Majlis-e-Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen was formed by Muhammad Bahadur Khan to unite various Islamic sects for the solution of their problems within the principle of Islam and to protect the economic, social and educational interests of the Muslims. Bahadur Yar Jung, a legend in his own lifetime was a MEHDI PATHAN & powerful speaker in Urdu, perhaps one of the greatest, whom India brought forth in this century. Only when one takes this into consideration and the tremendous impact, which beauty of diction, poetic imagery and impressive words are able to create on an Urdu audience, does the standing become comprehensible that this young Jagirdar quickly obtained not only among the masses but also vis-a-vis the aristocracy and even the Nizam. The impact of his speeches at times seemed to be almost autonomous of their contents - only thus can it be explained that even a politician like Sar ojini Naidu who certainly did not agree with his radical Muslim nationalism, neither as a Hindu nor as a secular-minded member of the Congress, nevertheless publicly declared him to be her 'son'. Although it is difficult to ascertain whether the enthusiasm of the listeners was directed at the language or at the content, this does not imply that all the ideas were drowned in the sound of the beautiful words and produced no effect.

In 1938, Jinnah failed to persuade Bahadur Yar Jung to join the Muslim League, but a year later he succeeded in drawing his Ittehad into his own scheme in order to emerge as the leader of all Muslims, first-hand account of Jinnah's deep affection for him is in the legendary Saadat Hasan Mantos book Ganje Farrishte based on his chauffeur's account Mere Saheb (My boss).

Jinnah wept when he heard of his friend's death - allegedly by poisoning - while on a trip to Srinagar in 1944. It is one of the ironies of history that he fell out with Sheikh Abdullah precisely then, with consequences as fateful as his friendship with the Nawab and liaison with the Nizam.

In 1946, Qasim Razvi became the Ittehad's leader and harried the Nizam's friends and foes alike.