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Mahmoodun Nisan was married to Abid Hussain Abid.

  • Abid Hussain 'Abid', youngest son of Ghulam Mehdi ibn Ghulam Askari ibn Salahuddin was also a nephew (sister's son) of Ghulam Mansoor. He was born on 21 Rabi' al-awwal 1265 AH/ 1848 AD, and was famous Urdu / Persian poet. More of his poetry was in Persian. He was 'Nazir' in the Adalat Sadrus Sudoor. He did Hajj twice times. During the second Hajj, he was accompanied by Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum[1]. He was resident of Khatla Pura, Bhopal. He died in 1922. He was married to his cousin Mahmoodun Nisan (daughter of Ghulam Mansoor. He was not only the uncle (Khalu) of Hakimun Nisan (wife of Hakim Syed Karam Husain but also the cousin of Makhdoomun Nisan (mother of Hakimun Nisan). He had three sons – Tajjamul Hussain 'Akhtar', Liyaqat Hussain 'Sheda' and Ali Hasan 'Khandan' and two daughters Mahboon Nisan and Umrao Begum. These three sons were famous poets of Bhopal.
  • Ghulam Mehdi (born 10 Rajab 1226 AH / 1811 AD) was married in 1243 AH / 1828 AD with Latifun Nisan (4 Jumada al-awwal 1232 AH / 1816 AD - 23 Jumada al-awwal 1283 AD / 1866 AD).
  • Tajjamul Hussain 'Akhtar' was the natural poet. He was also the student of Ghulam Ahmad Faroghi. He authored many books including Khaliq Bari (published in 1313 AH / 1895 AD). He died 12 days before the death of his father Abid Hussain 'Abid' in 1910 due to Black fever. He was born in 1295 AH / 1878 AD and married to Zabidun Nisan (daughter of Ghulam Husain ibn Ghulam Askari). She died in Tijara. Haider Husain 'Hami' was his one son.
  • Liyaqat Hussain 'Sheda'. He was like his father and brothers 'Akhtar' and 'Khandan' a famous poet. His son, Zafar Hussain Alvi was joint secretary in Ministry of Home, Govt. of Pakistan, and now after retirement living in Islamabad with his son, Imran Zafar Alvi and seven daughters.
  • Ali Hasan 'Khandan'. He was also a poet of humour. He died on 27 Rabi' al-awwal 1361 AH / 13 April 1946. His wife was died on 28 Ramadan 1354 AH / 2 December 1937. He had one daughter Khatoon Jahan. Khatoon Jahan was married to Bashiruddin son of Alauddin ibn Sirajuddin, Jagirdar Farrukhnagar.
  • Yadgar Husain 'Fitna' was the nephew of Abid Hussain Abid and son of Qasim Husain. Qasim Husain was married to the daughter of Khan Bahadur Tafazzul Husain, Jagirdar Farrukhnagar. Qasim Husain was later on settled in Nagpur with his family including father-in-law. Yadgar Husain 'Fitna' was born in Nagpur 7 days after the death of his father. He was brought up by his grandfather Ghulam Mehdi.
  • Haider Husain 'Hami' was the son of Tajjamul Hussain 'Akhtar' and was born in 1892. He was a great poet of Urdu and Persian.

References

  1. ^ The story of a pilgrimage of Hijaz by Sulṭān Jahān Begam (Nawab of Bhopal), Thacker, Spink & co., 1909