Wahab Ashrafi Explained
Syed Abdul Wahab Ashrafi (Urdu/Persian/Arabic: ; Hindi: वहाब अशरफी ) (2 June 1936 – 15 July 2012)[1] was an Indian literary critic and an eminent personality in the world of Urdu literature.[2] [3] [4] He belonged to the family of the Sufi saint Ashraf Jahangir Semnani.
Early life
Ashrafi spent his early life in Kako village in Jehanabad district, Bihar.
Awards
Education
Wahab Ashrafi received Ph.D. (Urdu), MA in Urdu (Gold Medalist), M.A in Persian (Gold Medalist), M.A (English), LLB.
He is an ex-Professor and Head-of-Department of the Dept of Urdu at Ranchi University. He is also an Ex-Professor in Department of Linguistic at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.
He is ex-chairman, Bihar University Service Commission and ex-chairman, Bihar Intermediate Council, Patna. Vice–President of the progressive writer association, World.
Bibliography
Wahab Ashrafi wrote more than three dozen books[10] some of which have been mentioned below
- Tareekh-e-Adabiyat-e-Aalam, 7 volumes
- Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu, 4 volumes
- Falsafa Ishtirakiyat[11]
- Qadeem Adabi Tanqeed
- Mani ki Talash
- Tafhimul Balagat
- Qutub Mushtari ka Tanqeedi Jayeza
- Mabaad-e-Jadidiyat
- Masnavi aur Masnavyat
- Aalmi Tehrik-e-Nisayat
- Qissa Be-simt Zindagi Ka
- Mera Mutala-e-Quran
Many of his books and works have been translated into other languages.
He was the editor of a Urdu literary magazine Mobahisa.
Notes and References
- Web site: Noted Urdu writer Prof. Wahab Ashrafi passes away . Theindianawaaz.com . 2014-02-27.
- Web site: KAKO - The Village of Legends - Bihar Social Networking and Online Community . Youbihar.com . 2014-02-27.
- Web site: Urdu critic Ashrafi passes away . Indian Express . 2012-07-16 . 2014-02-27.
- Web site: Renowned Urdu litterateur Wahab Ashrafi passes away . TwoCircles.net . 2012-07-15 . 2014-02-27.
- Web site: de beste bron van informatie over sahitya akademy . sahitya-akademi.org . 2014-02-27.
- Web site: Professor Dr. Syed Abdul Wahab Ashrafi, Sahitya Academy Award winner, brought to you by Bihar Anjuman, the largest online group from Bihar or Jharkhand . Biharanjuman.org . 1936-06-02 . 2014-02-27.
- Web site: ::: Welcome To Patna U N I V E R S I T Y . Patnauniversity.ac.in . 2014-02-27.
- Web site: Google Discussiegroepen . 2014-02-27.
- Book: Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M - Google Books . 1936-02-06 . 2014-02-27. 9788126008735 . Dutt . Kartik Chandra .
- Web site: Wahab Ashrafi Biography . 10 August 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130315172548/http://www.urduyouthforum.org/biography/Wahab_Ashrafi_biography.php . 15 March 2013 . ar .
- Web site: Ashrafi . Wahab . Marx I Falsafa Ishtirakiyat Aur Urdu Adab : Urdu: Wahab Ashrafi: Text Books at Sapna Online . Sapnaonline.com . 2014-02-27.