Fasihuddin Balkhi (10 February 1885 – 14 March 1962)[1] was an Indian Author and Historian. He belonged to the Bihar-based Khanqah Balkhia Firdausia, Fatuha, Patna. He was a contemporary of Taqi Rahim, Shad Azimabadi and Shah Mohsin Danapuri.[2][3] He was an active participant in the Non-cooperation Movement. His works include "Tarikh-e-Magadh", "Tazkira-e-Hindu Shora-e-Bihar" and "Wahabi Movement."[4][5]

Fasihuddin Balkhi
فصیح الدین بلخی
Born
Syed Fasihuddin Balkhi

(1885-02-10)February 10, 1885
Bakhshi Muhalla, Patna City
Died14 March 1962(1962-03-14) (aged 77)
Other namesFasihuddin Balkhi Azimabadi
Alma materCalcutta University
Occupation(s)Writer, Historian

Early life

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Fasihuddin Balkhi was born as Syed Fasihuddin Balkhi at Bakhshi Muhalla, Patna City on 10 February 1885.[6] He was brother of Azizuddin Balkhi.[7]

Scholarly works

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  • Balkhi, Fasihuddin (1983). Wahabi Movement. Classical Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7054-013-7.
  • Balkhi, Fasihuddin (1993). Patna inscriptions (in Urdu). K̲h̲udā Bak̲h̲sh Oriyanṭal Pablik Lāʼibrerī.
  • Golden Jadeed Farsi Translation Wa Composition
  • Balkhi, Fasihuddin (1962). Tazkira-e-Hindu Shora-e-Bihar (in Urdu). Daltanganj Palamu: National Book Center.
  • Balkhi, Fasihuddin (2001). Tareekhe-Magadh: Suba-e-Bihar Ki Muqammal Tareekh, 642-1943 (in Urdu). Khuda Baksh Oriental Library.
  • Balkhi, Fasihuddin. Golden Jadeed Farsi Translation Wa Composition (in Urdu). Patna: Iqbal Publishing House.
  • Balkhi, Fasihuddin (1956). Tazkira-e-Niswan-e-Hind (in Urdu). Patna: Shamsi Press.
  • Inshad-e-Shad
  • Aasaar-e-Balkhia
  • Aasaar-e-Qadima
  • Dastoor-e-Sukhan
  • Ilm-e-Nujoom

References

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  1. ^ Furog̲ẖ, Bashārat (2000). Wafiyat Mashahir Urdu (in Urdu). Basharat Ali Khan. p. 472.
  2. ^ Ashrafī, Vahāb (2005). Tareekh Adab Urdu: Ibtida Se 2000 Tak (in Urdu). Educational Publishing House. pp. 547–549. ISBN 978-81-8223-226-6.
  3. ^ Ārvī, Ṣābir (1996). Matāʻ-yi iḥsās: majmūʻah-yi kalām : manẓūmāt, g̲h̲azaliyāt, qat̤ʻāt, va rubāʻīyāt (in Urdu). Taqsīmkār Sardār Buk Ḍipo. pp. 5, 62.
  4. ^ Hussain, Syed Amjad. "Fasihuddin Balkhi's Scholarship: Rediscovering Bihar's Historical Gems". Sufinama. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  5. ^ Ganie, Mohd Hussain (2022-08-12). "Fasihuddin Balkhi: the forgotten historian of Bihar". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  6. ^ K̲h̲udā Bak̲h̲sh Lāʼibreri jarnal (in Urdu). Patna: K̲h̲udā Bak̲h̲sh Oriyanṭal Pablik Lāʼibreri. 2012. pp. 307–308.
  7. ^ Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (1976). Comprehensive History of Bihar. Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute. p. 502.

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