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[[File:Desna Library.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Desna Library]] | [[File:Desna Library.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Desna Library]] | ||
[[File:Desna Village Gate.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Desna Village Gate]] | [[File:Desna Village Gate.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Desna Village Gate]] | ||
'''Desna''' is a very old village located on the banks of the River Jerain in [[Nalanda district]] of [[Bihar]] state in [[India]].<ref>{{ | '''Desna''' is a very old village located on the banks of the River Jerain in [[Nalanda district]] of [[Bihar]] state in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Pin Code of Desna in Nalanda, Bihar|url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/pincode/india/bihar/nalanda/desna.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515113139/http://www.mapsofindia.com:80/pincode/india/bihar/nalanda/desna.html |archive-date=15 May 2013 |access-date=|website=MapsofIndia.com}}</ref> It is approximately 2 miles (1 [[Kos (unit)|Kos]]) from [[Asthawan]] and 10 miles from [[Bihar Sharif]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Desna, Nalanda Map, Latitude and Longitude, Bihar |url=https://www.indiamapia.com/Nalanda/Desna.html |website=indiamapia.com}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Desna was a Saadat village. Desna produced luminaries like [[Hakim Syed Jannat Hussian Sarbahadi,|Hakim Syed Jannat Hussian Sarbahadi]], [[Syed Tajammul Hussian Desnavi]] founding member of [[Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama]] , [[Syed Sulaiman Nadvi]],<ref name="n18">{{cite news|title= बर्बादी की कगार पर है ये ऐतिहासिक लाइब्रेरी, कभी यहां पहुंचे थे राजेंद्र प्रसाद और जाकिर हुसैन|publisher=News18|access-date=2021-01-03|date=2019-12-22|author=Abhishek Kumar|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/nalanda-historical-desna-library-nalanda-ruin-dr-rajendra-prasad-zakir-husain-had-arrived-here-brsna-nodvkj-2710441.html}}</ref> | Desna was a Saadat village. Desna produced luminaries like [[Hakim Syed Jannat Hussian Sarbahadi,|Hakim Syed Jannat Hussian Sarbahadi]], [[Syed Tajammul Hussian Desnavi]] founding member of [[Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama]], [[Syed Sulaiman Nadvi]],<ref name="n18">{{cite news|title= बर्बादी की कगार पर है ये ऐतिहासिक लाइब्रेरी, कभी यहां पहुंचे थे राजेंद्र प्रसाद और जाकिर हुसैन|publisher=News18|access-date=2021-01-03|date=2019-12-22|author=Abhishek Kumar|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/nalanda-historical-desna-library-nalanda-ruin-dr-rajendra-prasad-zakir-husain-had-arrived-here-brsna-nodvkj-2710441.html}}</ref> Syed Mohammed Saeed Raza, Brigedier Malik Muhammad Mukhtar Karim,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Majid |first=Ayesha |url=https://www.academia.edu/38508642/Surviving_Father_of_Pakistan_Army_Aviation_Brigadier_Mokhtar_Karim |title=Surviving Father of Pakistan Army Aviation: Brigadier Mokhtar Karim |date=2017-01-01}}</ref> [[Abdul Qavi Desnavi]].<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=2012-03-08|title=Abdul Qavi Desnavi|url=http://litterateurabdulqavidesnavi.blogspot.com/2012/03/abdul-qavi-desnavi-november-11930-july.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107133825/http://litterateurabdulqavidesnavi.blogspot.com/2012/03/abdul-qavi-desnavi-november-11930-july.html |archive-date=7 January 2021 |access-date=|website=Litterateur Abdul Qavi Desnavi}}</ref> | ||
Desna's library, established in 1892, had thousands of old [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Urdu]] manuscripts. After the [[partition of India]], during uncertain times of mass emigration to [[Pakistan]], the books were donated to [[Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library|Khuda Bakhsh Khan Library in Patna]], where a Desna section was established to house these treasures.<ref name="n18"/> | Desna's library, established in 1892, had thousands of old [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Urdu]] manuscripts. After the [[partition of India]], during uncertain times of mass emigration to [[Pakistan]], the books were donated to [[Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library|Khuda Bakhsh Khan Library in Patna]], where a Desna section was established to house these treasures.<ref name="n18"/> | ||
Desna also had a wall with gates encircling the village, defending it from outsiders.<ref name="n18"/> | Desna also had a wall with gates encircling the village, defending it from outsiders.<ref name="n18"/> | ||
[[Rizvi]] | [[Rizvi]], Syeds, Zaidi and Mallicks were the prominent families living together. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Desna is a very old village located on the banks of the River Jerain in Nalanda district of Bihar state in India.[1] It is approximately 2 miles (1 Kos) from Asthawan and 10 miles from Bihar Sharif.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
Desna was a Saadat village. Desna produced luminaries like Hakim Syed Jannat Hussian Sarbahadi, Syed Tajammul Hussian Desnavi founding member of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Syed Sulaiman Nadvi,[3] Syed Mohammed Saeed Raza, Brigedier Malik Muhammad Mukhtar Karim,[4] Abdul Qavi Desnavi.[5]
Desna's library, established in 1892, had thousands of old Persian and Urdu manuscripts. After the partition of India, during uncertain times of mass emigration to Pakistan, the books were donated to Khuda Bakhsh Khan Library in Patna, where a Desna section was established to house these treasures.[3]
Desna also had a wall with gates encircling the village, defending it from outsiders.[3]
Rizvi, Syeds, Zaidi and Mallicks were the prominent families living together.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Pin Code of Desna in Nalanda, Bihar". MapsofIndia.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013.
- ↑ "Desna, Nalanda Map, Latitude and Longitude, Bihar". indiamapia.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Abhishek Kumar (22 December 2019). "बर्बादी की कगार पर है ये ऐतिहासिक लाइब्रेरी, कभी यहां पहुंचे थे राजेंद्र प्रसाद और जाकिर हुसैन". News18. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ Majid, Ayesha (1 January 2017). Surviving Father of Pakistan Army Aviation: Brigadier Mokhtar Karim.
- ↑ "Abdul Qavi Desnavi". Litterateur Abdul Qavi Desnavi. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021.
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