Maulvi Deputy Nazir Ahmad | |
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 Deputy Nazir Ahmad | |
| Born | 6 December 1836 Rehar Village, District Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | 28 December 1912 Delhi, India |
| Pen name | Deputy Nazir Ahmad |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Zakir Husain Delhi College (Delhi College) |
| Period | Mughal era, British Indian |
Maulvi Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi, also known as Deputy Nazir Ahmad, was an Urdu novel writer, social and religious reformer, and orator. Even today, he is best known for his novels, he wrote over 30 books on subjects such as law, logic, ethics and linguistics.[1]
His famous novels are Mirat-ul-Uroos, Tobat-un-Nasuh, and Ibn-ul-waqt.
He also translated the Qur’an into Urdu.
- ^ Khan, Mofakhkhar Hussain (2001). The Holy Qur'ãn in South Asia: A bio-bibliographic study of translations of the Holy Qurʼãn in 23 South Asian languages. Bibi Akhtar Prakasani. p. 272.