Maulana Kifayat Ali Kaafi, A Less Known Hero Of 1857: Narrated By Dr. Tarique
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8 Jan 2023
8 Jan 2023
It is
Maulana Kifayat Ali Kaafi who is credited with making Naat a distinct genre.
Maulana Kaafi was an Islamic scholar from Muradabad and was hanged in 1858 by
the British for taking part in India’s 1857 war of freedom.