Kishwar-e Auliyaa

The author/compiler Ahmed Husain Siddiqui is an architect and town planner by profession. Amroha was his place of birth and hometown of his ancestors. Amroha (Hindi: अमरोहा, Urdu: امروہہ) is a town in the northwestern Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jyotiba Phule Nagar district. Amroha is located west-northwest of Moradabad, on the Sot River. Ahmed Husain Siddiqui who had migrated to Karachi, Pakistan felt the need to compile a detailed book on the history, culture, demography, and unique features of Amroha which is the birthplace and hometown of many famous scholars and literary personalities. After his book on Karachi (Karachi: the Pearl of Arabian Sea) was admired as an authentic well-researched work, some dignitaries of Amroha itself requested the author to compile a book on Amroha. Thus the book is the outcome of exhaustive research and is based on personal visits, surveys and interviews. It is illustrated with photographs and maps. The book was launched at a special ceremony held in Amroha on 15 April 1999. The guests included Prof Dr Nisar Ahmad Farooqui, Qamar Razi, Dr. Khaleeq Anjum, Dr Manzar Abbas, Prof Ram Awadh Shastri, Abhi-Nandan Kumar Jain, Ram Nath Sharma and Bhunesh Kumar.