Sayed Nafees al-Hussaini (11 March 1933 – 5 February 2008) (Urdu: سید نفیس الحسینی) was a calligrapher, Islamic scholar, poet, and spiritual figure. He was also blessed with calligraphy at one of the doors of the Masjid Al Haram in Makkah.[1]
Sayed Nafees al-Hussaini Nafees Raqam | |
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سید نفیس الحسینی | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Sayed Anwar Hussain 11 March 1933 |
| Died | 5 February 2008 (aged 74) |
| Nationality |  British India Pakistani |
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| Known for | Calligraphy |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Movement | Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat |
| Profession | calligrapher Islamic scholar Poet |
| Muslim leader | |
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Early life and education
editSayed Nafees Al-Husseini was born in 1933 in Sialkot.[citation needed] His real name was Sayed Anwar Hussain but he became known as Nafees Al-Husseini Shah in the Islamic world.[citation needed] He received his early education at a high school in Bhopalwala. In 1947, he came to Faisalabad and studied up to FA.[1]
Career
editNafees al-Hussaini started his calligraphy career in 1948. He inherited the art of calligraphy from his father, Sayed Muhammad Ashraf Ali, who was an expert in Naskh and had a reputation for expertise and calligraphy in the Holy Qur'an. In 1952 he set up his office in Lahore. He gained special place and expertise in Naskh and Nastaliq scripts, apart from this he also created works of art in Kufic, Thuluth, Ruqʿah script and Ijaza. Nafees Al-Husseini visited many countries and participated in the International Calligraphy Competition in Iran and Egypt as a judge.[1][2] He also invented a script in Nastaliq called "Nafees Nastaliq".[3]
He also served as Central Deputy Emir of Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat.[4]
Awards
edit- Pride of Performance (1985)[5]
- Sitara-i-Imtiaz[5]
- First prize in a calligraphy exhibition of the Pakistan National Council of the Arts in 1980.[4]
- First prize in the All Pakistan exhibition of Quranic calligraphy in 1982 organized by the Pakistan Public Relations Society.[4]
Death
editHe died in Lahore on February 5, 2008. Funeral prayers were offered at Badshahi Masjid Lahore in which more than one lakh people from all over the country participated. And according to his will, he was buried in the graveyard of Khanqah Syed Ahmed Shaheed.[1]
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d مولانا مجیب الرحمن انقلابی (7 February 2020). "حضرت سید نفیس الحسینی شاہؒ ……ایک عہد ساز شخصیت". dailypakistan.com.pk. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ algazali.org. "سیّدنفیسُ الحسینی رحمہ اﷲ". Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Nafees Nasta'leeq - Center for Language Engineering" (PDF). crulp.nu.edu.pk. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "حضرت سید نفیس الحسینی شاہ". nawaiwaqt.com.pk. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b "عالم دین سید نفیس الحسینی نفیس رقم کی9 ویں برسی آج منائی جائے گی". 4 February 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2020.