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Mauna Sharif is a village blessed by the tomb of Maulana Abu Zafar, Siddiqui Maunavi, a pious man and son in law of the famous mystic Hazrat Hafiz Hanif Teghi, Aabadani (R). Hazrat Hafiz Hanif Teghi (R) was the first Khalifa of Hazrat Tegh Ali (R) from Surkahi Sharif. This village is a Muslim dominated…
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One of the Islamic seminaries I studied is Madrasa Tahfizul Quran, Tehai Madaripur, post Rampur Hari, Block Minapur Muzaffarpur, Bihar. This Islamic educational institution is spreading the light of the revealed Book of Islam and its sciences for more than the last 04 decades. As its name suggests, basically this seat of learning was established…
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Munni Bai Hijab is an integral part of the life and work of Mirza Dagh Dehlavi, one of the best poets of Urdu language, who was the teacher and mentor of a host of poets including Allama Iqbal and Nuh Narvi. Many courtesans have been associated with Mirza Dagh Dehlavi but Munni Bai Hijab had…
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Nora, the Nurse is a poem written by the romantic and progressive poet, Asrarul Haque Majaz. Nurse is central theme in a short story ‘Kante and Kalyan, by Akhtar Orenvi, which is the result of his first hand experience in a sanatorium where he was admitted for about one and half years. A nurse fell…
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Rehana Nawab is a contemporary port of Urdu, popular in the poetry symposium.
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Ateeya Parveen Bilgrami is a prolific fiction writer of Urdu. In preface to her short story collection ‘Ye Mera Zarf Dekh’, she writes: “Why do I write, it is a bit difficult to explain. My heart and pen motivate me to write. A motivation stirs within me, which is the cause of my creativity.” Ateeya…
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Nizami Badayuni was a polymath from Badayuni, a poet, journalist, printer, publisher and an author, writing and editing books on various subjects and topics. He was born in 1872 CE / 1288 in his ancestral home situated in Mohalla Sooth of Badayun, a legendary land were the genius personalities such as Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and…
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Nazeer Banarsi (Born on 25th November, 1909) is a patriotic poet, who uses simple and powerful diction in his poetic compositions to convey his thoughts and feelings. One of his major characteristics is that his poetry covers tone and texture of Indian exalted culture and traditions. Nazeer Banarsi is pure Banarsi. His ancestors also are…
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Miraq Mirza, a poet, script writer and film director was born to Ahmad Husain son of Mohd Ishaq and Sakina Bano d/o Mirza Hajjan Ali on 24th of December, 1962 in Mohalla Kamra, Muzaffarpur and he settled in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He has MA degree in English literature. Khwaja Ahmad Abbas is his ideal and icon.…
