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== Early life ==<br />
Khan was born on 16 June 1931 in Rataul, into a family of Islamic scholars. He was appointed as [[reader (academic rank)|reader]] in [[Aligarh Muslim University]], later becoming professor of [[Urdu]] Language and then honorary consultant of the department. <!-- dates are needed here --><br />
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Khan journeyed to acquaint himself with the centres of [[Islamic]] importance in India, where he met Sheikh ul-[[Hadith]] [[Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi]] (1898–1982) and the reformer [[Maulana Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi]], from whom he learned [[dawah]] and [[reformation]].<br />
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Soon after, he attended [[Lucknow University]] and earned a PhD.<br />
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== Work ==<br />
Khan is a prolific writer in Urdu. Perhaps his best-known work is ''A history in Urdu Journalism (1822–1857)'' (1991), which examines newspapers from nine different cities.<ref>Biswas, Subhas Chandra. [https://books.google.com/books?id=JZEd8gpISicC&pg=PA119&dq=%22Nadir+Ali+Khan%22+urdu&hl=en&ei=V8XFTMF2xd-WB-DO5Rk&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFIQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22Nadir%20Ali%20Khan%22%20urdu&f=false Global trends in library and information science], p.119 (1995)({{ISBN|978-8121204941}})</ref><br />
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His works are part of the [[syllabi]] in various universities, and several have been translated into English. His wide-ranging study of Urdu journalistic literature is a contribution of abiding value to the appreciation of India ethos at a crucial moment in Indian history. His extensive study of contemporary Urdu literature, his rare insight into the process of social change and, above all, his unique faculty of analysis and interpretation are each reflected in his study which opens fresh vistas for the interpretation of socio-political history of modern India. Lately the French historian [[Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie]] has studied the culture of the small French village [[Montaillou]] on the basis of Jacques Fouiern's Register's. His work is rightly claimed as constituting a landmark in modern [[historiography]]. No such work has so far been undertaken in India. The newspapers from [[Mirzapur]], [[Benaras]], [[Meerut]], [[Bareilly]], [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]], etc., brought to light by Khan, will hopefully one day attract scholars to undertake similar studies of the intellectual and social milieu of the Indian towns. He prepared grounds for the utilization of journalistic literature for the reconstruction of the cultural history of India during the 19th century.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}}<br />
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Due to his sermons and simple and modest lifestyle, Dr Nadir Ali Khan commands respect from Muslims all over the world.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}} He has a simple, eloquent and distinctive style of explaining the purpose of human life and its creation and often uses scientific examples to support his argument. He has delivered lectures to all types of communities in the society with the attendees being doctors, engineers, professors, businessmen, landlords, government officials, TV/film artists, ministers/politicians and sports celebrities. His untiring efforts brought real Islamic values in the lives of many Muslims.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}}<br />
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