Muztar Khairabadi
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Muztar Khairabadi was an India
n Urdu
poet
. He is a distinguished personality in Urdu literature.
. Muztar Khairabadi's parents were Haafiz Ahmad Hasan "Ruswa" and Mohatrama Bibi HirmaN Khairabadi. Bibi HirmaN KHairabadi
was an enlightened poetess.She was encircled by an entire family of great poets.She was the daughter of Allama Fazle Haq Khairabadi.She was the wife of "Ruswa" khairabadi.She was the sister of Maulwi Shamsul Haq Khairabadi and Maulwi Abdul Haq Khairabadi.She was the mother of Bismil Khairabadi and Muztar Khairabadi.She was the grand mother of Bartar khairabadi,Nashtar khairabadi,and Janisar Akhtar.She was great grand mother of many many more who continued the family poetic tradition.muztar khairabadi was born in Khairabad. He grew up under the tutelage of his mother, HirmaN Khairabadi .She was very talented woman with many great qualities.Her brother Maulana Abdul Haq Khairabadi said of her:
"I am glad that she was a woman and not a man.If she were my brother,then I would not have had a chance to shine intellectually in front of her .She is such a great mind."
It is notable that HirmaN Khairabadi was an out-standing scholar and poetess in an era when female education was not popular.She was sufi by nature ;as a result , the color and tone of her poetry were spiritual.Muztar Khairabadi got initial Islah in poetry from his mother.
Marg-e-Ghalat ki Fariyad are considered remarkable examples of Urdu poetry. His prose is also forceful. Allah Bas Baqi Hawis, Dukhi Ki Pukar, and MuNh Dekhi Muhabbat are good examples of his prose. A collection of his poetry, Ilhamaat, was edited by his son, Nashtar Khairabadi. Muztar Khairabadi published a magazine entitled Karishama-e-Dilbar in Khairabad
, Sitapur District
). Muztar Khairabadi spent his life in Khairabad
, Tonk
, Gwalior, Indore
, Bhopal and Rampur
. In his lifetime he received numerous distinguishing titles, including Khan Bahadur, Eitbar-ul-Mulk, and Iftikhar-ul-Shaura. "Muztar Khairabadi: Hayaat aur shairi," by Dr. Khalil-Ullah Khan, published by Urdu Publishers, Lucknow, discusses the poet's life and works.
One of Muztar Khairabadi's most famous poems, Main kis ke dil ka ghubar huN, is often incorrectly attributed to Bahadur Shah II
, the last Moghul king in Delhi
, because of the deep sorrow and dejection expressed in it.
Unfortunately, Muztar Khairabadi's diwan
- his entire collected works of poetry - was lost when a mob burned down the printing press in Delhi where they were housed, during the communal riots of 1947 associated with the Partition of India
. What remains of his work are only certain poems that were in the possession of his descendants and admirers.
and Gwalior. He was a man of versatile genius, known for issuing his judicial verdicts in extemporaneous verse. He is famed as the judge in the case of Nuthmul, whom he set free in spite of the Maharaja of Gwalior's instructions to the contrary. Nuthmul was a childhood friend of the Maharaja; however, when the maharajah ascended the throne, their friendship went sour. The Maharaja had Nuthmul framed in a case which came before Muztar Sahib. Muztar Sahib found Nuthmul not guilty as charged and set him free. Thereafter, having defied his royal patron, he hurriedly left his judicial service in Gwalior and fled to Bhopal. In his final years, he lived and worked in Indore
. He is buried in Gwalior.
Muztar Sahib was a handsome man and always wore elegant clothes. He had a sharp and creative mind and a remarkable memory. In a room full of his disciples he would ask them to recite their poems, keep track of who had read what, and make corrections. He was a wealthy man, his wealth derived from his service as a legal adviser to Nawab
s and Maharaja
s. He was also a teacher and mentor of the Nawab of Rampur.
), and his grandsons Barqarar Husain, Namdar Husain, Shandar Husain, Dr.Shahzad Rizvi, Irshad Rizvi, and Zia Khairabadi, and grandaughters Syeda Naheed Nashtar, Dr. Syeda Suhela Nashtar, Dr. Syeda Imrana Nashtar, Rukhsana Waseem, Javed Akhtar
, and Dr. Salman Akhtar
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. He is a distinguished personality in Urdu literature.
Early life
Muztar Khairabadi (full name Syed Iftikhar Hussain Muztar Khairabadi) was an established poet of the Urdu Language. He was the grandson of Allama Maulvi Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, a poet, philosopher, religious scholar, literary personage of Arabic, Persian, and Urdu, and freedom fighter in the Indian Rebellion of 1857Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to...
. Muztar Khairabadi's parents were Haafiz Ahmad Hasan "Ruswa" and Mohatrama Bibi HirmaN Khairabadi. Bibi HirmaN KHairabadi
was an enlightened poetess.She was encircled by an entire family of great poets.She was the daughter of Allama Fazle Haq Khairabadi.She was the wife of "Ruswa" khairabadi.She was the sister of Maulwi Shamsul Haq Khairabadi and Maulwi Abdul Haq Khairabadi.She was the mother of Bismil Khairabadi and Muztar Khairabadi.She was the grand mother of Bartar khairabadi,Nashtar khairabadi,and Janisar Akhtar.She was great grand mother of many many more who continued the family poetic tradition.muztar khairabadi was born in Khairabad. He grew up under the tutelage of his mother, HirmaN Khairabadi .She was very talented woman with many great qualities.Her brother Maulana Abdul Haq Khairabadi said of her:
"I am glad that she was a woman and not a man.If she were my brother,then I would not have had a chance to shine intellectually in front of her .She is such a great mind."
