Founding of The School
"Hamaarey Hindostaan ka Cambridge yehi hai" - Maulana Shibli Nomani, India's most eminent historian and scholar
In Hyderabad, Mullah Asad bin Qutab Shaheed was at the court of Emperor Aurangzeb, who consulted him on Islamic matters. With the help of his brother, Mullah Asad who was living in Deccan at that time got a royal decree issued for the Governor of Lucknow to search of a desirable place to live in Lucknow. Mullah Saeed took this decree to Sehali. He met the Governor of Lucknow and chose two houses which were in the Mohallah “Ihatah Chiragh Baig”, these houses belonged to a French trader named Neal and after his departure, according to the law of the time, had come under the control of the government.
After a while this house and the area around it was given to Mullah Saeed bin Qutab uddin Shaheed and his brother Mullah Asad bin Qutab uddin Shaheed by the order of the Emperor. This royal decree is in the possession of Jamal Mian bin Maulana Abdul Bari and it clearly states the names of only Mullah Saeed and Mullah Asad. Mullah Nizam Uddin bin Mullah Qutab Uddin Shaheed and Mullah Raza bin Mullah Qutab Uddin Shaheed were young and their names could not be listed on this Royal Decree.
Along with the house, some land, in Baraicha and Barabanki was awarded specifically to Mullah Saeed. No exact account is available but all this land was lost by his decedents and now except for a small orchard in Sehali, none of this land belongs to the family. Mullah Saeed moved his whole family from Sehali to this house.
This eventually became the school today and its name Firangi Mahal is related to its former ownership by the Frenchman Neal. Firangi in Urdu now means "foreigner", but at this time Firangi was Arabic for a Frank.
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