Khwaja Muhammad Afzal

Khwaja Muhammad Afzal
Born	1875 Dacca, Bengal Presidency
Died	1940 (aged 64–65) Dacca, Bengal Presidency
Occupation	Poet
Parents	Khwaja Yusuf Jan (father) Nurjahan Khanam (mother)

Khwaja Muhammad Afzal (1875 – 1940) was an Urdu poet in East Bengal, British India.[1]

Early life

In 1875, Afzal was born into the Dhaka Nawab family.[2] His father was Khwaja Yusuf Jan. He received formal education in English and Persian. He studied poetry under Syed Mahmud Azad, a Dhaka-based poet.[3]

Career

Afzal wrote poetry in Urdu and Persian and used Afzal as his pen name. He wrote a Diwan, which is an Islamic traditional collection of poetry, and a number of Ghazals in Urdu. He used the Abjad writing system to publish three volumes of a history book. After the death of Khwaja Ahsanullah, he published the Gam-e-ma-paikar in the Abjad writing system. Between 1895 and 1933, he regularly kept a diary, which is now preserved in the library of the University of Dhaka.[3][4]

References

1. "Family Tree". www1.tribalpages.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
2. Division, Bangladesh Ministry of Cabinet Affairs Establishment; Ishaq, Muhammad (1969). Bangladesh District Gazetteers: Dacca. Bangladesh Government Press. p. 347.
3. Billah, Abu Musa Mohammad Arif. "Afzal, Khwaja Muhammad". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
4. Haider, Azimusshan (1966). A City and Its Civic Body: A Description of Facts and Events Spotlighting Certain Aspects of Life in and Around Dacca During the Last Hundred Years, and an Account of Dacca Municipality : a Souvenir to Mark the Centenary of Dacca Municipality. Dacca Municipality. p. 23.