structure and Positions:

The structure of the Scientific Society resembled that of modern academic institutions, with key leadership roles:

🔹 President / Sadr

🔹 Secretary / Moharrir

🔹 Members / Arkaan

🧨 Dissolution (End of Active Functioning):

• The Scientific Society was never formally dissolved, but:

• After the establishment of the Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College (MAO College) in 1875, the work of the Society was gradually absorbed into the College.

• The Society’s intellectual mission merged with the academic culture of MAO College.

  🧾 Legacy:

  1. It was the first step of Sir Syed’s Aligarh Movement.

  2. Introduced scientific discourse in Urdu.

  3. Laid the foundation for modern education among Indian Muslims.

• 🔚 Summary:

  • Established: 1864 in Ghazipur → Shifted to Aligarh in 1866

  • Founder: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

  • Purpose: Promote scientific knowledge in Urdu

  • Merged: Into MAO College by the 1880s

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