Sayyid Shamsullah Qadri

Shams ul Muriqeen
Sayyid Shamsullah Qadri
A portrait of Hakeem Shams Qadri
Born(1885-11-24)24 November 1885
Hyderabad, Deccan
Died22 October 1953(1953-10-22) (aged 67)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Urdu Scholar,Writer,Author,Historian and Archaeologist
Known forFirst Researcher of Deccaniyat
Notable workUrdu-i-qadim,
Moʼarrikhīn-i Hind,
Salāṭīn-i-Misr,
Malībār,
Ās̲ārulkirām, tārīkh-i-taraqqī-yiʻulūm va funūn,
A history of the Portuguese[sic] in Malabar : the original Arabic text of Tuhfat-ul-mujahideen Ed.,
Makhtūtāt-i tārīkhī,
Sikka Jaat Shahan Awadh,
Tijarat Arab Qabl ISLAM,
Nizam-ut-Tawarikh (A general history of Iran),
Moheem Arcord :Siege of Arcot in 1751 Era.
SpouseSayyida Mahboob Begum
ChildrenSayyida Shahinsha Begum,

Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri, Sayyid Imdadullah Qadri, Sayyid Saadullah Qadri,

Sayyid Asadullah Qadri.

Shamsul Morakheen' Allama Hakeem Sayyid Shamsullah Qadri (24 November 1885 – 22 October 1953) born in Hyderabad Deccan and was an author, writer, editor-in-chief, Honorary Member of 'Societe de I' Histoire de I'Inde Francaise and member of Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland since 1913.[1] Some of his works are editor journal of Tarikh and author of Urdu E Qadim in 1925.[2] Allama Sayyid Shamsullah Qadri is considered as the First Researcher of Deccaniyat.[3]

His book of history of Urdu literature ‘Urdu-e-Qadeem’ is considered to be a basic writing on this subject. Qadri wrote more than hundred essays on historical, biographical and literary topics. Beside these essays he wrote several books relating to different aspects of the history of the Muslim india. hibban 7A 0957 abs maldives

He also wrote on the Urdu relation of the Arabs with other nations of the world, before the dawn of Islam. This research article of Qadri is also considered to be the first writing in Urdu on this subject 'ISLAM'. He has the honor to be the First scholar of Urdu who wrote an encyclopedia in this language.,[4]

Qadri was an Expert and Foremost Scholar,[5][6][7][8] he had command over many different languages, apart from Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hindi he also had proficiency over English, French, Russian, German and others.[9] From Qadri's Finest Encyclopaedia [10] covering extensive and comprehensive bibliographies of important sources from Ancient times includes wider range of information, brings into light very rare and useful information about the ancient trade systems of Persian and Chinese. where he describe in detail.

From time immemorial commercial relations existed between Persia and China.

There were two routes :

The land route was much more frequented than the sea route. The Caravans from Persia followed the route " through Katha and Kathan" in preference to any other. There is a Persian work called Khatai Namah, some " portions of which have been translated by Mr. Schoefer, " which has an account of a Persian merchant. This book " gives a detailed description of the trade routes of China and " the various commodities traded in. The Persians used to 'take precious stones, coral, goor (molasses), pearls, and " cotton goods to China and got in return Silk, Brocade, china ware, tea, and various kinds of drugs.[7]

  1. ^ "M.R.A.S".
  2. ^ "National library". Nationallibrary.gov.in. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  3. ^ "The First Researcher of Deccaniyat: Shamsullah Qadri" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013.
  4. ^ "First scholar of Urdu who wrote an encyclopedia" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Consulting Hakeem Shamsullah Qadri". 2 December 2010.
  6. ^ Imam, Syeda (14 May 2008). Few Learnt Scholar. Penguin UK. ISBN 9788184759716.
  7. ^ a b "Detail_Trade_System".
  8. ^ "Foremost Author".
  9. ^ Master_of_knowledge. Title on page 4 of cover:Urdu-i-qadim : A history of early Urdu literature. 1967.
  10. ^ "Scholar of Urdu who wrote an encyclopaedia" (PDF).