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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Religious poetry reciter (1927-1990)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name= Syed Nasir Jahan<br />
| birth_date = 1927<br />
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[British India]]<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1990|12|06|1927}}<br />
|death_place = [[Karachi]], Pakistan<br />
|nationality = {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Pakistani]]<br />
|occupation = [[Naat Khawan]] and [[Marsiya]] reciter<br />
|credits =<br />
|known_for =<br />
|years_active = 1954 - 1990<br />
|awards = [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1981<br />
}}<br />
'''Nasir Jahan''' or '''Syed Nasir Jahan''' (1927 &ndash; 6 December 1990) was a [[Hamd]], [[Na'at]] and [[Marsiya]] reciter and used to make appearances for many decades on [[Pakistan Television]] and [[Radio Pakistan]].<ref name=Dawn>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1769775 |title=Flashback: How 'Sham-e-Gharibaan' Became a Household Event|author=Syed Jafar Askari|date=13 August 2023|access-date=17 August 2023|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Nasir Jahan was born in [[Lucknow]], [[British India]] in 1927.<ref name=Rekhta/> He received his basic education in Lucknow and then migrated to newly-independent [[Pakistan]] in 1950 with his family and settled in Karachi.<ref name=tareekh>[https://www.tareekhepakistan.com/detail?title_id=125&dtd_id=222 Profile of Nasir Jahan (in Urdu language)] Tareekh-e-Pakistan website, Published 6 December 1990, Retrieved 17 August 2023</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Veteran [[Radio Pakistan]] personality, [[Z. A. Bukhari]],<ref name=Dawn2/> spotted him at an event in Karachi and saw his potential talent in reciting religious poetry. With his encouragement, Nasir Jahan recited a [[Nazm|nazm]] written by Syed Aal-e-Raza at a 'Majlis-e-Sham-e-Gharibaan' program on [[Radio Pakistan]] in 1954. His presentation was well-liked by the public and later became known as 'Salam-e-Aakhir'. After the introduction of Pakistan television station in Karachi, he started making appearances on television as well.<ref name=tareekh/><ref name=Dawn/><ref name=Dawn2>[https://www.dawn.com/news/766689/newspaper/column In focus; Marsia khwani and the media] Dawn (newspaper)< Published 25 November 2012, Retrieved 17 August 2023</ref><br />
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==Selected naats, hamds and marsiyas==<br />
{| class = "wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Title ||Sung by || Lyrics by || Notes<br />
|- <br />
| ''Ghabraye Gi Zainab'' || Nasir Jahan || Channulal Dilgeer (Dilgeer Lucknavi) - a Hindu who later converted to Islam<ref name=Dawn2/> || A popular [[Noha|noha]] to this day by Nasir Jahan<ref name=Dawn2/><br />
|-<br />
| ''Salam-e-Aakhir'' || Nasir Jahan ||Syed Aal-e-Raza || A [[Marsiya|marsiya]]<ref name=umaa>{{cite web|url=http://www.umaamerica.net/magazine2005/magazine_poetry.asp |url-status=dead|archive-date=22 August 2010 |title=Poetry: Urdu Marsiya, Anees and his Poetry |website=Universal Muslim Association of America (UMAA) website|access-date=17 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822011919/http://www.umaamerica.net/magazine2005/magazine_poetry.asp}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| ''Dil Jis Se Zinda Hai, Woh Tamanna Tum Hi Tau Ho'' ||Nasir Jahan || Maulana [[Zafar Ali Khan]] || A [[Naat]] by Nasir Jahan<br />
|- <br />
|'' Meray Daawra Meray Kibriya'' ||Nasir Jahan ||Munawwar Badayuni || A [[Hamd]] by Nasir Jahan<br />
|}<br />
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==Awards and recognition==<br />
*[[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1981.<ref name=tareekh/><br />
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==Death==<br />
Nasir Jahan died on 6 December 1990 and was buried in Karachi, Pakistan.<ref name=tareekh/><ref name=Rekhta>[https://www.rekhta.org/artists/syed-nasir-jahan/profile Profile of Syed Nasir Jahan] Rekhta.org website, Retrieved 17 August 2023</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://music.apple.com/us/artist/syed-nasir-jahan-late/284639421 Syed Nasir Jahn on Apple Music website]<br />
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{{Pride of Performance for Arts}}<br />
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[[Category:1927 births]]<br />
[[Category:1990 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:People from Karachi]]<br />
[[Category:Pakistani radio personalities]]<br />
[[Category:Pakistani television personalities]]<br />
[[Category:Islamic poetry]]<br />
[[Category:Islamic music]]<br />
[[Category:Pakistani performers of Islamic music]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Pride of Performance]]</div>Ajay Kumar