Web Desk: The 115th death anniversary of renowned Urdu writer Maulana Muhammad Hussain Azad is being observed today.
He wrote prose as well as poetry, but he is mostly remembered for his prose.
He was born on May 5, 1830, in Delhi, British India, Maulana Azad became a prominent figure in the intellectual and literary circles of his time.
Azad made significant contributions to Urdu literature, particularly through his work as a poet, scholar, and critic.
Muhammad Hussain Azad’s prominent works are Ab-e-Hayat, Darbar-e-Akbari and Nairang e Khayal.
His most notable work, “Tarikh-e-Adab-e-Urdu” (History of Urdu Literature), continues to be an essential reference in the field.
He died in Lahore on this day in 1910 at the age of eighty.