aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
زیر نظر کتاب غالب کی زمینوں میں 66 نعتوں کا مجموعہ ہے اور نعت گو ہیں راغب مرادآبادی۔ یہ نعتیہ کلام بذات خود اردو ادب میں بیش بہا اضافہ ہے ہی ساتھ ایک نئے قسم کا تجربہ بھی ہے جو نعت کی شکل میں غالب کی زمین میں کیا گیا۔ راغب مرادآبادی کی اہمیت کا اندازہ یوں بھی لگایا جا سکتا ہے کہ وہ ایک زمانے میں صفی لکھنوی، مولانا ظفر علی خاں اور سیماب اکبرآبادی جیسے مشاہیر کی توجہ کا مرکز رہ چکے ہیں۔ اس کتاب میں نثر کی شکل میں تین وقیع مضامین بھی شامل ہیں۔
Born in Delhi in 1918, Raghib Muraadabadi moved to Pakistan after partition and worked for the government.
Raghib began writing poetry at the age of nine when he was in the fourth grade. His literary talent bloomed under the guidance of Maulana Zafar Khan. He wrote 40 books which include a collection of ghazals, nazms, naat, a collection of poetry in Punjabi and translations (in verse) of Quranic Ayats. His collection of ghazals ‘Rag-e-Guftar’ was published to much critical acclaim as were his naats. Raghib Muradabadi is considered to be one of the best poets of rubaai (quatrain) ever. One of his books titled ‘Maut’ has 500 rubaais on the topic of death. The foreword to the book is written by Allama Talib Jauhri. He also penned his thoughts on the issue of terrorism. His compilation of Josh's letters, ‘Khutoot-e-Josh Malihabadi’, and a book titled ‘Mukaalimat-e-Josh-o-Raghib’ reveals his closeness to Josh Malihabadi.
Raghib Muradabadi had thousands of ‘shagirds’ (pupils), the most prominent of which was the popular poet Habib Jalib. It is believed that Habib adopted the pen-name ‘Jalib’ on his suggestion. He was regarded as an ‘Ustad’ (Maestro) of ghazal, nazm and rubaai. His rubaaiyaat were considered to be perfect in terms of technicality and fulfilment of meanings and expressions.
He received the prestigious ‘Pride of Performance’ in the Musharraf era for his distinguished literary services. Saaghar-e-sad-rang, Azm-o-iisaar, Ziya-e-sukhan , Rag-e-guftar, Mid’hat-e-Khair-ul-bashar, Mukaalimat-e-Josh-o-Raghib, Hamara Kashmir, Ba-huzuur-e-khatim-ul-ambia and Mehnat Ki Reet are some of the collections of his poetry.
Jashn-e-Rekhta | 13-14-15 December 2024 - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium , Gate No. 1, New Delhi
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