Rafiq Hussain

Dr. Syed Rafiq Husain ڈاکٹر سید رفیق حسین
Born	14 May 1913 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died	31 December 1990 Allahabad, India
Occupation	Writer, poet, critic
Nationality	India
Genres	Fiction
Subjects	Literature, Urdu, Psychology
Literary movement	Urdu literature
Spouse(s)	Husnara Begum

Dr Rafiq Hussain (14 May 1913 – 31 December 1990) was an Urdu writer, poet and critic from India.

Biography

Early life and education

Dr Rafiq Husain s/o Syed Mohammed Taqi was born into an aristocratic family in Baragaon, Jalalpur, Ambedkar Nagar district, previously known as Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. He was the first Indian Ph.D. holder in Urdu poetry of Allama Iqbal. He Mastered in Urdu Literature from Allahabad University. He was awarded the gold medal in English literature during his graduation from Allahabad University. He later on selected in PCS^{[clarification needed]} and served as Registrar of Co-Operative Society. On completion of his post graduation, he joined Allahabad University as Lecturer on the persecution of the Vice Chancellor of Allahabad University Mr. Amarnath Jha, later on he became Chairman of Allahabad University Delegacy ^[1] and Head of Urdu Department Earlier, the competition between Dr. Rafique Hussain and Dr. (Mrs.) Firdaus Fatima Naseer for Professorship in Urdu.^[2]

Dr. Rafiq Hussain Urdu ghazal ki nashv o numa ma pesh lafz Amar nath Jha. A treatise on the evolution of the Urdu ghazal.^[3]

Literary career

• Urdu Ghazal aur unski Nash-vo-Numa, 1942^[4]
• Mir Hasan ki ḥayat aur Siḥrulbayān ka tanqidi jaizah, 1960^[5]
• Dabistan, 1964,^[6]
• Guizār-E-aqīdat, 1966^[7]
• Afsanvi uṣul aur fasanah-yi ajaib, 1975^[8]
• Mas̲navi Siḥr al-bayan̲ : yaʻnī, Qiṣṣah-yi Be Naẓīr va Badr-i Munīr, 1978^[9]
• Azmat-e-Marasi
• Pahli Tankid Pahla Naqad
• Mawazna Anis wa Dabir
• Masnawi Gulzar Naseem by Pt Daya Shankar "Naseem" introduction and notes by Dr. Rafiq Husain

Personal life

Husain married Husnara Begum in January 1948, and the couple had four sons and two daughters

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Name	Husain, Rafiq
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Date of birth	14 May 1913
Place of birth	Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Date of death	31 December 1990
Place of death	Allahabad, India