A senior political figure in the history of the
Indian subcontinent, he worked to help the poor and unrepresented in the
Punjab. He founded Ahrar with
Ataulla Bukari. He was elected three times to the Punjab Assembly. He was a
Member of the Legislative Assembly of India. His children have since died however his grandchildren, his great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren can still be found mostly in Lahore and various other parts of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Some of his descendants have relocated to other places around the globe. He was known as
Mufakkir-e-Ahrar "Thinker of the Ahrar Party". He wrote many books such as
Zindagi,
Mehbub-e-Khuda,
Deen-e-Islam,
Azadi-e-Hind,
Mera Afsanah,
Jawahraat,
Mashooqa-e-Punjab,
Shaoor,
Dehati rooman,
Pakistan and untouchability,
Taareekh-e-Ahrar,
Dunya may dozakh,
Islam and Socialism, etc. He died on 8 January 1942, in Lahore. == Notes ==