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Shibli Nomani Philosopher

Shibli Nomani (Urdu: علامہ شبلی نعمانی‎ – ʿAllāmah Šiblī Noʿmānī) (3 June 1857 – 18 November 1914, Azamgarh district) was an Islamic scholar from Indian subcontinent during British Raj. He was born at Bindwal in Azamgarh district of present-day Uttar Pradesh. He is known for the founding the Shibli National College in 1883 and the Darul Mussanifin in Azamgarh. Shibli was a versatile scholar in Arabic, Persian, Hindi, Turkish and Urdu. He was also a poet. He collected much material on the life of Prophet of Islam, Muhammad but could write only first two volumes of the planned work the Sirat-un-Nabi. His disciple, Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, made use of this material and added his own and wrote remaining five volumes of the work, the Sirat-un-Nabi after the death of his mentor.

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Birth date	June 03, 1857
Date of death	November 18, 1914
Main interest	Muslim

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