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''' Rais Amrohvi''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|رئیس امروہوی}}}}), whose real name was '''Syed Muhammad Mehdi''' (1914-1988) was a Pakistani [[scholar]], [[Urdu poet]] and [[psychoanalyst]] and elder brother of [[Jaun Elia]]. He was known for his style of qatanigari (quatrain writing). He wrote quatrains for Pakistani newspaper [[Daily Jang|Jang]] for several decade. He promoted the Urdu language and supported the Urdu-speaking people of Pakistan.<ref name="pakob">{{cite news|url=http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=174866|title=Rais Amrohvi's 24TH Death Anniversary Today|newspaper=Pakistan Observer.net|date=12 September 2012|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> His family is regarded as family of poets.<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://dailymailnews.com/2015/09/22/27th-death-anniversary-of-urdu-poet-rais-amrohvi-observed/ |title=27th death anniversary of urdu poet Rais Amrohvi observed | publisher= The Daily Mail International| date=22 September 2015| accessdate=12 September 2016}}</ref>
'''Syed Muhammad Mahdi{{efn|{{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|سید محمد مہدی}}}}}}''' (September 1914 – 22 September 1988), commonly known as '''Rais Amrohvi''','''{{efn|{{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|رئیس امروہوی}}}}}}''' was a Pakistani [[Urdu poet]], [[paranormal]] investigator and [[psychoanalyst]]. He was known for his style of ''qatanigari'' (quatrain writing). He wrote quatrains for Pakistani newspaper [[Daily Jang|Jang]] for several decade. He promoted the Urdu language and supported the Urdu-speaking people of Pakistan.<ref name="pakob">{{cite news|url=http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=174866|title=Rais Amrohvi's 24TH Death Anniversary Today|newspaper=Pakistan Observer.net|date=12 September 2012|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> His family is regarded as a family of poets.<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://dailymailnews.com/2015/09/22/27th-death-anniversary-of-urdu-poet-rais-amrohvi-observed/ |title=27th death anniversary of urdu poet Rais Amrohvi observed | publisher= The Daily Mail International| date=22 September 2015| accessdate=12 September 2016}}</ref> He was the elder brother of poet [[Jaun Elia]].


The [[Sindh Assembly]] passed [[1972 Sindhi Language Bill|The Sind Teaching, Promotion and Use of Sindhi Language Bill, 1972]] that created conflict and [[1972 Language violence in Sindh|language violence]] in the regime of [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]], he wrote his famous poem ''Urdu ka janaza hai zara dhoom say niklay'' (It is the funeral of Urdu, carry it out with fanfare).<ref name="dawn">{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1129631|title=Herald exclusive: Big brother is watching|newspaper=Daily Dawn.com|date=3 September 2014|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FddJQi1dQ30C&pg=PA53 |title=Speakin Like a State-page.53|via= Google Books|date=23 July 2009|isbn=9780521519311|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> He also intended to translate the [[Bhagavad Gita]] into standard Urdu.<ref name="samaa">{{cite web|url=http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/22-Sep-2011/renowned-poet-rais-amrohvi-s-death-anniversary-today|title=Renowned poet Rais Amrohvi's death anniversary today|publisher=Samaa.tv|date=22 September 2011|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref>
The [[Sindh Assembly]] passed [[1972 Sindhi Language Bill|The Sind Teaching, Promotion and Use of Sindhi Language Bill, 1972]] that created conflict and [[1972 Language violence in Sindh|language violence]] in the regime of [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]. Amrohvi wrote his famous poem ''Urdu ka janaza hai zara dhoom say niklay'' (It's Urdu's funeral, make it befitting!).<ref name="dawn">{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1129631|title=Herald exclusive: Big brother is watching|newspaper=Daily Dawn.com|date=3 September 2014|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FddJQi1dQ30C&pg=PA53 |title=Speakin Like a State-page.53|via= Google Books|date=23 July 2009|isbn=9780521519311|accessdate=10 September 2014|last1=Ayres |first1=Alyssa |publisher=Cambridge University Press }}</ref> He also intended to translate the [[Bhagavad Gita]] into standard Urdu.<ref name="samaa">{{cite web|url=http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/22-Sep-2011/renowned-poet-rais-amrohvi-s-death-anniversary-today|title=Renowned poet Rais Amrohvi's death anniversary today|work=Samaa TV |publisher=Samaa.tv|date=22 September 2011|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref>  


==Early life==
He was also a scriptwriter, one of the movies he wrote being ''Waqt Ki Pukar'' (1967), a spy thriller about a journalist, based on his brother Muhammad Taqi, exposing anti-state elements and which anticipated the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|1971 Bangladesh separation]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shuayb |first=Muhammad |date=26 March 2023 |title=IN MEMORIAM: The Unsung Hero of Pakistani Film |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1743895 |website=[[Dawn News]]}}</ref>


