Nisar Ahmed Faruqi
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Nisar Ahmed Faruqi | |
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British India | |
Died | 28 November 2004 (aged 70) New Delhi, India |
Occupation | Former Professor and Head, Department of Arabic, University of Delhi |
Language | Arabic, Persian, Urdu, English and Hindi |
Notable works | [Early Muslim Historiography, The Qur’an, The Hadith & The Sirah As The Sources of Islamic History New York 1997] [Mir Ki Aap Beeti 1957, Qiwam Ul Aqa’id 1994] and [Talash e Meer, [Talash e Ghalib, [Dirasat, [Deed O Daryaft, many more |
Spouse | Razia Faruqi |
Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (29 June 1934 – 28 November 2004) was an Indian scholar and authority on Sufism in South Asia, with over 50 works and 700 articles to his credit.[1]
Early life
Professor Nisar Ahmed Faruqi was born at
Education
He received his early education in Oriental languages and
He then joined the university as a reader in modern
.He received the President's Certificate of Honour from the late President of India Zail Singh in 1983.
Employment
He was a lecturer at the
Achievements and awards
- Alami Farogh-e-Urdu Adab Award 2004, Doha (Qatar)[3]
- Delhi Urdu Academy Award for Research (1982)
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Award by Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy(1995)
- Qazi Abdul Wudood Award for Research by Bihar Urdu Academy
- Nuqoosh Award for Research (1987) Pakistan
- Maikash Akbarabadi Award, Agra
- Iftikhar-e-Mir Award, Mir Academy, Lucknow
Family
Nisar Ahmed Faruqi had four children: two sons, Najmul Hadi and Nazrul Hadi, and two daughters Shumaysa and Basima. Nisar Ahmed Faruqi died on 28 November 2004 after a brief illness at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He is buried at his ancestral graveyard at Amroha Uttar Pradesh (India). His wife died on 6 June 2008 in Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh (India).
Social work
Professor Nisar Ahmed Faruqi established two Urdu calligraphy training centers for boys and girls at Amroha sponsored by the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, followed by a computer training center and a graphic design training center.
References
- ^ a b Najmul Hadi (2009). Prof. Nisar Ahmed Faruqi. p. 3.
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ignored (help) - ^ Nisar Ahmad Farooqui – Meri Nazar Mein by Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman, Majlis Farough-e Urdu Adab on the Occasion of 9th Aalami Farough-e Urdu Adab Award and 7th Salim Jafri International Award, Doha (Qatar), 16 September 2004