Afzal Ali
Afzal Ali (Afzol Ali) was a medieval Bengali poet. He is best known for his magnum opus, Nasihatnama. Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad claims that he belongs to the 16th-century, although Banglapedia places him in the 17th century.
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Afzal Ali
- Name
- Afzal Ali
- Born
- 16th century
- Occupation
- Poet
- Birthplace
- Satkania Upazila, Chittagong District
- Nationality
- Bangladesh
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Afzal Ali (Afzol Ali) was a medieval Bengali poet. He is best known for his magnum opus, Nasihatnama. Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad claims that he belongs to the 16th-century, although Banglapedia places him in the 17th century.
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Afzal Ali was a poet and a national of Bangladesh. The poet was born in Satkania Upazila. Afzal Ali lived in Satkania Upazila.
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• Name — Afzal Ali • Native Name — আফজল আলী • Born — 16th century • Occupation — Poet • Language — Bengali • Birthplace — Satkania Upazila, Chittagong District • Notable Works — Nasihatnama, Padabali
Early life and family
Early life and family
Afzal Ali was born into a Bengali Muslim family from the village of Milua in present-day Satkania, Chittagong District. His father was known as Bhangu Faqir.
Career
Career
Afzal Ali was known to have written Nasihatnama (নসীহতনামা) around 1662 C.E., as well as Padabali, which were a few verses written in Vaishnava style. The former is a notable Muslim literary work of Bengal as only few Islamic have been found in Bengali during that period. The book contains references to sermons in simple language, and Ali had a good reputation as a writer. Many Bengali authors wrote books titled "Nasihatnama", with the next-known poet being Sheikh Paran (1550-1615).
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Hussain, Syed Sajjad. A Descriptive Catalogue Of Bengali Manuscripts. Asiatic Society of Pakistan. 1960.
- 2.Mohammad Daniul Huq and Aminur Rahman. Bangla Literature.
- 3.Bangla Academy Chharitavidhan (Dictionary of Biography), 3rd edition, June 2011, page: 32-33 language=bn
- 4.Daily Purbodesh.
- 5.Banglapedia.
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