Muztar Khairabadi

Iftikhar Hussain, known by his pen name Muztar Khairabadi (Urdu: مضطر خیر آبادی‎; 1865 – 1927), was an Indian Urdu poet.[1][2]

Muztar Khairabadi
Native name	مضطر خیر آبادی
Born	Iftikhar Hussain 1865 Khairabad, North-Western Provinces, British India (Present day: Khairabad, Sitapur District, Uttar Pradesh, Republic of India)
Died	March 27, 1927 (aged 64–65) Gwalior, Gwalior State (Present day: Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India)
Occupation	Poet
Language	Urdu
Nationality	Indian
Children	Jan Nisar Akhtar
Relatives	Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi (grandfather) Javed Akhtar, Salman Akhtar (grandsons) Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, Kabir Akhtar (great-grandchildren)

Biography

Khairabadi was born in 1865 in Khairabad.[3] He was the grandson of Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, who was also a poet, philosopher, religious scholar, Arabist, Persian and Urdu writer and freedom fighter.Khairabadi's first mentor was his mother.[4] He spent his life in Khairabad, Tonk, Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal and Rampur.

He received the titles Eitbar-ul-Mulk, and Iftikhar-ul-Shaura.[4] He died in 1927 in Gwalior, and is buried there.[4]

He was the father of poet and lyricist Jan Nisar Akhtar and grandfather of Javed Akhtar and Salman Akhtar.[5][4] His great grandchildren include Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, and Kabir Akhtar.[5]

Khairabadi wrote poetry books. He also published a literary magazine entitled Karishama-e-Dilbar.[4]

Khairabadi died on 27 March 1927 in Gwalior.[3]

Bibliography

His works include:[4]

• Nazr-e-Khuda (in Praise of God), a poetry collection
• Meelaad-e-Mustafa, the collection of na`at
• Behr-e-Taweel, a poem
• Marg-e-Ghalat ki Fariyad, a ghazal

See also

• List of Urdu language poets

References

1. "Incorrect verses". The Tribune India.com. 2 January 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
2. "A vein of grief". The Hindu.com. 23 June 2002. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
3. Mohammad Shamsul Haq, Paimana-e-Ghazal, vol. 1, pg 241
4. "Muztar Khairabadi: Grand father of noted lyricist Jawed Akhtar". rekhta.org. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
5. "Muztar Khairabadi". Sher-o-Sukhan. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

Further reading

• Khalil Ullah Khan, Muztar Khairabadi: Hayat aur shairi (Urdu Publishers, Nazir Abad, Lucknow, 1979).
• Mohammed Abdul Shahid Khan Sherwani, Baghi Hindustan (Almajma al-Islami, Mubarakpur, 1947).
• Nashtar Khairabadi, ed., Ilhaamaat (1934).