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Dehlvi assisted S W Fallon in dictionary projects between 1873 and 1879.<ref name="dawn"/> He taught at Shahi Madrasa, located in the Arab Sarai, in [[Delhi]].<ref name="encyclopedia"/> 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]].<ref name="asir"/> |
Dehlvi assisted S W Fallon in dictionary projects between 1873 and 1879.<ref name="dawn"/> He taught at Shahi Madrasa, located in the Arab Sarai, in [[Delhi]].<ref name="encyclopedia"/> 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]].<ref name="asir"/> |
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In 1914, Dehlvi was honored with the title of [[Khan Sahib]] by the [[British Raj|Government of British India]].<ref name="encyclopedia">{{cite book |editor1-last=Lal |editor1-first=Mohan |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |location=[[New Delhi]] |page=4262 |url=https:// |
In 1914, Dehlvi was honored with the title of [[Khan Sahib]] by the [[British Raj|Government of British India]].<ref name="encyclopedia">{{cite book |editor1-last=Lal |editor1-first=Mohan |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |location=[[New Delhi]] |page=4262 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&dq=Syed+Ahmad+Dehlvi&pg=PA4262 |date= 1992|access-date=3 January 2021 |chapter=SYED AHMAD DEHLAVI|isbn=9788126012213 }}</ref><ref name="asir"/> He died on 11 May 1918.<ref name="dawn"/> |
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==Literary works== |
==Literary works== |
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Mawlānā Syed Ahmad Dehlvi | |
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| Title | Khan Sahib |
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| Born | 8 January 1846 |
| Died | 11 May 1918 (aged 72) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Notable work(s) | Farhang e Asifiya |
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.
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
- 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
- ^ a b c Parekh, Rauf (29 April 2013). "Farhang-i-Aasifiya: a dictionary reflecting cultural heritage". Dawn. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d Asir Adrawi. Tazkirah Mashāhīr-e-Hind: Karwān-e-Rafta. p. 116.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Profile of Syed Ahmad Dehlvi on WorldCat". WorldCat. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "محاکمۂ مرکزِ اردو" [Muhakama-e-Markaz-e-Urdu]. Urdu Gah.
- ^ "مرقعِ زبان و بیانِ دہلی" [Muraqqa-e-Zuban-o-Bayan-e-Dehli]. Urdu.
- ^ 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.
