Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi

Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi (Urdu: عنایت اللہ خاں مشرقی; August 1888 27 August 1963), also known by the honorary title Allama Mashriqi (علامہ مشرقی), was a British Indian, and later, Pakistani mathematician, logician, political theorist, Islamic scholar and the founder of the Khaksar movement.

Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi
Born(1888-08-25)25 August 1888
Died27 August 1963(1963-08-27) (aged 75)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Other namesAllama Mashriqi
CitizenshipBritish India (1888-1947)
Pakistan (1947-1963)
Alma materUniversity of the Punjab
Christ's College, Cambridge
OrganizationKhaksar movement
MovementIndian independence movement
Opposition to the partition of India

Around 1930, he founded the Khaksar Movement. aiming both to revive Islam among Muslims as well as to advance the condition of the masses irrespective of any faith, sect, or religion.

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