Correct Answer:
B. Caliph Hamid ud Din
Explanation:
The correct answer is Caliph Hamid ud Din because he was the pioneering visionary and first president who led a group of concerned Muslim scholars to establish this historic socio-educational welfare society in Lahore.
- Caliph Hamid ud Din: This is the correct choice. On September 24, 1884, Khalifa Hamid-ud-Din, along with close associates, founded the Anjuman Himayat-e-Islam to counteract Christian missionary activity, support orphans, and preserve Islamic values through modern institutional education.
- Incorrect Options:
- Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: This is incorrect. He founded the Aligarh Movement and the M.A.O. College in Aligarh, not the Anjuman in Lahore.
- Maulana Shibli Nomani: This is incorrect. He was a cornerstone of the Nadwatul Ulama movement in Lucknow.
- Allama Iqbal: This is incorrect. While he deeply supported the Anjuman later in his life, serving as its president and famously reciting his poetry at its annual sessions, he was not its founder.