Amrohvi was born on 12 September 1914 in [[Amroha]], India.<ref>{{cite web |author= Web Admin|url= http://www.amroha.co.in/index.php/history-culture/personalities/rais-amrohvi.html|title= RAIS AMROHVI 1914-1988 | publisher= Amroha.co.India|date= | accessdate=11 September 2016}}</ref> He migrated to [[Pakistan]] on 19 October 1947 and settled in [[Karachi]].<ref name="Daily Dawn">{{cite web |author= Dr. Rauf Parekh|url= http://www.dawn.com/news/659913/raees-amrohvis-qatas-signposting-pakistans-history|title= Raees Amrohvi's qatas : signposting Pakistan's history | publisher= Daily Dawn | date=18 September 2011| accessdate=11 September 2016}}</ref> He was known for his style of Qatanigari (quatrain writing). For several decades he published quatrains for Pakistan's daily newspaper, ''[[Daily Jang|Jang]]''. He was also a supporter of the Urdu language and the Urdu-speaking people of Pakistan. He established an institution ''Raees Academy'' where writers were trained in emotional and moral values.<ref name="pakob"/>
==Biography==
Amrohvi was born on 12 September 1914 to a [[Shia Muslims|Shia Muslim]] family in [[Amroha]], India.<ref>{{cite web|author= Web Admin|url= http://www.amroha.co.in/index.php/history-culture/personalities/rais-amrohvi.html|title= RAIS AMROHVI 1914-1988|publisher= Amroha.co.India|date= |accessdate= 11 September 2016|archive-date= 12 August 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160812033636/http://www.amroha.co.in/index.php/history-culture/personalities/rais-amrohvi.html|url-status= dead}}</ref> His father, Shafiq Hasan, was a scholar of literature and astronomy well-versed in the Arabic, English, Persian, Hebrew and Sanskrit languages, and who corresponded with leading intellectuals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Altaf |first=Salman |date=2017-11-05 |title=Essay: The Elia Paradox |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1367921 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |language=en}}</ref> He migrated to [[Pakistan]] on 19 October 1947 and settled in [[Karachi]].<ref name="Daily Dawn">{{cite web |author= Dr. Rauf Parekh|url= http://www.dawn.com/news/659913/raees-amrohvis-qatas-signposting-pakistans-history|title= Raees Amrohvi's qatas : signposting Pakistan's history | publisher= Daily Dawn | date=18 September 2011| accessdate=11 September 2016}}</ref> He was known for his style of Qatanigari (quatrain writing). For several decades he published quatrains for Pakistan's daily newspaper, ''[[Daily Jang|Jang]]''. He was also a supporter of the Urdu language and the Urdu-speaking people of Pakistan. He established an institution ''Raees Academy'' where writers were trained in emotional and moral values.<ref name="pakob"/>


He also published a number of books on the topic of [[metaphysics]], [[meditation]], and [[yoga]].<ref>{{cite web |author= Parvez Jabri|url= http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/general-news/255196-27th-death-anniversary-of-urdu-poet-rais-amrohvi-observed.html |title=27th Death Anniversary of Urdu Poet Rai Amrohvi observed | publisher= Business Recorder | date=22 September 2015| accessdate=12 September 2016}}</ref> He was assassinated by virtue of his faith on 22 September 1988 by an extremist religious militant group.<ref>{{cite web |author= Web Admin|url= http://urduyouthforum.org/biography/biography-Rais-Amrohvi.html |title= Biography of Rais Amrohvi | publisher= Bihar Urdu Youth Forum | date= |accessdate=12 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= Suleman Akhtar|url= http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/10477/shia-killing-identified-offloaded-and-shot/|title= Shia killing: Identified, offloaded and shot| publisher= Express Tribune | date=12 March 2012| accessdate=12 September 2016}}</ref>
He also published a number of books on the topic of [[metaphysics]], [[meditation]], and [[yoga]].<ref>{{cite web |author= Parvez Jabri|url= http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/general-news/255196-27th-death-anniversary-of-urdu-poet-rais-amrohvi-observed.html |title=27th Death Anniversary of Urdu Poet Rai Amrohvi observed | publisher= Business Recorder | date=22 September 2015| accessdate=12 September 2016}}</ref> He was assassinated by virtue of his faith on 22 September 1988 by an extremist religious militant group.<ref>{{cite web |author= Suleman Akhtar|url= http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/10477/shia-killing-identified-offloaded-and-shot/|title= Shia killing: Identified, offloaded and shot| publisher= Express Tribune | date=12 March 2012| accessdate=12 September 2016}}</ref>


==Publications==
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== Notes ==
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Jaun Elia]]
* [[Jaun Elia]]
==External links==
* [https://shiacelebrities.com/poet/rais-amrohvi/ Rais Amrohvi Biography]


