Azad Bilgrami was a scholar of Arabic, Persian, and Urdu languages in 18th-century India.
11 Facts About Azad Bilgrami
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Azad Bilgrami was born in Bilgram, India, a small town in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Azad Bilgrami gained a reputation for possessing command over all topics of literature and learning.
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Azad Bilgrami was instructed in language by Mir Abdul Jalil of Selsibil; in prosody and literature by Mir Saiad Muhammad; in the Koran by Muhammad Hayat; and in all excellences by 'Abdul Wabhat Tantawi.
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Azad Bilgrami visited Lahore and Multan and made acquaintance with scholars of these cities, and lived for five years in the province of Sind.
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Azad Bilgrami returned from Hijaz to India and lived in the city of Aurangabad, Deccan till his death.
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Azad Bilgrami was the friend of Shah Nawaz Khan, and when the latter was murdered, he collected his friend's manuscripts which were scattered in all directions and published them.
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Azad Bilgrami's works are numerous, and among others, he has arranged three Tazkirahs of poets,-the first called Yadi Bayza; the; second Servi Azad; and the third Khazanahi Aamirah.
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Azad Bilgrami wrote a Persian diwan, and a book of Arabic elegies and mesnawis.
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Azad Bilgrami's Tazkirahs are considered noble proofs of his proficiency in everything connected with prosody, versification, and composition, both in Persian and Arabic.
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Azad Bilgrami was celebrated in India, Arabia, and Egypt for his learning and literature.