| Book Name | Aab e Hayat |
| Author | Muhammad Hussain Azad |
| Publish Year | 1907 |
| Publisher | Azad Book Depot |
| Language | Urdu |
| Genre | Articles and Short Stories |
| ISBN | NA |
| Download | Link |
Review: Aab e Hayat
Aab e Hayat or Elixir of Life is the most famous prose work of Muhammad Hussain Azad, Aab e Hayat Pdf file is available at Peshawar Library, the No.1 Virtual Library.
Muhammad Husain Azad (5 May 1830– 22 January 1910), known as Ehsan Azad, was an Urdu writer who wrote both prose and poetry. But he is mostly remembered for his prose and is considered one of the best Urdu prose writers.
Azad was born in Delhi in a highly educated Persian immigrant family. His mother died when he was four years old. His father, Muhammad Baqir (c.1810-1857), was educated at the newly founded Delhi College. Besides his many other activities he worked in the British administration. In early 1837, Muhammad Baqir bought a press and launched the Dihli Urdu Akhbaar (Delhi Urdu Newspaper), which was probably the first Urdu newspaper in north India. Muhammad Baqir was executed for siding with Mughals and joining the rebellion in 1857.
Azad was born in Delhi in a highly educated Persian immigrant family. His mother died when he was four years old. His father, Muhammad Baqir (c.1810-1857), was educated at the newly founded Delhi College. Besides his many other activities he worked in the British administration. In early 1837, Muhammad Baqir bought a press and launched the Dihli Urdu Akhbaar (Delhi Urdu Newspaper), which was probably the first Urdu newspaper in north India. Muhammad Baqir was executed for siding with Mughals and joining the rebellion in 1857.
Azad was the only son of Muhammad Baqir and was married to Aghai Begum, daughter of another Persian immigrant family. Following his father's death and a period of turmoil in Delhi, Azad migrated to Lahore in 1861.
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