1)Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898) was a great visionary, statesman and Muslim reformer of the 19th century.

2)He wanted to make the community and country progressive and take them forward on modern lines.

3)His supreme interest was intellectual development of the people through modern education.

4)He was the first Indian Muslim to contribute to the intellectual and institutional foundation of Muslim modernization in Southern Asia.

5)He was successful in making the Muslims understand the importance of modern education and endeavour their best to achieve it in order to stand on their own legs and live a dignified life in accordance with Islamic thoughts.

                      "The eye weeps for the suffering of any and every part of the body,

                                          How sympathetic it is to the entire organism"