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	== Education ==		== Education ==
	He received his early education in Oriental languages and [[Islamic studies]] at home from his maternal grandfather and uncle. He later moved to [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]] and came back to Delhi after some months, then studied [[Urdu language\|Urdu]] at [[Jamia Urdu,~~Aligarh]], [[~~Aligarh]]. Later, he did his Masters in Arabic and a PhD on [[Historiography of early Islam\|early Muslim historiography]] at the [[University of Delhi]].		He received his early education in Oriental languages and [[Islamic studies]] at home from his maternal grandfather and uncle. He later moved to [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]] and came back to Delhi after some months, then studied [[Urdu language\|Urdu]] at [[Jamia Urdu, Aligarh]]. Later, he did his Masters in Arabic and a PhD on [[Historiography of early Islam\|early Muslim historiography]] at the [[University of Delhi]].

	He then joined the university as a reader in modern [[Arabic language\|Arabic]] and later became the Head of Department of Arabic. He retired from service in 2002. Faruqi received many awards during his lifetime and was acclaimed for his unique and deep knowledge of [[Arabic language\|Arabic]], [[Persian language\|Persian]], [[Urdu language\|Urdu]], [[Hindi language\|Hindi]], [[English language\|English]] and [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]].		He then joined the university as a reader in modern [[Arabic language\|Arabic]] and later became the Head of Department of Arabic. He retired from service in 2002. Faruqi received many awards during his lifetime and was acclaimed for his unique and deep knowledge of [[Arabic language\|Arabic]], [[Persian language\|Persian]], [[Urdu language\|Urdu]], [[Hindi language\|Hindi]], [[English language\|English]] and [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]].
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Nisar Ahmed Faruqi
| image = NAFaruqi.Jpg
| caption = Professor Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (1934-2004)
| occupation = Former Professor and Head, Department of Arabic, University of Delhi
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1934|6|29}}
| birth_place = [[Amroha]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| language = Arabic, Persian, Urdu, English and Hindi
| spouse = Razia Faruqi
| death_date = 28 November 2004 (aged 70)
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| notableworks = ''[Early Muslim Historiography, The Qur’an, The Hadith & The Sirah As The Sources of Islamic History New York 1997]'' ''[Mir Ki Aap Beeti 1957, Qiwam Ul Aqa’id 1994]'' and [Talash e Meer, [Talash e Ghalib, [Dirasat, [Deed O Daryaft, many more
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'''Nisar Ahmed Faruqi''' (29 June 1934 – 28 November 2004) was an Indian scholar and authority on [[Sufism]] in [[South Asia]], with over 50 works and 700 articles to his credit.<ref name=hadi>{{cite book | author=Najmul Hadi | title=Prof. Nisar Ahmed Faruqi | work=BFES Press | year=2009 | pages=3}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Professor Nisar Ahmed Faruqi was born at [[Amroha]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], the son of Tasleem Ahmed Faruqi and Maimoona Khatoon. He was the eldest of three siblings.<ref name=hadi/> His family traces its lineage to the second caliph of Islam, [[Umar]], through 41 links and to [[Fariduddin Ganjshakar|Baba Farid]] through 22 links.<ref>{{cite book | author= Junaid Akram Faruqi | author-link= Junaid Akram Faruqi |title=Life and works of Prof. N. A. Faruqi | work=Maktaba Jamia ltd | year=1994 | pages=53}}</ref>

== Education ==
He received his early education in Oriental languages and [[Islamic studies]] at home from his maternal grandfather and uncle. He later moved to [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] and came back to Delhi after some months, then studied [[Urdu language|Urdu]] at [[Jamia Urdu,Aligarh]], [[Aligarh]]. Later, he did his Masters in Arabic and a PhD on [[Historiography of early Islam|early Muslim historiography]] at the [[University of Delhi]].

He then joined the university as a reader in modern [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and later became the Head of Department of Arabic. He retired from service in 2002. Faruqi received many awards during his lifetime and was acclaimed for his unique and deep knowledge of [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]].

He received the President's Certificate of Honour from the late [[President of India]] [[Zail Singh]] in 1983.

== Employment ==

He was a lecturer at the [[University of Delhi]] 1964—1966
And then a lecturer in Arabic at [[Zakir Husain College|Delhi College]] 1966—1977.
He was a reader in Modern Arabic at University of Delhi 1977—1985
and became Professor and Head of Arabic Department, University of Delhi, 1985—2001.

==Achievements and awards==
* Alami Farogh-e-Urdu Adab Award 2004, Doha (Qatar)<ref>Nisar Ahmad Farooqui – Meri Nazar Mein by [[Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman]], Majlis Farough-e Urdu Adab on the Occasion of 9th Aalami Farough-e Urdu Adab Award and 7th Salim Jafri International Award, Doha (Qatar), 16 September 2004</ref>
* Delhi Urdu Academy Award for Research (1982)
* Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Award by [[Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy]] (1995)
* Qazi Abdul Wudood Award for Research by Bihar Urdu Academy
* Nuqoosh Award for Research (1987) Pakistan
* Maikash Akbarabadi Award, Agra
* Iftikhar-e-Mir Award, Mir Academy, Lucknow



==Family==
Nisar Ahmed Faruqi was married to Razia Faruqi, and had four children: two sons, Najmul Hadi and Nazrul Hadi, and two daughters Shumaysa and Basima. Nisar Ahmed Faruqi died on 28 November 2004 after a brief illness at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He is buried at his ancestral graveyard at Amroha Uttar Pradesh (India). His wife died on 6 June 2008 in Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh (India).

==Social work==
Professor Nisar Ahmed Faruqi established two Urdu [[calligraphy]] training centers for boys and girls at Amroha sponsored by the [[National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language]], followed by a computer training center and a graphic design training center.

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