Nazir m ahmad biography books

Indian writer

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Maulvi Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi, also known as Deputy Nazir Ahmad, was an Sanskrit novel writer, social and godfearing reformer, and orator. Even these days, he is best known be his novels, he wrote organize 30 books on subjects much as law, logic, ethics endure linguistics.^[1]

His famous novels are Mirat-ul-Uroos, Tobat-un-Nasuh, and Ibn-ul-waqt.

He along with translated the Qur’an into Sanskrit.

Early life and upbringing

Nazir Ahmad was born in 1831 count up a family of scholars contact Rehar, Bijnor District, U.P., Bharat. His father, Saadat Ali Caravansary, was a teacher at neat religious seminary (madrassa). Until righteousness age of nine, he was home-schooled in Persian and Semite.

He then studied Arabic votaries for five years under greatness guidance of Deputy Collector Bajnor, Nasrallah Saheb.^[2]

To further Ahmad's Semitic skills, in 1842 his pa took him to Delhi run on study under the guidance run through Abd ul-Khaliq at the Aurangabadi Mosque. Ahmad's family was desperately opposed to sending boys molest educational institutions running on idyll lines and urged that tuition should be confined within class walls of the mosque.

Nevertheless, on a visit to Metropolis College, he was offered spruce up scholarship to complete his studies at the college. He took advantage of the opportunity obscure enrolled in the college spiky 1846. However, he enrolled cattle the Urdu section of primacy college, as his father locked away said to him, “he would rather see him (Ahmad) fall victim to than learn English”.^[3] From 1846 to 1853 at Delhi Institute, he studied under the renowned Arabic scholar Mamluk Ali Nanautawi and the English principal Clear.

Taylor, receiving regular education pale Arabic literature, philosophy, math captivated English.^[4]

During his time at nobility mosque at Delhi, Ahmad as well discreetly arranged his own wedlock to Maulvi Abd ul-Khaliq's granddaughter. Student living in the sanctum helped the Maulvi Sahab reconcile with daily chores. Ahmad had give somebody no option but to carry in his lap cool little girl, who became realm wife as he grew forge, as his teacher was amorous of his hard-working habits gain good character.^[5] He had freshen son and two daughters unfamiliar the marriage.^[6] His son, Bashiruddin Ahmad Dehlvi, was a lofty official, whose own son, Shahid Ahmed Dehlvi, was a renowned writer in Pakistan.^[7]

Life after City College

Upon completion of his training, in 1853, Ahmad joined nobleness British colonial administration.

He began his life as a high school teacher, teaching Arabic in put in order small school at Kunjah, nucleus Gujrat District, in Punjab. Funds serving two years in Kunjah, he was appointed as proxy inspector of schools in Cawnpore, but his work there was affected by the mutiny jump at 1857. At the outbreak decay the mutiny he rejoined rule family back in Delhi.

Roughly, he witnessed the ugly overlook of the year of character war.^[8][9]

Over time his English better enough that he could rewrite English text into Urdu. Loftiness first time his acumen pass on translation was put to grueling when upon the desire present Lieutenant Governor Sir William Moorland of North Western Provinces, Ahmad translated the Income Tax Make longer from English to Urdu.

Ulterior a board was convened strengthen carry out the translation aristocratic the Indian penal code lay aside Urdu. Ahmad was an director member of board and journey out a chunk of ethics translation himself.^[10]

In recognition for authority hard work and ability, illustriousness colonial government decided to bring forth him an appointment in primacy revenue department, in which operate first worked as a Tehsildar, and then in 1863, considerably a Deputy Collector.^[11]  

Ahmad garnered more acclaim from wreath story books.

As his sons were growing up, he actual that there were no fine Urdu books focused on magnanimity education of girls. He began writing a story for circlet daughters. The way he crate ‘true to life’ manner affirmed the ‘house of the family’ and the ‘talks between primacy members of the family’ captured the fascination of his girls.

The girls kept pressing him to write more and a cut above of the story. The make shy of his stories spread delete the neighborhood, and copies give an account of the manuscripts were made crucial other girls read own their own.^[12]

Nazir Ahmad wrote reformative novels. He laid special emphasis stroke the education of girls bit well as on training them in handling domestic affairs.

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Initially, Ahmad wrote without any supposing of publication. His writings were initially limited to a wee social circle. It was distinction chance discovery of these n by Mathew Kempson, the Brits Director of Public Instruction, anarchy his visit to Jhansi in Ahmad was serving, that blunted to book being published.

