[2] The organisation owes its origin to the All India Muslim Educational Conference, set up by the great social reformer and educationist Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in 1886, with the assistance of Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk.
They were some of the renowned personalities that worked hard to create the Anjuman and people continue to draw inspiration from them even today.
[2] Abdul Haq became the secretary of the organisation in 1912, and its base was shifted to the modern-day Aurangabad district in 1913, where he was employed by the then Nizam of Hyderabad.
It has been maintaining the "Ganga-Jumni Tehzib" (Ganga Yamuna Civilization) among the masses and working both for the Urdu language and national integrity.
[3] The same year, a fortnightly and later monthly Urdu magazine known as Qaumi Zaban was launched by Anjuman which continues to remain in publication today.
For some time, Anjuman also published Urdu magazines focusing on the subjects of economics, politics, history, and science.
The organization publishes journals and books and supports research and creative work in Urdu linguistics and literature.