Syed Ahmad Dehlvi

Syed Ahmad Dehlvi (also written as Sayyid Aḥmad Dihlawī; 8 January 1846 – 11 May 1918) was an Indian Muslim scholar, linguist, lexicographer, philologist, educationist and an author of Urdu language. He compiled the Asifiya dictionary.

Not to be confused with Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi.
Mawlānā
Syed Ahmad Dehlvi
TitleKhan Sahib
Personal
Born8 January 1846
Delhi, Mughal India
Died11 May 1918(1918-05-11) (aged 72)
ReligionIslam
Notable work(s)Farhang e Asifiya

Biography

Syed Ahmad Dehlvi was born on 8 January 1846 in Delhi, Mughal India.[1][2] He was the son of Hafiz Abd al-Rahman Mongheri, a descendant of Abdul Qadir Jilani.[3]

Dehlvi assisted S W Fallon in dictionary projects between 1873 and 1879.[1] He taught at Shahi Madrasa, located in the Arab Sarai, in Delhi.[3] He was later appointed as a teacher of Urdu and Persian in the Municipal Board High School, in Himachal Pradesh. He was a fellow and examiner at University of the Punjab and served as the vice-manager of Government Book Depot in Lahore.[2]

In 1914, Dehlvi was honored with the title of Khan Sahib by the Government of British India.[3][2] He died on 11 May 1918.[1]

Literary works

Dehlvi's works include:[2][4]

  • Farhang e Asifiya
  • Hādi-un-Nisa
  • Lughāt-un-Nisā
  • ʻIlmullisān : yaʻnī, insān kī ibtidāʼī, darmiyānī aur ak̲h̲īr zabān
  • Rusūm-i Dihlī
  • Qiṣṣah-yi Mihr Afroz
  • Munāẓirah-yi taqdīr-o-tadbīr, maʻrūf bih kunzulfavāʼid.
  • Muhakama-e-Markaz-e-Urdu[5]
  • Muraqqa-e-Zuban-o-Bayan-e-Dehli[6]

Legacy

Zahrah Jafri wrote Sayyid Aḥmad Dihlavī: ḥayāt aur kārnāme (transl. Sayyid Aḥmad Dihlavī: Life and works).[7]

References
  1. Parekh, Rauf (29 April 2013). "Farhang-i-Aasifiya: a dictionary reflecting cultural heritage". Dawn. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. Asir Adrawi. Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind: Karwān-e-Rafta. p. 116.
  3. Lal, Mohan, ed. (1992). "SYED AHMAD DEHLAVI". Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 4262. ISBN 9788126012213. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. "Profile of Syed Ahmad Dehlvi on WorldCat". WorldCat. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. "محاکمۂ مرکزِ اردو" [Muhakama-e-Markaz-e-Urdu]. Urdu Gah.
  6. "مرقعِ زبان و بیانِ دہلی" [Muraqqa-e-Zuban-o-Bayan-e-Dehli]. Urdu.
  7. Zahrah Jaʻfrī. Sayyid Aḥmad Dihlavī: ḥayāt aur kārnāme. OCLC 659319893. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

Bibliography
  • Asir Adrawi (2 April 2016). Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind: Karwān-e-Rafta (in Urdu). Deoband: Darul Muallifeen. p. 116.
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