Mustafa Castle reserves a valuable place in the realm of the Subcontinent's heritage. There was a golden time when Mustafa Castle used to host plush rendezvouses, and stately occasions bustling with the presence of great notables of the time from aristocratic to prodigious figures. As gradual times seemed dismal and considerably less promising, Mustafa Castle bare witnessed the exemplification of
zeal and literacy during the exalted days of a bygone era - which today is denoted in the pages of history with regard to the Indian Subcontinent. It stood by when India's fate as a self-contained country was concerned - as the Khilafat Movement became a part of Indian Independence Movement. It stood by when the great partition came into question. History was literally inked behind its concealed doors and discussions of pioneering affairs carried out within its premises. Mustafa Castle is a grand and a historical building located in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. The first phase of the building was completed in 1899 and later in 1901 by Nawab Mohammad Ishak Khan as his homage to the memory and honour of his father Nawab Mustafa Khan Shefta - who, prior to Mustafa Castle's existence, was wrongly accused and imprisoned by the Englishmen on that very premises during the 1857 revolt. The building was designed by Nawab Ishak Khan himself with the help of some assistants who had experience in building barracks for the British Army. It was from 1918-1958, that Mustafa Castle attained its eminence as a hive of political activity. Some of the most distinguished political characters to have stayed and visited Mustafa Castle were Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Liaquat Ali Khan, Lord Louis Mountbatten, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Govind Ballabh Pant, and Mrs. The political eminence was obtained due to the fact that, Nawab M. Ishak Khan's son, Nawab M. Ismail Khan was a maven himself and a leading figure in the world of politics; who selflessly devoted his life to the welfare of the native in India. Nawab M. Ismail Khan was one of the founding fathers of P**istan. He provided inestimable time, effort and assistance to the Muslim League Working Committee - of which he had been in the forefront of along with Mohammad Ali Jinnah - for the cause of establishing a separate realm, a haven for Muslims deprived of their rights. Ismail Khan nor the Muslim League Working Committee were originally in favour of a separate nation, but under the given circumstances at the time, it was reasonable to proceed with the partition. Several attempts by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan were made to enticingly have Nawab M. Ismail Khan migrate to P**istan but impelled by his utter modesty and nobleness, Nawab M. Ismail Khan decided to forsake the highest of authoritative positions there to stay back in India to continually render his services to the Muslims who were destined to remain in India. He fulfilled the role of being a philanthropist and an Islamic reformer until his last breath on the 28th of June, 1958. Well over a century into the present, Mustafa Castle stands as firmly and as graciously as it always did. The building has been the residence of Nawab Mustafa Khan Shefta's clan ever since its establishment in 1899. Note: To acquire more on Mustafa Castle, everyone is encouraged post on our wall. Particular questions shall be appreciated.
