Aap Beati (Kandhlawi)

Aap Beati
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AuthorZakariyya Kandhlawi
Original titleآپ بیتی
LanguageUrdu
SubjectZakariyya Kandhlawi
GenreAutobiography
Publication date
1970
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint
ISBN9788171012480 English version
OCLC23687920
920.71
LC ClassBP80.Z2275 A313 2003

Aap Beati (Urdu: آپ بیتی) is a seven-volume autobiographical work authored by Zakariyya Kandhlawi, first published in 1970. This book presents a historical account of Kandhlawi's formative years, early education, and encounters with renowned scholars of his time. It delves into his spiritual transformation and offers a recent picture of the circumstances and accomplishments of his predecessors.[1][2] Taqi Usmani regards it as Zakariya Kandhlawi's most remarkable literary achievement.

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  2. ^ Metcalf, Barbara (30 December 2004). Arnold, David (ed.). The Past in the Present: Instruction, Pleasure, and Blessing in Maulānā Muḥammad Zakariyya's Aap Biitii. Telling Lives in India: Biography, Autobiography, and Life History. Indiana University Press. pp. 116–144. ISBN 978-0-253-21727-1.