Khwaja Hasan Nizami

Khwaja Hasan Nizami[1] (1873 Delhi-31 July 1955 Delhi) (خواجہ حسن نظامی) was an Indian Sufi saint[2] of Chishti Islamic order, a well known Urdu essayist[3][4] and humorist who wrote many essays for the Mukhzun Akhbar (Magazine). He wrote more than 60 books he also wrote about the incidents of war of 1857[5] while Mulla Wahidi, writes that he had over five hundred books on an amazing variety of subjects to his credit (quoted in Naqvi, 1978). Being a Sufi saint he had many disciples and it appeared in his literature.

Khwaja Hasan Nizami
Born
Hasan Nizami

6 January 1878
Delhi, India
DiedJuly 31, 1955
New Delhi, India
Other namesHasan Nizami
OccupationWriter, Sufi
Known forPoetry, Sufi tariqa
TitleKhawaja

Works

Nizami "was a highly placed 'divine' in the hierarchy of Nizamuddin Auliya's prestigious silsilã, and widely honoured in the Muslim world."[6] In his 1920 book, Fãtami Dãwat-i-Islam, he advocated using any means, fair or foul, to convert Hindus to Islam, and so bring about parity of population with Hindus in India.[6] He suggested targeting Hindu untouchables for mass conversion.[6]

Literary Works

Khwaja wrote many books including:[7][8][9]

  • Fãtami Dãwat-i-Islam (1920)[6]
  • Gadar ki Subah aur Sham
  • Tareekh e Firaun
  • Madar e Hamdard
  • Sair e Delhi
  • Government Aur Khilafat
  • Ghalib's Diary
  • Bahaddur Shah zafar's diary (publisher)[10]
  • Begumat Kay Ansoo: Dehli Kay Afsanay.

Commemoration of Muharram

As most of the Muslims had migrated to Pakistan after partition in 1947 AD, Delhi had no Shia orator to address the Majlis during Muharram. At this crucial juncture, Khwaja Hasan Nizami filled the gap by addressing Majlis at Panja Shareef. He was also supported by Maulana Ahmad Saeed, Maulana Zubair Qureshi   and Justice Vyas Dev Mishra in his endeavor to ensure sustainability of commemoration of Muharram against odds. Despite Khawaja Hasan Nizami Being part of the Ahl us Sannah wal Jammah.[11]

Dr Majid Deobandi says, he had written a PhD thesis on Khwaja Hasan Nizami.[12]

References
  1. Ernst, C.; Lawrence, B. (30 April 2016). Sufi Martyrs of Love: The Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-09581-7.
  2. By Amaresh Datta (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature, Volume 2. ISBN 9788126011940.
  3. Ilmi Encyclopaedia of General Knowledge. 1979.
  4. Tully, Mark (22 November 2017). India In Slow Motion. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5118-097-5.
  5. Safvi, Khwaja Hasan Nizami & Rana. "How Bahadur Shah Zafar's daughter had to flee from Delhi after he lost his empire". The Scroll. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. Goel, Sita Ram (1995). "Appendix, Islamic Manifesto for India". Muslim Separatism, Causes and Consequences. Voice of India, New Delhi (also known as Voice of Dharma). ISBN 978-8185990262.
  7. "Khwaja Hasan Nizami", www.goodreads.com, retrieved 4 July 2020
  8. Dehalvi, Khawaja Hasan Nizami (2004). Tareekh-E-Firon (in Urdu). Hafiz Jamil Printers.
  9. City of My Heart: Four Accounts of Love, Loss and Betrayal in Nineteenth-Century Delhi. Hachette India. 18 September 2018. ISBN 978-93-5195-259-6.
  10. "A chronicler of 1857 par excellence". Hindustan Times. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. Naqvi, Mazhar (27 November 2014), "Heritage Guru: Bahadur Shah Zafar's Favorite Dargah-Panja Sharif", Heritage Guru, retrieved 13 June 2019
  12. "Dr. Majid Deobandi". www.majiddeobandi.in. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  • Marcia Hermansen, Professor at Loyola University Chicago has compiled a bibliography of Khwaja Hasan Nizami's Publications He also wrote Stories like Beghmat ke Ansuo And Thele Wala ShehzaDa
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