Mohammad Ali was born in 10-12-1878 in northern India. He grew up orphaned under the care of his brother Shaukat, who was named as the “Lion of India”. He studied the common sciences available at his time, and later joined University of “Alikira”. Then, he went to Britain to study in the famous Oxford University.
Job
He worked in various fields, working in the education sector Rambour state, also famous in the press; he wrote his articles in Urdu and English.
After several years of work in the newspaper “Al Rafeeq” he took over the editorial chairmanship where he assumed many political, cultural and religious responsibilities after he founded a newspaper “Hambard” Speaking Urdu, and when he returned to India he founded and established a newspaper “Comrade” which become bold in its political articles against British colonialism.
His struggle with British colonialism
Muhammad Ali met many writers, politicians, and thinkers through his work. He was a supporter of the Ottoman Khaliphate, and founded with his brother the “Khaliphate Society”, which supported the Ottoman Khaliphate and its allies in 1919, and suffered greatly because of his support to the Ottoman Khaliphate. He was frequently arrested by the English (British) forces. They threatened him a lot and asked him to apologize to the British government, but he refused to do so, saying: “I would prefer imprisonment over bowing to the colonizer”.
His character influenced by poets such as ” Mohyi al din and Mohamed Iqbal”, where he says: “I learned leadership from the literary prose of the father of poetry, the eloquent poet “Iqbal”.
What did Muhammad Ali add to the Palestinian and Islamic cause?
Muhammad Ali Jowhar relinquished many friendships and high positions, and withdrew from many national political parties that have rejected many Muslim requests. He opposed many of his sectarian friends, and eventually he joined the Islamic League.
Not only he relinquished the political and national parties, as he opposed documents that propose constitutional amendments that support the British state.
He is known in solidarity with the Islamic community and in his opinion: “Islam does not know geographical and ethnic barriers, like the barriers erected by modern Europe and were an obstacle to social connections and the breadth of human emotions. Islam is not based on nations, rather being inclusive to all of them “.
His support for the Palestinian cause
Muhammad Jowhar dedicated his time to the Palestine vector, writing many articles that criticize the western governments that advocated the Israeli occupation, and visited Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque in 1927, after being invited by the Mufti “Amin Husseini”, it was his call after the events of the revolution of Al-Buraq, which came after the desecration and Judaization of Al-Aqsa Mosque Blessed, as he prayed in the Aqsa Mosque and wrote about it, and wrote about the assertion of rights Muslims in it.
His works
Muhammad Ali Jowhar published several books in English, including “The Book of Muhammad’s Life His message” and other books.
His death
The leader and political journalist Mohammed Ali Jowhar died on 4/1/1931 and buried next to the Khatoun School based on his will. May Allah have mercy on him and forgive him.