Karwan-e-Zindagi

Karwan-e-Zindagi (Urdu: کاروان زندگی, lit. 'Caravan of Life') is a voluminous autobiography of Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi in Seven volumes which is a contribution to the history as well as to Urdu literature. Originally, the book was written in Urdu.^[1][2]

Karwan-e-Zindagi

Cover of Urdu Version
Author	Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi
Original title	کاروان زندگی
Translator	A F M Khalid Hossain (Bengali)
Language	Urdu
Subject	Autobiography
Publication date	1983–1999
Publication place	India
Media type	Hardcover
Pages	2518
ISBN	9789849184003 Bengali Version
OCLC	11755298
Dewey Decimal	920.71
LC Class	BP80.N25 A35 1983
Website	abulhasanalinadwi.org

Contents

In this work, Nadwi tried to cover all the information related to himself as well as the remarkable events of his life. His motivation for writing his autobiography is not merely to recount memorable milestones in his life but to provide an all-encompassing spectrum of his activities that delineates his intellectual growth and development. The historical incidents in his life are contextualized to provide the reader an opportunity to examine his role in the said events, in which Nadwi was an active participant. Furthermore, his autobiography makes copious reference to his prolific writings to highlight his contribution to contemporary Islamic thought. The book also attempts to explore Nadwi's vision and thought regarding Islam and humanity as well as what was his attitude for the renaissance of Islam in the modern age. He stated in his autobiography that, he believed in steadfastness, progress, to make use of everything old which is beneficial, welcomed everything new which is sound, adopted from tradition what is sincere and rejected what is dubious. Its represents his synopsis of his other important works, which analyzed for a more complete appreciation of his contribution to contemporary Islamic thought.^[3][4][5][6]

Reception

Regarding the book, Muhiuddin Khan said,

The seven-volume book, Karwan-e-Zindagi, is a special mirror of the Muslim Ummah. In writing his autobiography, Hazrat Maulana has not only painted an accurate picture of the contemporary Muslim Ummah, but also an outline of the life to be imitated and followed.

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