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Pratham Jug (1930-48), Calcutta, 1388 B.S. Ranen Sen wrote that Abdul Razzak Khan was introduced to him as Pathan Bengali (see his book, p. 31).
128. Muzaffar Ahmad, Prabandha Sankalan, Calcutta, 1970 pp. 72 - 91. In 1926-27, Muzaffar Ahmad wrote several articles to expose the role of communal organisations (Ibid.).
129. Ibid.; see also Bangali Buddhijibi, pp. 359 - 360.
130. Bangali Buddhijibi, p. 359.
131. Muzaffar Ahmad, Qazi Nazurl Islam, op. cit, pp. 395-400.
132. Saroj Mukhopadhyay, Bharater Communist Party 0 Amara, vol.1 (I930-I94I) Calcutta, 1985 and Vol.11 (I942-I947), Calcutta, 1986; Ranen Sen, op. cit.; Syed Shahedullah, Bardhaman Jelai Communist Andolaner Atit Prasanga^ Burdwan, 1991, pp. 238-239, 250-252,322-329; Santimoy Roy, Role of Indian Muslims in the Freedom Movement, New Delhi, 1970, pp. 33-34,55-56.1 have got detailed information about Mrs.Samsunnesa Karim (Badsah), Mrs.Maksuda Begum, wife of Syed Mansur Habibullah, and Mrs Asru Halim from Mrs. Naseema Banoo, who was closely associated with them. Ranen Sen wrote that Najimunnisa (Nanni) Ahmed, daughter of Kutbuddin Ahmed, was associated with the Party (ibid. p. 46). Mrs Rabia Begum was Syed Shahedullah's wife and for her role in the Party see Shahedullah's book. The following leaders had important role in strengthening the influence of the Communist Party in Bengal: Muhammad Abdullah Rasul, Muhammad Ismail, Samsul Huda, Abdul Momin, Syed Mansur Habibullah, Hazi Danesh, Wali Nawaz Khan, Chatur Ali, S.A. Faruqui, Mukhleswar Rahman, Raushan Ali, Altab Ali, Maruf Hussain, Md. Ilias, Yakub Mian, Syed Shahedullah, Abdul Halim (Junior), M.A. Sayed and Golam Kuddus. There were many other Bengali Muslims, who were active as members of the Communist Party.
133. Bivav, 54th Special Autumn Issue (July- September 91), Vol. 14, No. 4, Calcutta, October 1991, p. 188. Sakina's father took part in the revolutionary movement and her husband was in the I.C.S. rank. She started her career as a legal practitioner and was attached to the Bar of the Calcutta High Court (ibid.). Naseema Banoo had seen her to work among the scavengers of Park Circus, who assembled everyday at an open space nearer to the present-day Park Circus Market.
134. Santimoy Roy, op. cit, p. 34.
135. Abul Hayat, op. cit, pp. 4-5.
136. Ibid.; See a note by Zahed Ali, publisher of Hayafs book. Abul Hayat, a resident of Burdwan, joined the Congress in 1920 and remained in this organisation till 1947. He was incharge of the mass contact work under the Bengal Provincial Congress Committee in 1938. He was also incharge of a section of the All India Congress office at Allahabad in 1939. As entrusted and desired by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, he had to deal with his personal correspondence. Abul Hayat was connected with the Kisan Sabha since 1937 and became a member of the Central Kisan Council. For several years he performed duties as a memer of the Editorial Staff of The Mussalman under Maulavi Mujibur Rahman. Abul Hayat translated twentyone short stories of Rabindranath Tagore and Dinabandhu Mitra's Nil Darpan from original Bengali into Urdu (ibid.).
137. Ibid.; Amalendu De, Islam in Modem India, op. cit., pp. 87,214 - 229. For Urdu-Bengali controversy see Abul Hayat's book, pp. 83-101.
138. Amalendu De, Islam in Modem India, op. cit., p. 87.
139. Bangali Buddhijibi, pp. 307 - 311,355 - 356; Islam in Modern India, p. 87.
140. Bengali Buddhijibi, pp. 307 - 311,355 - 56; Islam in Modem India, p. 87.
141. "Islam in Bangladesh": Mustafa Nurul Islam (edited), Bangladesh: BangaleeAtmaparichayer Sandhane, Dhaka, 1990.