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Seemab “Ashiq Hussain” "عاشق حسين" Akbarabadi (b 1880, d 1951), popularly known as Seemab Akbarabadi, in urdu, "اكبرابادي سيماب" was a urdu poet, scholar,author and critic. He is famous for his poetical translation منظوم ترجمه of the Holy Quran in Urdu language. He was a descendant of the first Khalifa of Islam, Hazrat Abu Bakar Siddiq (RA). His great grandfather had come to India from Bukhara in Aurangzeb’s time. His father, Maulana Mohammad Hussain Siddiqi, was a learned man, incharge of the Times of India Press, Ajmer branch, and an author of number of books.

Early Life
In his early days, Seemab learnt Persian, Arabic and Logic from such learned men as Jamaluddin Sarhadi and Rashid Ahmed Gangohi. He had from his very boyhood a special liking for poetry. And the science of rhyme and metre.

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