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| death_place = [[Central Provinces and Berar]], British India
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'''Abdur Rahman Bijnori''' (June 10, 1885 {{endash}} November 7, 1918; sometimes spelled '''Abdurrahman Bijnori''') was a [[British Raj|British Indian]] poet and scholar. He wrote essays and [[Urdu poetry]], including an introductory book to ''[[Diwan-e-Ghalib]]'', titled ''Mahasin-i-Kalam-i-Ghalib'' which became one of his prominent writings<ref name="dawn.com1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1175566|title=LITERARY NOTES: Urdu writers and poets who died young|first=Rauf|last=Parekh|date=April 13, 2015|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref> besides ''Maqalat-i-Bijnori'', a magnum opus book consisting essays, poems and some letters written by him to his parents when he was studying in Europe. Some of his writings consist predictions about Turkey's decline and its impact on the [[Muslim world]]. He also predicted 20th century's [[History of Europe|rise of Europe]] and its influence.

He was born in [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], British India on 10 June 1885.<ref name="dawn.com"/> He received his [[Primary education|early schooling]] in [[Balochistan]] and later went to [[Quetta]] where he did his [[matriculation]]. He later obtained BA and [[Bachelor of Laws]] degrees from [[Aligarh Muslim University]]. After completing his BA and LLB, he went London and obtained a law degree from [[Lincoln's Inn]]. He later went to Germany where he obtained [[doctorate]] from the [[University of Freiburg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/5261/karachi-connoisseurs-remember-bijnori-s-contribution|title=KARACHI: Connoisseurs remember Bijnori's contribution|date=November 8, 2001|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>

== Work ==
He knew various foreign languages such as German, Arabic, Persian, English and Urdu, leading his writings earn recognition in the [[Indian subcontinent]]. His book titled ''Maqalat-i-Bijnori'' was published by Dr. Abdur Rehman Bijnori Trust, [[Islamabad]]. Professor [[Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqui]] wrote a book titled ''Baqiyat-i-Bijnori'' which consist a detailed biography of Bijnori. It was published in [[Delhi]] in 1940. His contribution to literature is covered in other book ''Yadgar-i-Bijnori'' by [[Abdul Haq (Urdu scholar)|Abdul Haq]], published in [[Rawalpindi]] in 1951. His another publication ''Maqalat-i-Bijnori'' was published when he was studying in Aligarh Muslim University.<ref name="dawn.com">{{Cite web|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/827611/urdu-literature-an-exceptional-scholar|title=URDU LITERATURE: An exceptional scholar|date=June 27, 2010|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>

== Death ==
He died on November 7, 1918 in [[Central Provinces and Berar]], British India (in modern-day [[Madhya Pradesh]], India). He is among the other writers who died at young age.<ref name="dawn.com1"/>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://www.rekhta.org/authors/abdurrahman-bijnori/profile Abdurrahman Bijnori] at [[Rekhta (website)|Rekhta]]

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