Shibli Nomani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shibli Nomani

Indian scholar

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1857

Place of Birth: Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Date of Death: 18-Nov-1914

Profession: writer, philosopher

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Shibli Nomani (Urdu: ?????? ????? ???????? – ?Allamah Šibli No?mani; 3 June 1857 – 18 November 1914, Azamgarh district) was an Islamic scholar from the 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 (House of Writers) in Azamgarh.
Shibli was a versatile scholar in Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Urdu.
He was also a poet.
He collected much material on the life of the 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 to it and also wrote remaining five volumes of the work, the Sirat-un-Nabi after the death of his mentor.