Izzatullah Bengali (Bengali: ইজ্জতুল্লাহ বাঙ্গালী, Persian: عزّت‌الله بنگالی) was an 18th-century Bengali author who wrote in the Persian language.[2]


Izzatullah

Bengali
Native name
ইজ্জতুল্লাহ বাঙ্গালী
عزّت‌الله بنگالی
Born17th century
Bengal Subah
Died18th century
LanguagePersian
PeriodCompany Raj
Notable worksTaj al-Mulk Gul-e-Bakawali

Biography edit

Izzatullah Bengali was from Murshidabad, the erstwhile capital of the Bengal Subah.[3] At the time, the Persian language was the official language in Bengal and other parts of South Asia. After coming across Taj al-Mulk Gul-e-Bakawali, a popular Hindustani story, and narrating it to his friend Nazar Muhammad, Izzatullah wrote the story in Persian for his friend in 1722.[2][4]

A manuscript of his work is located at the University of Dhaka library. In 1803, his work was translated into Urdu by Munshi Nihal Chand Lahori of Fort William College with the title Mazhab-e-Ishq (Religion of Love).[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Ahmed, Wakil (2012). "Gule Bakawali". 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 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Ahmed, Wakil (2012). "Izzatullah Bangali". 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 23 March 2024.
  3. ^ Abdul Karim (1994). বাংলা সাহিত্যের কালক্রম: মধ্যযুগ (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. p. 138. ISBN 9789840730230.
  4. ^ Morgenroth, Wolfgang, ed. (18 May 2020) [May 23–30, 1979]. "Sanskrit and World Culture". Proceedings of the Fourth World Sanskrit Conference of the International Association of Sanskrit Studies. Weimar, Germany: De Gruyter. ISBN 9783112320945.