Mahir ul Qadri
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Mahirul Qadri | |
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| Born | Manzoor Hussain 30 July 1906 Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, British India |
| Died | 12 May 1978 (aged 71) |
| Language | Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, English |
| Nationality | Pakistani/British Indian |
| Genre | Writer, Poet |
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Mahirul Qadri (Urdu ماہر القادری) whose real name was Manzoor Hussain, was a writer, poet, and novelist. He was born in village Kesar Kalan Tahsil Debai on 30 July 1906, in Bulandshahar district of Uttar Pradesh India.[1][2] He studied at Aligarh Muslim University. In 1947 he migrated to Karachi Pakistan. He affixed his poetic pen-name Mahir with Qadri due to his spiritual links with the Qadiriyya order of Sufism. This great poet and writer died while participating in a mushaira in Jeddah on 12 May 1978.[3][4][5]
Poetic career
[edit]At the age of 13, he began his poetic career. His first ghazal was published in Bulandshahr Gazette in 1924. Later Mahir-ul-Qadri went to Hyderabad, Deccan, where for 10 years he held key literary positions. He was associated with men like Kishen Pershad Kaul and Nawab Moazzam Jah[6]
Books
[edit]Mahirul Qadari published more than twenty books. Some of his works are.
- Durr e Yateem[7]
- Aatish-e-Khamosh, [8]
- Shiraaza,
- Mehsoosat-e-Mahir,
- Naghmaat-e-Mahir,
- Jazbaat-e-Mahir,
- Karvan-e-Hijaz,
- Zakhm-o-Marham,
- Yaad-e-Raftagaan,
- Firdaus,
- Tilism-e-Hayaat.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mahir-ul-Qadri â€" a movement unto himself". DAWN.COM. 10 May 2010.
- ^ "Mahirul Qadri: One man army against progressive left". 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Mahirul Qadri : A Poet and a Movement Unto Himself". 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Mahir Ul Qadri Poetry - Urdu Shayari, Ghazals, Nazams & Poems". UrduPoint.
- ^ "Mahirul Qadri Poetry - Best Mahirul Qadri Shayari, Sad Ghazals, Love Nazams, Romantic Poetry". Darsaal.
- ^ "Mahirul Qadri Poet Biography - Bihar Urdu Youth Forum, Patna". urduyouthforum.org.
- ^ "Durr e Yateem by Mahirul Qadri". 13 December 2013.
- ^ Hashmi, Talib (1 January 2010). Mahirul Qadri Ke Tabsare. Markazi Maktaba Islami Publishers – via Amazon.