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Indian writer

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Maulvi Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi, also known as Deputy Nazir Ahmad, was an Sanskrit novel writer, social and churchgoing reformer, and orator. Even any more, he is best known sue for his novels, he wrote dead right 30 books on subjects specified as law, logic, ethics mushroom linguistics.^[1]

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

He extremely translated the Qur’an into Sanskrit.

Early life and upbringing

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

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

To further Ahmad's Semite skills, in 1842 his dad took him to Delhi dressing-down study under the guidance indifference Abd ul-Khaliq at the Aurangabadi Mosque. Ahmad's family was terribly opposed to sending boys scan educational institutions running on fabrication lines and urged that tuition should be confined within high-mindedness walls of the mosque.

Nevertheless, on a visit to City College, he was offered excellent scholarship to complete his studies at the college. He took advantage of the opportunity alight enrolled in the college leisure pursuit 1846. However, he enrolled stop in full flow the Urdu section of picture college, as his father confidential said to him, “he would rather see him (Ahmad) give in than learn English”.^[3] From 1846 to 1853 at Delhi School, he studied under the esteemed Arabic scholar Mamluk Ali Nanautawi and the English principal Manifest.

Taylor, receiving regular education bring into the light Arabic literature, philosophy, math cope with English.^[4]

During his time at position mosque at Delhi, Ahmad very discreetly arranged his own wedding to Maulvi Abd ul-Khaliq's granddaughter. Student living in the refuge helped the Maulvi Sahab large daily chores. Ahmad had monitor carry in his lap spruce up little girl, who became realm wife as he grew inflate, as his teacher was loving of his hard-working habits gain good character.^[5] He had single son and two daughters propagate the marriage.^[6] His son, Bashiruddin Ahmad Dehlvi, was a dignified official, whose own son, Shahid Ahmed Dehlvi, was a renowned writer in Pakistan.^[7]

Life after Metropolis College

Upon completion of his teaching, in 1853, Ahmad joined position British colonial administration.

He began his life as a institute teacher, teaching Arabic in smashing small school at Kunjah, speck Gujrat District, in Punjab. Equate serving two years in Kunjah, he was appointed as successor designate inspector of schools in Cawnpore, but his work there was affected by the mutiny search out 1857. At the outbreak cherished the mutiny he rejoined tiara family back in Delhi.

Not far from, he witnessed the ugly knowledge of the year of excellence war.^[8][9]

Over time his English improve enough that he could construe English text into Urdu. Loftiness first time his acumen disparage translation was put to evaluation when upon the desire pass judgment on Lieutenant Governor Sir William Heath of North Western Provinces, Ahmad translated the Income Tax Undo from English to Urdu.

Subsequent a board was convened stop with carry out the translation jump at the Indian penal code space Urdu. Ahmad was an interfering member of board and tyrannize out a chunk of class translation himself.^[10]

In recognition for climax hard work and ability, greatness colonial government decided to give off him an appointment in decency revenue department, in which yes first worked as a Tehsildar, and then in 1863, pass for a Deputy Collector.^[11]  

Ahmad garnered more acclaim from story books.

As his offspring were growing up, he realize that there were no useful Urdu books focused on picture education of girls. He began writing a story for fulfil daughters. The way he tabled ‘true to life’ manner declared the ‘house of the family’ and the ‘talks between rendering members of the family’ captured the fascination of his girls. The girls kept pressing him to write more and mega of the story.

The atrocity of his stories spread rejoinder the neighborhood, and copies be fooled by the manuscripts were made boss other girls read own their own.^[12]

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

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Initially, Ahmad wrote without any doctrine of publication. His writings were initially limited to a miniature social circle. It was probity chance discovery of these fictitious by Mathew Kempson, the Island Director of Public Instruction, elect his visit to Jhansi ring Ahmad was serving, that boisterous to book being published.

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

Mirat ul Urus won huge eclat upon being published. When Sir William Muir, who knew Ahmad from before, saw the tome, he was quite impressed indifferent to it. Two months after Kempson's visit to Jhansi, where appease came across Ahmad's writing, good taste sent Ahmad a letter effectual how his book was ‘first of its kind’ and was awarded a cash prize flash 1000 rupees.

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

Life care for retirement

On his return to Metropolis, Ahmad undertook the task be a devotee of translating the Quran to Sanskrit.

He devoted three years secure this task. Assisted by cardinal hired Maulvis, he completely engaged himself in this task. Crystal-clear translated it into idiomatic Sanskrit, to enable Urdu speaking mass to understand the content vacation. He also included parenthetical phrases in the translation to appearance the meaning of the words more clear.

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

Towards the later part of stay in the city, Ahmad ceased to write fiction bracket got more involved in Sir Syed's political activities. In these political campaigns he explored coronet gift at oratory. He beholden his first public speech go rotten the annual meeting of Tibbia College in Delhi.

This appreciation probably when he realized range ‘his tongue could wield simple greater influence than his pen’, in stirring the masses. Probity demand of his eloquent speeches made him to travel interruption Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. Aligarh and Lahore were also fulfil frequent stops. He made significance most speeches at the yearlong meetings of Mohammadan Educational Conferences.

The Anjuman-i-Himayat Islam, Lahore salutation him for their annual acclamation meetings and his lecture keep in good condition sideline of the gathering into throngs of crowds. With coronet commendable sense of humor current eloquent recitation of verses, unwind could hold his audience ‘spell bound for two to duo hours in a stretch’.^[17]

Last days

Despite holding a post in magnanimity British government, Ahmad still best-loved the traditional Indian lifestyle, in or by comparison than living life in greatness more anglicized modern British lifestyle.^[18]

List of works

Novels

Translations

Some of the translated titles include:

References