Nationality Indian Children Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri Role Biographer | Name Sayyid Qadri Spouse(s) Sayyida Mahboob Begum | |
Known for First Researcher of Deccaniyat Notable work Urdu-i-qadim,Moʼarrikhin-i Hind,Salatin-i-Misr,Malibar,As̲arulkiram, tarikh-i-taraqqi-yiʻulum va funun,A history of the Portuguese[sic] in Malabar : the original Arabic text of Tuhfat-ul-mujahideen Ed.,Makhtutat-i tarikhi,Sikka Jaat Shahan Awadh,Tijarat Arab Qabl ISLAM,Nizam-ut-Tawarikh (A general history of Iran),Moheem Arcord :Siege of Arcot in 1751 Era. Died October 22, 1953, Hyderabad | ||
Shamsul Morakheen' Allama Hakeem Sayyid Shamsullah Qadri (24 November 1885 – 22 October 1953) born in Hyderabad Deccan and was an author, writer, editor-in-chief, Honorary Member of 'Societe de I' Histoire de I'Inde Francaise and member of Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland since 1913. Some of his works are editor journal of Tarikh and author of Urdu E Qadim in 1925. Allama Sayyid Shamsullah Qadri is considered as the First Researcher of Deccaniyat.
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His book of history of Urdu literature ‘Urdu-e-Qadeem’ is considered to be a basic writing on this subject. Qadri wrote more than hundred essays on historical, biographical and literary topics. Beside these essays he wrote several books relating to different aspects of the history of the Muslim India.
He also wrote on the Urdu relation of the Arabs with other nations of the world, before the dawn of Islam. This research article of Qadri is also considered to be the first writing in Urdu on this subject 'ISLAM'.He has the honor to be the First scholar of Urdu who wrote an encyclopedia in this language.,'
Qadri was an Expert and Foremost Scholar, he had command over many different languages, apart from Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hindi he also had proficiency over English, French, Russian, German and others. From Qadri's Finest Encyclopaedia covering extensive and comprehensive bibliographies of important sources from Ancient times includes wider range of information, brings into light very rare and useful information about the ancient trade systems of Persian and Chinese. where he describe in detail
" From time immemorial commercial relations existed " between Persia and China.
There were two routes :
The land route was much more frequented than the sea route. The Caravans from Persia followed the route " through Katha and Kathan" in preference to any other. There is a Persian work called Khatai Namah, some " portions of which have been translated by Mr. Schoefer, " which has an account of a Persian merchant. This book " gives a detailed description of the trade routes of China and " the various commodities traded in. The Persians used to 'take precious stones, coral, goor (molasses), pearls, and " cotton goods to China and got in return Silk, Brocade, china ware, tea, and various kinds of drugs.
Biography
Sayyid Shamsullah Qadri was born in Lal Bagh, Hyderabad State on 5 November 1885 to Sayyid Zulfekharullah Shah Qadri and his wife Sayyida Mahboob Begum, he had one daughter and four sons namely Sayyida Shahinsha Begum, Padmashri Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri, Sayyid Imdadullah Qadri, Sayyid Saadullah Qadri and Sayyid Asadullah Qadri.
Allama Sayyid Shamsullah Qadri had also written many books and was the First Researcher of Deccaniyat.