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'''Syed Najeeb Ashraf Nadvi''' (1 November 1901{{endash}}September 1968) was an Indian historian, writer, critic, translator and Islamic scholar. He served as the director of ] in Mumbai from 1956 until his death in 1968. He had written books including ''Tark-e-Mawalat Dusre Mamalik Mein'' and ''Muqaddama Ruqaat-e-Aalamgiri''.
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'''Syed Najeeb Ashraf Nadvi''' (1 November 1900{{endash}}September 1968) was an Indian historian, writer, critic, translator and Islamic scholar. He served as the director of ] in Mumbai from 1956 until his death in 1968. He had written books including ''Tark-e-Mawalat Dusre Mamalik Mein'' and ''Muqaddama Ruqaat-e-Aalamgiri''.


Nadvi was as a researcher at the ], in ] from 1925 to 1930 and later became a professor at ], Mumbai from 1931 to 1956. Nadvi was as a researcher at the ], in ] from 1925 to 1930 and later became a professor at ], Mumbai from 1931 to 1956.


== Early life and education == == Early life and education ==
Najeeb Ashraf Nadvi was born on 1 November 1900 in ], ], Maharashtra. His family had ancestral roots in ].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Parekh |first1=Rauf |author1-link=Rauf Parekh |title=Literary Notes: Najeeb Ashraf Nadvi: an unsung scholar of Urdu |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1643346 |access-date=14 December 2024 |work=Dawn |date=30 August 2021}}</ref> He received his early education in Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Marathi at his home, and was enrolled at ],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kāẓmī |first=Muḥammad Raz̤ā |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Pakistan_Studies_for_B_A_B_Sc_B_Com_B_Sc/KatWAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Najeeb+Ashraf+Nadvi&dq=Najeeb+Ashraf+Nadvi&printsec=frontcover |title=Pakistan Studies for B.A./B.Sc./B.Com./B.Sc. (home Economics) |date=2007 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-547229-5 |pages=55 |language=en}}</ref> in 1909. He left his studies incomplete at Nadwa due to a student-strike, and moved to an English-medium school in Patna, in 1913.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Khan |first=Dr Javed Ali |title=Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy |url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/1-community-news/11381-darul-musannefin-shibli-academy/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |work=] |language=en}}</ref> Later, Nadvi moved to Kolkata at the invitation of his brother to pursue higher education. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from ] in 1924. He left his education in the 1920s after a Master of Arts degree, to actively participate in the ] and Tark-e-Mavalat Movement.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rāʼepūrī |first=Ak̲h̲tar Ḥusain |author-link=Akhtar Husain Raipuri |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Dust_of_the_Road/LANoAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Najeeb%20Ashraf%20Nadvi |title=The Dust of the Road: A Translation of Gard-e-Raah |date=2007 |publisher=] |isbn=978-0-19-547215-8 |pages=17 |language=en |translator-last=Azfar |translator-first=Amina}}</ref>
Syed Najeeb Ashraf Nadvi was born as Syed Najeeb Ashraf in ], ], ] to Dr. Mubeen Ashraf Desnavi. His family had ancestral roots in ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Parekh |first=Rauf |date=2021-08-30 |title=Literary Notes: Najeeb Ashraf Nadvi: an unsung scholar of Urdu |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1643346 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
Nadvi received his early education in Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Marathi at his home, before being sent to the ],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kāẓmī |first=Muḥammad Raz̤ā |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Pakistan_Studies_for_B_A_B_Sc_B_Com_B_Sc/KatWAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Najeeb+Ashraf+Nadvi&dq=Najeeb+Ashraf+Nadvi&printsec=frontcover |title=Pakistan Studies for B.A./B.Sc./B.Com./B.Sc. (home Economics) |date=2007 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-547229-5 |pages=55 |language=en}}</ref> in ] in 1909. He studied there until 1913, but did not complete his education. That year, during a student strike at Nadwatul Ulama, he returned to Patna and enrolled in an English-medium school.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Khan |first=Dr Javed Ali |title=Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy |url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/1-community-news/11381-darul-musannefin-shibli-academy/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |work=] |language=en}}</ref>
Najeeb began writing at an early age and joined ] at the instruction of ]. He remained associated with the institution until 1930. He later taught at ] in Bombay from 1931 to 1956, where he contributed in the creation and growth of literary and cultural atmosphere.<ref name=":0" />

Later, Nadvi moved to Kolkata at the invitation of his brother to pursue higher education. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from ] in 1924. He left his education in the 1920s after a Master of Arts degree, to actively participate in the ] and Tark-e-Mavalat Movement.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rāʼepūrī |first=Ak̲h̲tar Ḥusain |author-link=Akhtar Husain Raipuri |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Dust_of_the_Road/LANoAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Najeeb%20Ashraf%20Nadvi |title=The Dust of the Road: A Translation of Gard-e-Raah |date=2007 |publisher=] |isbn=978-0-19-547215-8 |pages=17 |language=en |translator-last=Azfar |translator-first=Amina}}</ref>


