Nasim Amrohvi or Syed Qaim Raza Taqvi (; (24 August 1908 – 28 February 1987) was a

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philosopher Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

, and

lexicographer Lexicography is the study of lexicons and the art of compiling dictionaries. It is divided into two separate academic disciplines: * Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionary, dictionaries. * The ...

who was born as Syed Qaim Raza Taqvi on 24 August 1908 in

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.Book Review and Profile of Nasim Amrohvi on GoogleBooks website
Retrieved 10 May 2018 He belonged to a Taqvi Syed family. His father was Syed Barjees Hussain Taqvi and his mother was Syeda Khatoon. His grandfather was Shamim Amrohvi who was bestowed the title ''Farazdaq-e-Hind'' (lit. "India's Farazdaq"). In 1950, he migrated to

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after the

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in 1947, settling in Khairpur. He moved to

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in 1961 and eventually died there on 28 February 1987.

Work

Nasim Amrohvi was a member of '' Urdu Lughat Board''. Over several years, he compiled an

dictionary entitled ''Nasim-ul-Lughat''. For each word Nasim-ul-Lughat provides not only its meaning, usage, and related proverbs but also the verses containing it. He also used to write

Marsiya A marsiya (; ) is an elegiac poem written to commemorate the martyrdom and valour of Hussain ibn Ali, his family, and his companions at the tragedy of Karbala. Marsiyas are essentially religious lamentations. Background The word ''Marsiya'' is d ...

besides being a lexicographer.Reflections on modern Marsia
Dawn (newspaper), Published 27 March 2002, Retrieved 10 May 2018

Books

Some of his major works include: *''Khutbat-e-Mushiran (1942)Books by Nasim Amrohvi on rekhta.org website
Retrieved 10 May 2018 *''Adabī kahāniyān̲'' *''Nasīm ul-lug̲h̲āt, Urdū'' *''Dust banu dust bana'u'' *''Risālah tauz̤ih al-masāʼil''. Translation of a book on Shīʻah doctrines by Abū al-Qāsim ibn ʻAlī Akbar al-Khūʼī *''Mūmin-i āl-i Ibrāhīm''. Two poems on Shiite themes *''Musaddas-i Nasīm''. On the

prophet Muhammad In Islam, Muhammad () is venerated as the Seal of the Prophets who transmitted the Quran, eternal word of God () from the Angels in Islam, angel Gabriel () to humans and jinn. Muslims believe that the Quran, the central religious text of Isl ...

*''Farhang-i Iqbāl''. Large book on the philosophy of Sir

Muhammad Iqbal Muhammad Iqbal (9 November 187721 April 1938) was a South Asian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician. Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philoso ...

, 1877-1938, national poet of Pakistan *''Urdū lug̲h̲at : tārīk̲h̲ī uṣūl par''. Dictionary of Urdu language *''Mars̲iyah-yi Josh''. Elegy on the death of

Josh Malihabadi Josh Malihabadi (born Shabbir Hasan Khan; 5 December 1898 – 22 February 1982) popularly known as Shayar-e-Inqalab (poet of revolution) was Indian born Pakistani Urdu poet. Known for his liberal values and challenging the established o ...

(1896-1982), Urdu poet of Pakistan *''Cashmah-yi g̲h̲am''. Elegies, chiefly on the martyrs of the

battle of Karbala The Battle of Karbala () was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 Hijri year, AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyad caliph Yazid I () and a small army led by Husayn ibn Ali, th ...

*''ʻAllāmah Iqbāl ke cāron̲ davāvīn''. Dictionary of terms used in the works of Sir

, 1877-1938, national poet of Pakistan *''Nazm-e-Urdu''

References

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