page_title: Shah Akbar Danapuri
section_title: Literary works and poetry
hierarchical_section_title: Shah Akbar Danapuri / Literary works and poetry
caption_attribution_description: English: Manuscript of persian poetry handwritten of Shah Akbar Abulolai Danapuri.
context_page_description: Shah Akbar Danapuri, was a prominent Sufi poet, author, linguist, orator & Islamic scholar hailing from the Indian state of Bihar. He was one of the greatest Sufi poet of 19th century possesing extensive knowledge in Art & Literature. He wrote many books & verse forms including Hamd, Naat, Manqabat, Ghazal, Shayri, Masnavi, Qat'aa, Ruba'ee, Qawwali in Urdu & Persian language.
  Shah Akbar Danapuri was the famous Sheikh of Naqshbandiyah-Abulolaiya Sufi chain order. He was the shining beacon of Syedna Ameer Abulola and got spiritual blessing from him. He spread this Sufi order chain in entire sub-continent. Shah Akbar's sufiyana qawwali is popular in India, Pakistan & Bangladesh. His poetry was not limited to only Sufism but his love for the country & nation building is prominent theme in his poetry. His aim of life was to spread love, humanity & brotherhood for social welfare as well as the entire mankind through his literary works which is in sync with the true character of Sufism.
context_section_description: Shah Akbar Danapuri's prose work was brilliant. He was basically a master of prose writing and spent all his life in writing and composing. He has written books on art, history, literature, Islam, Sufism and other beliefs. He wrote about fifty books in prose which became very popular and were well received in the subcontinent of India, Pakistan & Bangladesh.
  Among the prose work of Shah Akbar's Ashraf Al-Tawareekh completed three volumes gained great fame and greatness. The biggest reason for this is that in the subcontinent of India and Pakistan, Ashraf Al-Tawareekh had prominence. The three volumes together have 1765 pages.
  Ashraf Al-Tawareekh (Part I) was published by Agra Press in 1904 on the subject of Mystery of Prophethood in 655 pages.
  Ashraf Al-Tawareekh (Part II) was published by Agra Press in 1907 on the subject of Era of Prophethood and the shadow of Khilafah in 775 pages.
  Ashraf Al-Tawareekh (Part III) mentions the Rightly Guided Caliphs. It was published in 1910 in 360 pages by Agra Press.
  Tarikh-e-Arab (Arab History) (Part I) was published from Agra in 1900 with 272 pages.The second part of Tarikh-e-Arab the history of Arabia was more than 1000 pages long, which included the conditions of the prophets, but it could not be printed.
  Arguments on the Beliefs of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan Nature he wrote Shor-e-Qayamat (1882, Agra) evidence on the Beliefs of Nichri which became very popular book at that time.Although Shah Akbar Danapuri supports the educational system of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
  Thus, when a reformer wrote a book against the system of God. Shah Akbar Danapuri replied to him with facts & erudition. He wrote a book called Khuda-Ki-Qudrat 1887 (The Power of God) published in Patna.
  In 1893, when he visited Delhi to attend the prestigious wedding of C.M.G son Maulvi Samiullah Khan Bahadur, he got the opportunity to visit post-treason Delhi and few other shrines and buildings. This 21-day diary was published under the name of Sair-e-Delhi which made it much easier to understand Delhi of 19-20th century.
  Nazr-e-Mehboob is the first personal book of Mashaikh Abulolaiya in which more than 85 Abulolai Sufi's are introduced. This book is named after Mahbub Ali Khan and published from Agra in 1888.
  Similarly, other great works of Shah Akbar's like Tohfa-e-Maqbool (1870, Patna), Surma-e-Binai (1877, Lucknow), Chiragh-e-Kaaba (1883, Patna), Molid-e-Fatimi (1889, Agra), Idrak (1891, Agra), Irada (1893, Agra), Dil (1894, Agra), Resala Gharib Nawaz (1902, Agra), Ahkam-e-Namaz (1902, Agra), Al-Tamas-e-Akbar (1904, Agra), Nad-e-Ali (1939, Allahabad) etc. were also well received.
  Unpublished Books are Maktoobate Akbar, Tarikh-e-Arab (Part II), Chehle Hadis, Molide Gharib, Khizre Tariqat, Akhbarul Ishq, Shafaete Ummat, Siratul Momineen, Tazkira Shora-e-Urdu (Poetry), Diwan-e-Akbar, Asbate Rabta (Hashia).
  Shah Akbar Danapuri has given more than 10,000 pages to the world of literature. The work of Shah Akbar Danapuri as an author is commendable.
  “ Shah Akbar Danapuri was the owner of two huge diwan 20,000 shers have appeared in his pen. There is a large collection of Qasida, Masnavi, Shahr Ashob, Musaddas, Qata-e-Tarikh, Sehra, Ruba`i, Saaqi Nama, Mukhmmas, Ghazal, Manqabat, Hamd and Naat. Shah Akbar Danapuri's Persian poetry is also incomparable which is printed with Akbar's emotions. Akbar Danapuri wanted to awaken people from his past. He wanted to get acquainted with his past. He has written a lot for the bright future of the Muslims, his inclination was more towards Sufism that is why your Sufi poetry is mostly mystical. The first Diwan (Tajjaliat-e-Ishq) consist of 520 pages of Shah Akbar Danapuri was published from Agra in 1898 while the second Diwan (Jazbat-e-Akbar) was published in 605 pages from Agra in 1915 after his death. Apart from this, most of Akbar's words are also hidden in  Bagh-e-Khayal Akbar. Every poem of the ghazals is enlightened by the color and light of Sufism and cognition.
caption: Manuscript of Persian poetry of Faizi & others handwritten by Shah Akbar Danapuri in 1309 AH, Agra.
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