Fiza Ibn-e-Faizi
Indian poet
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| Intro | Indian poet | |
| Places | India | |
| was | Poet | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 7 January 1923, Mau, Mau district, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Death | 15 January 2009 (aged 86 years) |
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Fiza (Urdu: فضا; Hindi: फिजा) born Faizul Hasan Ibn-e-Faizi ((Urdu/Persian: فیض الحسن فضا ابن فیضی), on 1 July 1923 – died 17 January 2009), was a modern Urdu and Persian poet. He was a native of Mau district of Uttar Pradesh and is considered a 'qadir-ul-kalaam' poet and had received numerous awards within the Urdu world. At least, six poetry collections of Faizi had been published and acclaimed.
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Background
Fiza Ibn-e-Faizi was born in Doman Pura, Mau and studied in Jamia Islamiya Faiz-e-Aam, Mau and graduated in Urdu literature and Islamic jurisprudence. Having been born into a poor weaving family, he was unable to further his education. He had avocations of weaving and saying poetry. For few years, he taught in his alma mater. In 2008, the municipal head of his native city built a memorial gate, Faizi Gate near his house. In 2009, having lived a long life, Faizi died after prolonged illness.
Couplet of Fiza in Nastaliq