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Abdul Hakim was a poet in medieval
BengalBengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
. He was born on the island of
SandwipSandwip is an island along the south eastern coast of Bangladesh.It is also spelled "Sandvip" both are mostly used.It is a sub-division of Chittagong District. It is situated at the estuary of the Meghna River on the Bay of Bengal and separated from the Chittagong coast by the Sandwip channel. It...
in 1620. Hakim's most famous work perhaps is
Nurnama (Story of Light), a depiction of the life of prophet
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in lyrical Bangla. This work can be considered as an important step in creating a
BengalBengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
i
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identity.
However, what
Nurnama is arguably more well known for is Hakim's great patriotism and specially his love for the Bangla language. In medieval ages,
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and
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tended to be court languages all over the
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and perceived by some as the language to do literary work in.
Hakim's reaction to this varies from philosophical to outright outraged:
The Lord understands and loves all languages
... those who hate Bangla aften being born in BengalBengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
I cannot tell who gave birth to them
... if one is not happy with his own language
Why doesn't he leave Bengal and go somewhere else