Syed Ali ‘Sagheer Sonvi’: A self-effacing versifier of Hussain Ibn Ali
In the name of Allah (s.w.t) the most Beneficent and Merciful Peace be upon Mohammad e Mustafa and his progeny Dr. Farhat Fatima Visiting Faculty in Communication Skills SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE JAWAHARLAL NEHRU ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY Mahaveer Marg, Masab Tank, Hyderabad - 028 E-mail : Farhat_fatima5@yahoo.com Abstract Moulana Syed Ali popularly known as Sagheer Sonvi is considered to be one of the most well-known versifiers among his contemporaries. He wrote poetry in Urdu on Ahl Al Bayt (the household of Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him) and on Hussain Ibn Ali (Alaihis Salam) in the Battle of Karbala. His father’s name was Moulana Syed Mahmood Ali. He was born in the 19 th century in the yea...