It is notable that HirmaN Khairabadi was an out-standing scholar and poetess in an era when female education was not popular.She was sufi by nature ;as a result , the color and tone of her poetry were spiritual.Muztar Khairabadi got initial Islah in poetry from his mother.
Poetic works
Muztar Khairabadi wrote a poetry collection, Nazr-e-Khuda, in praise of God. He was well-known for his naatia kalaam, poetry praising the Prophet Mohammad. His collection "Meelaad-e-Mustafa" was published by Alvi Press, Bhopal. Muztar Khairabadi's poem Behr-e-Taweel and his ghazalGhazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
Marg-e-Ghalat ki Fariyad are considered remarkable examples of Urdu poetry. His prose is also forceful. Allah Bas Baqi Hawis, Dukhi Ki Pukar, and MuNh Dekhi Muhabbat are good examples of his prose. A collection of his poetry, Ilhamaat, was edited by his son, Nashtar Khairabadi. Muztar Khairabadi published a magazine entitled Karishama-e-Dilbar in Khairabad
Khairabad
Khairabad is a city and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Khairabad is located at . It has an average elevation of 138 metres .-Demographics:...
, Sitapur District
Sitapur District
Sitapur district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, with Sitapur town as the district headquarters. Sitapur district is a part of Lucknow division. This district covers an area of 5743 km². It has a population of 3,619,661....
). Muztar Khairabadi spent his life in Khairabad
Khairabad
Khairabad is a city and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Khairabad is located at . It has an average elevation of 138 metres .-Demographics:...
, Tonk
Tonk
Tonk as a place may refer to:* Tonk, India* Tonk, PakistanTonk as a person may refer to:*Yash Tonk, Indian actorTonk may also refer to:* Tonk * Tonk, an expression within logic - see logical harmony...
, Gwalior, Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
, Bhopal and Rampur
Rampur
The name Rampur, together with the variations Ramapur, Ramapura and Ramapuram, may refer to:-Bangladesh:* Rampur Boalia, a medieval region near the present city of Rajshahi, in northwestern Bangladesh west of bangladesjh-India:...
. In his lifetime he received numerous distinguishing titles, including Khan Bahadur, Eitbar-ul-Mulk, and Iftikhar-ul-Shaura. "Muztar Khairabadi: Hayaat aur shairi," by Dr. Khalil-Ullah Khan, published by Urdu Publishers, Lucknow, discusses the poet's life and works.
One of Muztar Khairabadi's most famous poems, Main kis ke dil ka ghubar huN, is often incorrectly attributed to Bahadur Shah II
Bahadur Shah II
His Royal Highness Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar , also known as Bahadur Shah or Bahadur Shah II was the last of the Mughal emperors in India, as well as the last ruler of the Timurid Dynasty.He was the son of Akbar Shah II and Lalbai, who was a Hindu Rajput...
, the last Moghul king in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, because of the deep sorrow and dejection expressed in it.
Unfortunately, Muztar Khairabadi's diwan
Diwan (poetry)
-Etymology:The English usage of the phrase Diwan Poetry comes from the Arabic word diwan , which is loaned from Persian means designated a list or register. The Persian word derived from the Persian dibir meaning writer or scribe...
- his entire collected works of poetry - was lost when a mob burned down the printing press in Delhi where they were housed, during the communal riots of 1947 associated with the Partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
. What remains of his work are only certain poems that were in the possession of his descendants and admirers.
Career
Muztar Sahib served as a judge in the states of TonkTonk
Tonk as a place may refer to:* Tonk, India* Tonk, PakistanTonk as a person may refer to:*Yash Tonk, Indian actorTonk may also refer to:* Tonk * Tonk, an expression within logic - see logical harmony...
and Gwalior. He was a man of versatile genius, known for issuing his judicial verdicts in extemporaneous verse. He is famed as the judge in the case of Nuthmul, whom he set free in spite of the Maharaja of Gwalior's instructions to the contrary. Nuthmul was a childhood friend of the Maharaja; however, when the maharajah ascended the throne, their friendship went sour. The Maharaja had Nuthmul framed in a case which came before Muztar Sahib. Muztar Sahib found Nuthmul not guilty as charged and set him free. Thereafter, having defied his royal patron, he hurriedly left his judicial service in Gwalior and fled to Bhopal. In his final years, he lived and worked in Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
. He is buried in Gwalior.
Muztar Sahib was a handsome man and always wore elegant clothes. He had a sharp and creative mind and a remarkable memory. In a room full of his disciples he would ask them to recite their poems, keep track of who had read what, and make corrections. He was a wealthy man, his wealth derived from his service as a legal adviser to Nawab
Nawab
A Nawab or Nawaab is an honorific title given to Muslim rulers of princely states in South Asia. It is the Muslim equivalent of the term "maharaja" that was granted to Hindu rulers....
s and Maharaja
Maharaja
Mahārāja is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king". The female equivalent title Maharani denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or, in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajamata...
s. He was also a teacher and mentor of the Nawab of Rampur.
Personal life
Muztar Khairabadi's descendants who continue his Urdu poetic tradition include his sons Eitbar Husain Bartar Khairabadi, Yadgar Husain Nashtar Khairabadi, Jan Nisar Husain Akhtar (Jan Nisar AkhtarJan Nisar Akhtar
Jan Nisar Akhtar was an important 20th century Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and a part of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood....
), and his grandsons Barqarar Husain, Namdar Husain, Shandar Husain, Dr.Shahzad Rizvi, Irshad Rizvi, and Zia Khairabadi, and grandaughters Syeda Naheed Nashtar, Dr. Syeda Suhela Nashtar, Dr. Syeda Imrana Nashtar, Rukhsana Waseem, Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
, and Dr. Salman Akhtar
Salman Akhtar
Salman Akhtar is a psychoanalyst who also holds a professorship at the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia....
.