Mohammad Alvi

Mohammad Alvi
Born	(1927-04-10)April 10, 1927 Ahmedabad, India
Died	January 29, 2018(2018-01-29) (aged 90) Ahmedabad, India
Occupation	Poet
Language	Urdu
Alma mater	Jamia Millia Islamia
Genre	Gazal, Nazm
Notable works	Chautha Aasmaan
Notable awards	Sahitya Academy Award

Mohammad Alvi (10 April 1927 – 29 January 2018; sometimes spelled Mohammed Alvi) was an Indian poet known for writing Urdu gazals, particularly a collection of Urdu gazals titled Chautha Aasmaan (4th sky) which became a subject of dispute between the Muslims scholars when he wrote a couplet titled "send a good prophet". He was later referred to as a "kafir" through a fatwa by the Imam of Jama Masjid in 1994, and he subsequently withdrew the line from his book after he was criticised by the Islamic theology school, Ahmedabad.^[1]

The recipient of Sahitya Academy Award in 1992 for Chautha Aasmaan poetry and Ghalib Award by Ghalib Academy, he is believed to have significantly contributed to Urdu literature.^[2] His authorship includes eighty-six gazals, sixty-six nazms, some couplets and six books, including Khali Makaan, a poetic book comprising gazals.^[3]

Biography[]

He was born on 10 Apr 1927 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He received his early education in his hometown. Later, he went to Delhi where he completed higher education from Jamia Millia Islamia.

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External links[]

• Mohammad Alvi at Rekhta

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