Fasihuddin Balkhi

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

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]

  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.