Iqbal Azeem
Iqbal Azeem | |
|---|---|
| Era | Modern era |
| Region | Islamic Philosophy |
| School | Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h |
Main interests | Poetry |
Sayid Iqbal Azim (Urdu: اقبال عظیم) (1913-2000)[1] was an Urdu poet and scholar of Urdu language in the Bengal region.[2]
Life
Iqbal Azeem was born in Meerut on 8 July 1913. His father was from Saharanpur. He grew up in Lucknow and Odh, He obtained his Bachelor of Arts from Lucknow University in 1934. From there he moved on to Agra University to achieve his Master of Arts in 1943. He obtained his Research Scholarship from Dhaka University and completed Head Teacher Course from Teachers Training College Lucknow. He also passed Hindi language and Bengali language special examinations. He served as a teacher for eleven years in government schools of Uttar Pradesh before migrating to Bengal in 1950. There, for twenty years, he served as a professor in government degree colleges.[citation needed] He was head of the Department of Urdu, Dhaka College and Chittagong College.[3] He came to Karachi to live with his relatives in April 1970 after he lost his eyesight.
Literary work
Mizrab and Lab Kusha are two ghazal collections of Azeem's work, and Kab-e-Qosain is a book of na`ats. He also wrote Mashraqi Bengal Mein Urdu, a critique of the evolution of the Urdu language in the Bengal region. Another collection of his poetry has been published as Diwaan-e-Hakeem Natiq.
Other works include Sat Sitaray, Chiragh-i-Akhir-i-Shab and Mahasal[1]
References
- ^ a b Shafiq Malik, Nadeem. "A Survey of the English Newspapers of Pakistan during 1951". allamaiqbal.com. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ East Pakistan Year Book - Volume 3 1960 - Page 290 "IQBAL AZIM Professor Iqbal Azim is successful both as a poet and a prose writer. He holds a very prominent position in the literary field of Pakistan. In poetry he deals with romantic aspect of life but gives it a new colour. His prose writings consist mainly of literary criticisms. Prof. Azim has made a valuable contribution to Urdu by writing the books "Mashriqi Bengal Men Urdu" ( Urdu in East Pakistan ). In this book he has given a detailed background of all the"
- ^ Bangladesh District Gazetteers - Volume 12 Bangladesh. Ministry of Cabinet Affairs. Establishment Division - 1975 "SAIYID IQBAL AZIM, M.A., B.E.S. (Retired), formerly Professor and Head of the Department of Urdu, Dacca College and Chittagong College; author of Mashriqi Bengal Men Urdu and Diwan-e-Natiq, etc. "