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Latest revision as of 12:13, 17 December 2025
Bangladeshi writer (c. 1620 – c. 1690)
Bangladeshi poet (c. 1620 – c. 1690)
Abdul Hakim (c. 1620 – c. 1690) was a Bengali poet and translator who wrote several Bengali epics and also translated some Persian manuscripts.[1]
Hakim was born in Babupur village in 1620. Babupur is generally said to be the modern-day village of Sudharam in the island of Sandwip. In addition to his fluency in the Bengali language, he also studied Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit.
Hakim is well known for his patriotism and specially his love for Bengali. In his day, elite Bengali Muslims looked down upon it, favoured the Persian court language instead. Hakim criticized their disdainful attitude towards the local tongue.[2]
— Abdul Hakim[3], “Bangabani” |
— Translated by Jahangir S. Dickens[3] |
Hakim’s most notable work was Nur Nama (Story of Light), a depiction of the life of Muhammad. Other books he wrote are Shihabuddin Nama, Karbala, Lalmati Saifulmulk, Nasihat Nama, Chari Mokam Bhedh, Shahar Nama, Hanifar Ladai, and Durre Majlish.[4] He translated the Persian romance Yusuf Wa Zulekha (1483 AD) in Bengali.[1]
- ^ a b Sultana, Razia (2012). “Hakim, Abdul”. In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ Rokeya, Begum (2013). Quayum, Mohammad A. (ed.). The essential Rokeya : selected works of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932). Leiden: Brill. pp. xvii–xviii. ISBN 978-90-04-25587-6.
- ^ a b Quasem, Mohammed Abul (2002). Aronowitz, Stanley (ed.). Bangladesh: A Land of Beautiful Traditions & Cultures (PDF). Chittagong: Chattagram Sangskriti Kendra. p. 142. ISBN 9848208046. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ Khan, Nurul Islam, ed. (1977). Bangladesh District Gazetteers: Noakhali (PDF). Dacca: Bangladesh Government Press. pp. 230–231. OCLC 85190093. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
