Sir Syed founded the Anjuman-i-Tariki-i-Urdu (or Anjuman-e-Tarik-e-Urdu) to protect and promote the Urdu language during the script controversies.

The Aligarh Institute Gazette was a bilingual journal (Urdu and English) started in 1866 to remove misconceptions between the Muslim community and the British government.

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded the Scientific Society in Ghazipur in 1864 with the primary aim of translating English books into Urdu to facilitate the spread of Western knowledge.

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan set up his first school for Muslims in Muradabad in 1859, where subjects such as English, Persian, Islamiat, Arabic, and Urdu were compulsory.

The demand by Hindus to replace Urdu with Hindi in 1867 convinced Sir Syed that the two communities could not work together politically.

Mohsin-ul-Mulk was a key successor who helped save the college during financial crises and promoted Urdu.

It was published in both Urdu and English to bridge the gap between the British and the Indians.

The Scientific Society was founded to translate Western scientific works into Urdu.

In 1859, Sir Syed established a 'Persian Madrasah' at Muradabad where Persian, modern history, English, and Urdu were taught. It was his first major educational initiative.

Sir Syed was a staunch defender of Urdu and wrote 'Anjuman-i-Tariki-i-Urdu' (The History of Urdu Association) to advocate for the protection and preservation of the language.