Fasihuddin Balkhi

Fasihuddin Balkhi (10 February 1885 – 14 March 1962)^[1] was an Indian author and historian. He belonged to the Khanqah Balkhia Firdausia, Fatuha, Patna. He was a contemporary of Ata Kakwi, Taqi Rahim, Shad Azimabadi and Shah Mohsin Danapuri.^[2][3] He was an active participant in the Non-cooperation Movement. His works include "Tarikh-e-Magadh", "Tazkira-e-Hindu Shora-e-Bihar" and "Wahabi Movement."^[4][5]

Sayyid Fasihuddin Balkhi
فصیح الدین بلخی
Born	Syed Fasihuddin Balkhi (1885-02-10)10 February 1885 Bakhshi Muhalla, Patna City
Died	14 March 1962(1962-03-14) (aged 77)
Other names	Fasihuddin Balkhi Azimabadi
Alma mater	Calcutta University
Occupation(s)	Writer, Historian

Early life

Fasihuddin Balkhi was born as Syed Fasihuddin Balkhi at Bakhshi Muhalla, Patna City on 10 February 1885.^[6] He was brother of Azizuddin Balkhi.^[7]

Scholarly works

• Balkhi, Fasihuddin (1983). Wahabi Movement. Classical Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7054-013-7.
• Balkhi, Fasihuddin (1993). Patna inscriptions (in Urdu). K̲h̲udā Bak̲h̲sh Oriyanṭal Pablik Lāʼibrerī.
• Golden Jadeed Farsi Translation Wa Composition
• Balkhi, Fasihuddin (1962). Tazkira-e-Hindu Shora-e-Bihar (in Urdu). Daltanganj Palamu: National Book Center.
• Balkhi, Fasihuddin (2001). Tareekhe-Magadh: Suba-e-Bihar Ki Muqammal Tareekh, 642-1943 (in Urdu). Khuda Baksh Oriental Library.
• Balkhi, Fasihuddin. Golden Jadeed Farsi Translation Wa Composition (in Urdu). Patna: Iqbal Publishing House.
• Balkhi, Fasihuddin (1956). Tazkira-e-Niswan-e-Hind (in Urdu). Patna: Shamsi Press.
• Inshad-e-Shad
• Aasaar-e-Balkhia
• Aasaar-e-Qadima
• Dastoor-e-Sukhan
• Ilm-e-Nujoom