Sulaiman Nadvi
1884–1953
Biography
Sulaiman Nadvi (1884–1953) was a scholar, historian and writer on Islamic subjects. He was born in British India and later became a Pakistani. The name Nadvi links him to the Nadwat al-Ulama, the school of Islamic learning in Lucknow with which he was associated. His reputation rests on learned, careful writing that reached a wide Urdu readership.
His most important work is the biography of the Prophet Muhammad, known as Sirat-un-Nabi or Seerat-un-Nabi. He worked on it with Shibli Nomani and completed it after Shibli's death. He also wrote Khutbat-e-Madras, a book of lectures delivered at Madras. He was a member of the founding committee of Jamia Millia Islamia, the university in Delhi, and he was the founding editor of the journal Maarif. Together these show a man who combined religious scholarship, history and public education.
The book on this site, زبان اردو کی ترقی کا مسئلہ (roughly, the question of the progress of the Urdu language), takes up how Urdu might grow as a language of learning and public life. It is listed here under his name. It shows another side of a writer better known for his religious and historical scholarship, and it makes a useful companion to those works.
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Books
زبان اردو کی ترقی کا مسئلہ
by سید سلیمان ندوی
Syed Sulaiman Nadvi considers obstacles to the development of Urdu and proposes ways to strengthen the language. The work brings together two essays, including answers to questions from Anjuman Urdu-e-Mualla.
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