Waheed Akhtar

Syed Waheed Akhtar
Waheed Akhtar
TitleSyed
Personal life
Born(1934-08-12)12 August 1934
Died13 December 1996(1996-12-13) (aged 62)
EraContemporary
RegionIndia
Main interestSufism Islamic philosophy philosophy
Notable work(s)Paththaron Ka Mughanni, Shab Ka Razmiyah, Zanjeer ka Naghma, Karbala Ta Karbala, Early Imamiyah Shia Thinkers, etc
OccupationUrdu poet and Muslim philosopher
Signature
Religious life
ReligionIslam
Writing career
GenresGhazal Nazm Marsiyah Hijv

Syed Waheed Akhtar (12 August 1934, in Aurangabad (Deccan) – 13 December 1996) was an Urdu poet, writer, critic, orator, and a Muslim scholar and philosopher.

Works

According to Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, "Wahid Akhtar, regarded by many as a Modernist and by many others as Progressive, wrote that Modernism was really an extension of Progressivism".[1] Akhtar is also considered by at least one writer to be among the few successful modern Urdu poets who took Marsia to new heights and gave it new direction in this age.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shamsur Rahman Faruqi "Images in a Darkened Mirror: Issues and Ideas in Modern Urdu Literature", The Annual of Urdu Studies, 1987, Volume 6, page 54.
  2. ↑ Syed Akbar Hyder (2006). Reliving Karbala: Martyrdom in South Asian Memory. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195189302.
  • Reliving Karbala Martyrdom in South Asian Memory By Syed Akbar Hyder, Inc NetLibrary
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