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Khwaja Muhammad Afzal

Khwaja Muhammad Afzal

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Khwaja Muhammad Afzal (1875 – 1940) was an Urdu poet in East Bengal, British India.[1]

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Early life

In 1875, Afzal was born into the Dhaka Nawab family.[2] His father was Khwaja Yusuf Jan. He received formal education in English and Persian. He studied poetry under Syed Mahmud Azad, a Dhaka-based poet.[3]

Career

Afzal wrote poetry in Urdu and Persian and used Afzal as his pen name. He wrote a Diwan, which is an Islamic traditional collection of poetry, and a number of Ghazals in Urdu. He used the Abjad writing system to publish three volumes of a history book. After the death of Khwaja Ahsanullah, he published the Gam-e-ma-paikar in the Abjad writing system. Between 1895 and 1933, he regularly kept a diary, which is now preserved in the library of the University of Dhaka.[3][4]


References

  1. "Family Tree". www1.tribalpages.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. Division, Bangladesh Ministry of Cabinet Affairs Establishment; Ishaq, Muhammad (1969). Bangladesh District Gazetteers: Dacca. Bangladesh Government Press. p. 347.
  3. Billah, Abu Musa Mohammad Arif. "Afzal, Khwaja Muhammad". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

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