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Azad Bilgrami

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327:("Mirror of fancy") by Shir Khan Lodi states that "the author of the Khazanahi A'amirah ... composed the Tazkirah at the request of his relation Muhammad Auladi Muhammad. Ibrahim Khalil gives the life of ' Azad in his Suhuf, and states that " up to the present time, which is the 7th year of Shah 'Alam, he is still occupied in the composition of Persian and Arabic poetry. His works are numerous, and among others, he has arranged three Tazkirahs of poets,-the first called Yadi Bayza; the; second Servi Azad; and the third Khazanahi Aamirah." 387: 330:
In the Khulasat ul 'Afkar, it is mentioned that "Azad was a distinguished poet settled at Aurangabad, where he was much honoured, and associated on friendly terms with the sons of 'Asaf Jah. He wrote a Persian diwan, and a book of Arabic elegies and mesnawis. His Tazkirahs are considered noble proofs
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and literature by Mir Saiad Muhammad; in the Koran by Muhammad Hayat; and in all excellences by 'Abdul Wabhat Tantawi. According to Masalati Shuara, he studied eloquence with Muhammad Aslam Salim and Shaikh Saad Ullah Gulshan of Ahmedabad. As a youth he left Bilgram and stayed for two years in
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have been cited by scholars and historians since they appeared, although Azad's Persian works have received more scholarly attention than his Arabic ones. He was celebrated in India, Arabia, and Egypt for his learning and literature.
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Azad compiled his two diwans of poetry in Arabic and Persian. Among the works of lasting value were the dictionaries of poets.
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His original name was Mir Ghulam Ali Husaini Wasiti, although he is best known as Ghulam 'Ali Azad Bilgrami. He was born in
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of his proficiency in everything connected with prosody, versification, and composition, both in Persian and Arabic."
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and for Azad's knowledge of Indian languages and culture, and his literary-critical and poetic sensibilities.
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and made acquaintance with scholars of these cities, and lived for five years in the province of
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had acknowledged his poetic qualities and accorded him the title of Hassan Al-Hind.
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Gazetter of Aurangabad – H. H. The Nizam's Government 1884 pg 415–427
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Mir Abdul Jalil of Selsibil, Mir Saiad Muhammad, Muhammad Hayat
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Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol I. p. 106, Printed in Lahore, 1964
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Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol I. p. 104, Printed in Lahore, 1964
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Yad-i-Baiza, Ma asir ul-Kiram Tarikh-i-Bilgram, Sarw-i-Azad
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Azad's skill as a poet, especially as a panegyrist of
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Index

Bilgram
Mughal India
Uttar Pradesh
Arabic
Persian
Urdu
India
Husayin II
Bilgram
Uttar Pradesh
prosody
Delhi
Lahore
Multan
Sind
Mecca
Medina
Sihah-i-Sittah
Muhammad Ismail Bukhari
Muslim Nishapuri
Ibn Majah
Abu Daud
Abu Isa Tirmizi
Hijaz
Aurangabad
Deccan
Nasir Jang
Nizam
Shah Nawaz Khan
Ma'asir al-umara

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