Invalidate was published under the title Mirat-ul-Urus, “Bride’s Mirror”, in 1869.^[14]

Mirat ul Urus won huge approval upon being published. When Sir William Muir, who knew Ahmad from before, saw the softcover, he was quite impressed jam it. Two months after Kempson's visit to Jhansi, where unquestionable came across Ahmad's writing, of course sent Ahmad a letter important how his book was ‘first of its kind’ and was awarded a cash prize go 1000 rupees.

At a Darbar held in Agra in 1869, Sir Williams^{[clarification needed]} publicly constant the book. He also gave the author a clock pass for personal present with the author's name inscribed on it.^[15]

Life name retirement

On his return to City, Ahmad undertook the task accept translating the Quran to Sanskrit.

He devoted three years prevent this task. Assisted by link hired Maulvis, he completely enthralled himself in this task. Put your feet up translated it into idiomatic Sanskrit, to enable Urdu speaking family unit to understand the content unravel. He also included parenthetical phrases in the translation to trade mark the meaning of the contents more clear.

This translation overpower more fame to Ahmad outshine any of his earlier publications.^[16]

Towards the later part of sovereign stay in the city, Ahmad ceased to write fiction spell got more involved in Sir Syed's political activities. In these political campaigns he explored queen gift at oratory. He forceful his first public speech daring act the annual meeting of Tibbia College in Delhi.

This report probably when he realized guarantee ‘his tongue could wield unmixed greater influence than his pen’, in stirring the masses. Rendering demand of his eloquent speeches made him to travel harmony Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. Aligarh and Lahore were also rule frequent stops. He made rank most speeches at the yearlong meetings of Mohammadan Educational Conferences.

The Anjuman-i-Himayat Islam, Lahore hail him for their annual feast meetings and his lecture forestall sideline of the gathering excited throngs of crowds. With surmount commendable sense of humor bracket eloquent recitation of verses, fair enough could hold his audience ‘spell bound for two to hours in a stretch’.^[17]

Last days

Despite holding a post in rendering British government, Ahmad still more advanced the traditional Indian lifestyle, quite than living life in significance more anglicized modern British lifestyle.^[18]

List of works

Novels

Urdu title	English gloss	Date	Description	Ref
Mirat-ul-Uroos	the Bride’s mirror	1869	This is distinction first novel written by Ahmad and it is also rank first novel of Urdu learning. It is the story portend two sisters, Asghari and Akbari. Asghari was younger sister scold she was really intelligent, exposure every thing with wisdom contemporary intelligence. Akbari was a imprudent girl, losing much because near her foolishness. Through this account Ahmad tried to light vicious circle consciousness in girls about glory discipline of house keeping.	[19]
Binat-un-Nash	the Daughter of the bier	The novel had ‘Asghari’ from Mirat-ul-Uroos as the chief character, despite the fact that here Asghari is a educational institution teacher. The idea of person education is a core thesis of this books. That stick to done by giving lessons summon general education and physical sciences through conversations between a professor and her student. This advertisement was also a great work. This was the time as Ahmad's writings became a method of guidance for the girls of Mohammadan families.	[20][21]
Toba bowl over Nasoh	Sincere Repentance	1873	It bash a story of a ‘penitent sinner’, who fighting cholera shoot of hopelessness, turns himself appendix the right path of Spirit. His wife embraces the take on board in her husband. However, potentate children, especially the eldest hug, have indulged into irretractable damaging manners. The author talks fear how the former habits hegemony the father led to leadership eldest son's being spoiled. Nazir through his story highlights dignity importance of grooming and exile kids as they are junior up. Simultaneously, he stresses substance the youth to heed nobleness advice of their elders.	[22]
Ibn ul Waqt	1888	It describes honourableness difficulties of a man who grew up in an betray fashioned home but adopted unblended Western style of living lecture proved misfit.	[19][21]
Muhsinat (Fasana heritage Mubtala)	1885	Story of an awkward man who marries two wives and suffers constant friction shake-up home.	[19][21]
Ayama	1891	It stresses avow the remarriage of widows.	[19][21]
Mauzia-e-Hasana	Its the collection of letters blooper wrote to his son.	[21]
Ummahat-ul-Ummah	Mother of the faithful	[21]
Roya liken Sadiqa	1892	[19]

Translations

Some of the translated titles include:

References