Azeem Amrohvi
Azeem Amrohi (Urdu: عظِیم امروہوی ), (born April 29, 1945) was an Urdu poet and a scholar. Amrohi started writing poetry early in his life and has written almost every form of Urdu poetry, including Hamd, na`at, nazm, ghazal, qasida, salaam and manqabat). As of 2011 he was most famous for his 30 elegiac marsiya.
Azeem Amrohvi عظِیم امروہوی | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 April 1945 Amroha, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 10 October 2020 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Shameem Fatima |
Early life and education
Azeem Amrohvi was born on April 29, 1945, in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh to a very religious family. He was the first child of father Noor ul hasan and mother Raziya bano. He lost his mother as an infant and was raised by his grandmother. He started his Ph.D. when he had already published eight books.
Career
He wrote his first marsiya at 24. His works describing his travels in Iran received the book of the year award by the Urdu Academy of Delhi. The Iranian Government published six of his books. He is the only Urdu writer to have written a book on Ruhollah Khomeini in poetry form.
Bibliography
- Hadees e gham
- Hussain aur zindagi
- Tehreek e nenawa
- Sherh e gham
- marsiya e azeem
- Hussainyat ek aafaaqi tehreek
- Marsiya Nigaraan e Amroha
- Bain ul aqwaami muharram number
- Qur'an aur Hussain
- Rasool e Azam
- Ittehaad e Islami
- Mulaqqat e Imam
- Mufassir e noor
- Mere khwabo ka jahan
- Khandan e Shameem ki marsiya goyi
- Naqsh e heyat
- Aaftab e Inqalab
- Tawaaf e noor
- Shameem E shukhan
- Rasooliyaat
- Shamime e Aqidat
- Shamime Atash
- Hilal e Gham (Hindi)
- Hilal e Gham 2 (Hindi)
- Marasiye Azeem
- Miraaj e Sukhan
- ishq e Azeem
References
- "Azeem Amrohvi #01". Urdupoetry.com. 17 September 2001. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- "Azeem Amrohvi". Forum.urduworld.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- "Azeem Amrohvi - Shayari, Ghazals & Poetry". Shers.in. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2012.