Intro
The Church of Scotland came to Sialkot (then Part of British India) in January 1857 when the first Scottish missionary, Reverend Thomas Hunter, came to live with his wife, Jane Scott, and baby son near the Brigade Parade Ground, facing the Trinity Church (whose first stone was laid on 1 March 1852). The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Madras on 30 January 1857. Sialkot at that time was in the diocese of Calcutta in British India. Thomas Hunter, his wife and baby son were murdered in Sialkot during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
In 1889, Government Murray College Sialkot was established as Scotch Mission College by Scottish missionaries belonging to the Church of Scotland. In this era, Syed Mir Hassan was an Arabic teacher at the Scotch Mission and taught Allama Iqbal and Dr. Basharat Ahmad and many more.
In 1972, the government of Pakistan dismissed the Scottish missionaries and nationalized the institution.
In 2005, a new block was established at the college by the Government of Pakistan. There is a private graveyard within the premises of the college which belongs to the Khan family of mori gate Sialkot. The land of the college was donated by this family who kept some piece of land for themselves.
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Current Staff
Move against Murray College decried – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
Principals
- Captain Jhon Murray
- Rev. Jhon Waugh (1909–1914)
- Rev. Dr. William Scott (1914–1923)
- Rev. Jhon Garret (1923–1914)
- Rev. D. Leslie Scott (1947–1956)
- R.C. Thomas
- F.S. Khairullah
- Ahmed Raza Siddiqui
- Qamar Malik
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Move against Murray College decried – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
SIALKOT, Dec 8: Educationists, teachers and the taught have strongly opposed the proposal to denationalise the Government Murray College, the alma mater of Allama Iqbal.
They see it as a conspiracy of depriving the students of higher education and call it “an anti-educational step”, demanding that the government should pay no heed to the call.
The college teachers, students and other staff at a meeting expressed concern over the denationalisation proposal and urged the government through a resolution that it should change its mind.
Murray College Sialkot Principal Prof Qamar Malik told Dawn that local Christian community had submitted an application with the caretaker federal government, demanding denationalisation of the Murray College.
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Links and Related Essay’s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_College
Move against Murray College decried – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
Allama Muhammad Iqbal was a Muslim, then a Qadiani-Ahmadi, then a Lahori-Ahmadi, and then?
Who is Dr. Basharat Ahmad? The famous Lahori-Ahmadi, (1876-1943) – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
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