== Books == == Books ==
Najeeb is known for his discovery and editing of ''Lughaat-i-Gujari'', a book written by unknown author around 1703-04.<ref name=":0" /> His other works include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Nadvi, Najeeb Ashraf |url=https://viaf.org/viaf/217146998593818942571 |website=viaf.org |access-date=14 December 2024}}</ref>

* ''Muqaddamah-yi ruqʻāt-i ʻĀlamgīr'', 2012.
* ''Ruqʻāt-i ʻAlamgīr, yaʻnī, Aʻlaḥaz̤rat Sulṭānulhind Muḥammad Aurangzeb ʻĀlamgīr ke khut̤ūt̤ va makātīb''
* ''The Rubâʻîyât of ʻUmar-i Khayyâm''


==Death==
* {{Cite book |last=Nadvi |first=Najeeb Ashraf |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Muqaddamah_yi_ruq%CA%BB%C4%81t_i_%CA%BB%C4%80lamg%C4%ABr/P3c8AAAAMAAJ?hl=en |title=Muqaddamah-yi ruqʻāt-i ʻĀlamgīr: yaʻnī Aʻlá Ḥaz̤rat Sult̤ān al-Hind Muḥammad Aurangzeb ʻĀlamgīr raḥmat Allāh ʻalaih ke majmūʻah-yi ruqʻāt va k̲h̲ut̤ūt̤ va marāsalāt par muqaddamah aur tafṣīlī tabṣirah ... |date=1981 |publisher=Dār al-Muṣannifīn |language=ur}}
Najeeb died on 5 September 1968 in Bombay.<ref name=":0" />


== References == == References ==
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Indian writer
Syed Najeeb Ashraf Nadvi
Born(1900-11-01)November 1, 1900
Armori, Maharashtra
DiedSeptember 5, 1968(1968-09-05) (aged 67)
Bombay, Maharashtra
Academic background
Alma materDarul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Calcutta University
Academic work
InstitutionsIsmail Yusuf College

Syed Najeeb Ashraf Nadvi (1 November 1900–September 1968) was an Indian historian, writer, critic, translator and Islamic scholar. He served as the director of Anjuman-i-Islam Urdu Research Institute in Mumbai from 1956 until his death in 1968. He had written books including Tark-e-Mawalat Dusre Mamalik Mein and Muqaddama Ruqaat-e-Aalamgiri.

Nadvi was as a researcher at the Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy, in Azamgarh from 1925 to 1930 and later became a professor at Ismail Yousuf College, Mumbai from 1931 to 1956.

Early life and education

Najeeb Ashraf Nadvi was born on 1 November 1900 in Armori, Chaanda district, Maharashtra. His family had ancestral roots in Desna, Bihar. He received his early education in Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Marathi at his home, and was enrolled at Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, in 1909. He left his studies incomplete at Nadwa due to a student-strike, and moved to an English-medium school in Patna, in 1913. Later, Nadvi moved to Kolkata at the invitation of his brother to pursue higher education. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Calcutta University in 1924. He left his education in the 1920s after a Master of Arts degree, to actively participate in the Khilafat Movement and Tark-e-Mavalat Movement.

Career

Najeeb began writing at an early age and joined Darul Musannifeen at the instruction of Syed Sulaiman Nadvi. He remained associated with the institution until 1930. He later taught at Ismail Yusuf College in Bombay from 1931 to 1956, where he contributed in the creation and growth of literary and cultural atmosphere.

Books

Najeeb is known for his discovery and editing of Lughaat-i-Gujari, a book written by unknown author around 1703-04. His other works include:

  • Muqaddamah-yi ruqʻāt-i ʻĀlamgīr, 2012.
  • Ruqʻāt-i ʻAlamgīr, yaʻnī, Aʻlaḥaz̤rat Sulṭānulhind Muḥammad Aurangzeb ʻĀlamgīr ke khut̤ūt̤ va makātīb
  • The Rubâʻîyât of ʻUmar-i Khayyâm

Death

Najeeb died on 5 September 1968 in Bombay.

References

  1. ^ Parekh, Rauf (30 August 2021). "Literary Notes: Najeeb Ashraf Nadvi: an unsung scholar of Urdu". Dawn. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  2. Kāẓmī, Muḥammad Raz̤ā (2007). Pakistan Studies for B.A./B.Sc./B.Com./B.Sc. (home Economics). Oxford University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-19-547229-5.
  3. Khan, Dr Javed Ali. "Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy". The Milli Gazette. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  4. Rāʼepūrī, Ak̲h̲tar Ḥusain (2007). The Dust of the Road: A Translation of Gard-e-Raah. Translated by Azfar, Amina. Oxford University Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-19-547215-8.
  5. "Nadvi, Najeeb Ashraf". viaf.org. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

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