Azad Bilgrami

Azad Bilgrami
Born29 June 1704[1]
Bilgram, Mughal India now Uttar Pradesh, India
Died15 September 1786[2] (aged 82)
Other namesGhulam 'Ali Azad Bilgrami
Academic background
InfluencesMir Abdul Jalil of Selsibil, Mir Saiad Muhammad, Muhammad Hayat
Academic work
Main interestsArabic, Persian and Urdu
Notable worksYad-i-Baiza, Ma asir ul-Kiram Tarikh-i-Bilgram, Sarw-i-Azad
InfluencedNasir Jang

Azad Bilgrami (29 June 1704 – 15 September 1786) was a scholar of Arabic, Persian, and Urdu languages in 18th-century India. The King of Yemen Husayin II had acknowledged his poetic qualities and accorded him the title of Hassan Al-Hind.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol I. p. 104, Printed in Lahore, 1964
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol I. p. 106, Printed in Lahore, 1964
  3. ^ Seminar on Maulana Azad Bilgrami
  4. ^ Biographical Data
  5. ^ Urdu Authors Archived 1 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine