Allama Rashid-ul-Khairi, born as Mohammad Abdur Rashid and largely known as Musavire Gham (مصوّرِ غم), was a social reformer from

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

. He is also one of the most celebrated literary names of

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. Khairi blended reformist and didactic teachings with literary works and is considered among the pioneers of Urdu short story. He was the father of urdu novelist Sadiq ul Khairi and grandfather of prominent jurist

Haziqul Khairi Haziqul Khairi ( ur, حازق‌ الخيری ; born November 5, 1931) is a Pakistani jurist and author who served as Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan, Judge of the Sindh High Court, Ombudsman of Sindh and Principal ...

. Khairi founded ''ISMAT'' in June 1908, a social and literary magazine for women that served the cause of Muslim women education in India and fought for their legal rights. He wrote more than ninety books and booklets, including ''Sath Ruhoon K Aamalnamay'' and ''Nani Ashu'', two comedic works. Khairi's work depicts the circumstances of women during his time in the Indian subcontinent. According to

Munshi Premchand Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (31 July 1880 – 8 October 1936), better known by his pen name Premchand (), was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature. Premchand was a pioneer of Hindi and Urdu social fiction. He was one of ...

, "Rashid ul Khairi was a great name in literature for women in Urdu and all those who know Urdu language should be grateful to him." Gail Minault, Professor of History at the

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, in her book ''Secluded Scholars'' wrote that, "Rashid ul Khairi was a pioneer of women's right in the Islamic tradition and was one of the biggest bestsellers in the history of Urdu Novel. He saw the oppression of women, their physical and mental imprisonment and how they were deprived of their rights and he wanted to do some thing about it." Renowned Urdu literature novelist

Qurratulain Hyder Qurratulain Hyder (20 January 1927 – 21 August 2007) was an Indian Urdu novelist and short story writer, an academic, and a journalist. One of the most outstanding and influential literary names in Urdu literature, she is best known for ...

stated, "Rashid ul Khairi was one of the greatest reformers of the nation in the twentieth century."

Literary Works

* ''Samarna Ka Chand'' * ''Subh-e-Zindagi'' * ''Sham-e-Zindagi'' * ''Shab-e-Zindagi'' * ''Nauha-e-Zindagi'' * ''Mah-e-Ajam'' * ''Shaheen-o-Darraj'' * ''Nani Ashu'' * ''Jauhar-e-Ismat'' * ''Mahboob-e-Khudawand'' * ''Amna Ka Lal'' * ''Aroos-e-Karbala'' * ''Azzuhra'' * ''Sarab-e-Maghrib'' * ''Bintul Waqt'' * ''Hayat-e-Saliha'' * ''Syyeda Ka Lal''

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{{Authority control 1868 births 1936 deaths Urdu-language novelists Urdu-language humorists Urdu-language religious writers Urdu-language writers from British India

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