==References==
==References==
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Rais Amrohvi
رئیس امروہوی
Born
Syed Muhammad Mahdi

(1914-09-12)12 September 1914
Amroha, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died22 September 1988(1988-09-22) (aged 74)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
OccupationPoet, journalist, parapsychologist

Syed Muhammad Mahdi[lower-alpha 1] (September 1914 – 22 September 1988), commonly known as Rais Amrohvi,[lower-alpha 2] was a Pakistani Urdu poet, paranormal investigator and psychoanalyst. He was known for his style of qatanigari (quatrain writing). He wrote quatrains for Pakistani newspaper Jang for several decade. He promoted the Urdu language and supported the Urdu-speaking people of Pakistan.[1] His family is regarded as a family of poets.[2] He was the elder brother of poet Jaun Elia.

The Sindh Assembly passed The Sind Teaching, Promotion and Use of Sindhi Language Bill, 1972 that created conflict and language violence in the regime of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Amrohvi wrote his famous poem Urdu ka janaza hai zara dhoom say niklay (It's Urdu's funeral, make it befitting!).[3][4] He also intended to translate the Bhagavad Gita into standard Urdu.[5]

He was also a scriptwriter, one of the movies he wrote being Waqt Ki Pukar (1967), a spy thriller about a journalist, based on his brother Muhammad Taqi, exposing anti-state elements and which anticipated the 1971 Bangladesh separation.[6]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Amrohvi was born on 12 September 1914 to a Shia Muslim family in Amroha, India.[7] His father, Shafiq Hasan, was a scholar of literature and astronomy well-versed in the Arabic, English, Persian, Hebrew and Sanskrit languages, and who corresponded with leading intellectuals.[8] He migrated to Pakistan on 19 October 1947 and settled in Karachi.[9] He was known for his style of Qatanigari (quatrain writing). For several decades he published quatrains for Pakistan's daily newspaper, Jang. He was also a supporter of the Urdu language and the Urdu-speaking people of Pakistan. He established an institution Raees Academy where writers were trained in emotional and moral values.[1]

He also published a number of books on the topic of metaphysics, meditation, and yoga.[10] He was assassinated by virtue of his faith on 22 September 1988 by an extremist religious militant group.[11]

Publications[edit | edit source]

Poetry

  • Alif
  • Masnavi Lala-e-Sehra (1956)[12]
  • Pase Ghubar (1969)[12]
  • Qattat - I (1969)[12]
  • Qattat - II (1969)[12]
  • Hikayaat (1975)
  • Ba-Hazrat-e-Yazdaan (1984)[12]
  • Malboos-e-Bahar (1983)[12]
  • Aasaar (1985)[12]
  • Kulliyat[12]
  • Naseemus sahar[12]
  • Zameer e khama[12]

Other

  • Muraqabah
  • Ma'badun-Nafsiyaat (Parapsychology)
  • Nafseyaat-o-Mabaad-an-Nafseyaat (3 vols)[12]
  • Ajaib-e-Nafs (4 vols)
  • Le Sans Bhi Ahista (2 vols)[12]
  • Jinseyaat (2 vols)[12]
  • Aalam-e-Barzagh (2 vols)[12]
  • Hazraat-e-Arwah
  • Hypnotism
  • "Tawajjuhaat" (2 volumes)
  • "Jinnaat" (2 volumes)[12]
  • "Aalam-e-Arwah" (2 volumes)[12]
  • Almiye e mashraqi Pakistan[12]
  • Achche Mirza[12]
  • Ana minal husain

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.
  2. ↑ Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.

See also[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rais Amrohvi's 24TH Death Anniversary Today". Pakistan Observer.net. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "27th death anniversary of urdu poet Rais Amrohvi observed". The Daily Mail International. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Herald exclusive: Big brother is watching". Daily Dawn.com. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Ayres, Alyssa (23 July 2009). Speakin Like a State-page.53. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521519311. Retrieved 10 September 2014 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Renowned poet Rais Amrohvi's death anniversary today". Samaa TV. Samaa.tv. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Shuayb, Muhammad (26 March 2023). "IN MEMORIAM: The Unsung Hero of Pakistani Film". Dawn News.
  7. ↑ Web Admin. "RAIS AMROHVI 1914-1988". Amroha.co.India. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Altaf, Salman (5 November 2017). "Essay: The Elia Paradox". Dawn. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Dr. Rauf Parekh (18 September 2011). "Raees Amrohvi's qatas : signposting Pakistan's history". Daily Dawn. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Parvez Jabri (22 September 2015). "27th Death Anniversary of Urdu Poet Rai Amrohvi observed". Business Recorder. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  11. ↑ Suleman Akhtar (12 March 2012). "Shia killing: Identified, offloaded and shot". Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  12. ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 "Global Urdu Bio Encyclopedia". Bio-Bibliography.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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