List of Marsiya writers in Urdu explained

Following is a list of Marsiya writers in the Urdu language.^{[1] [2]}

Dakhani School

• Waheed Akhtar (1934–1996), Urdu poet, writer, critic, orator, and one of the leading Muslim scholars and philosophers of the 20th century

Baqer Amanatkhani (1905-1990), urdu poet, wrote 36 Marsiyas, more than 435 salaams, 200 Nauhas totalling more than 40,000 couplets in praise of Ahlulbayt.

Dehlavi School

• Mirza Muhammad Rafi Sauda (1713–1781),^{[1] [3]}
• Khwaja Mir Dard (1721–1785),^[4]
• Mir Taqi Mir (1723–1810),^{[1] [4]}

Awadhi School

• Azeem Amrohvi
• Nasim Amrohvi (-1987)
• Kaifi Azmi (1919–2002)
• Mir Babar Ali Anis (1802–1874),^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Mirza Salaamat Ali Dabeer (1803–1875),^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Josh Malihabadi (1898–1982),^[2]
• Mohd Afzal "Farigh Sitapuri" (27.01.1843 - 17.06.1900)
• Ali Haider Tabatabai (1854–1933), born 1854 in Awadh, died 1933 in Hyderabad Deccan, India, was a poet, translator and a scholar of languages, Dr.Syed Ali Imam zaidi (Gauhar)Great-grandson of Mir Babar Ali Anees.Syed Mustafa Meerza (Rasheed)Maternal grandson of Anees.Syed sajjad Husain (shadeed)

Pakistani School

• Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911–1984),^[5]
• Hilal Naqvi (b.1950)^{[2] [5]}

See also

• Marsiya
• List of Urdu-language poets
• Muhammad Ali Naqvi - Marsiyakhwani

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rauf Parekh . Karbalai marsiya in Urdu and Persian . Dawn.Com . 2013-11-11 . 2014-01-01.
2. Web site: Rauf Parekh . Dabeer, new marsiya and the 'praise-me' virus . Dawn.Com . 2013-11-25 . 2014-01-01.
3. Book: The Making of the Awadh Culture - Madhu Trivedi - Google Books . 9788190891882 . 2014-01-01. Trivedi . Madhu . 2010 .
4. Book: Appropriating an Iranian Literary Tradition: Marsiya in the Indian Context . Madhu Trivedi . great-iran.com . 2014-01-01.
5. Web site: COLUMN: The modern marsiya | Karachi News . Karachi.newspakistan.pk . 2012-12-03 . 2014-01-01.