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Shamshad Lakhnavi's real name was Muhammad Abdul Ahad. He was born around 1850. He was trained in poetry by Aasi Ghazipuri. Shamshad Lakhnavi was prominent as a religious scholar in Lucknow and Ghazipur. He was also a Sahib-e-Diwan poet. His poems are very impactful and eloquent. Shah Akbar Danapuri was one of the special friends of his. The chornograms of Shamshad is also seen in the Diwan of Hazrat Akbar. He remained the president of Madrasa Chashma-e- Rahmat, Ghazipur for a long time and then died around 1917 and was buried there. The name of Zaheer Ahsan Shauq Nimvi, a famous scholar of Azimabad, is also found in his students.
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