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Abu al Faizi was the poet laureate of Emperor Akbar's Court. He was the brother of Abu al Fazl. He wrote beautiful poetry in Persian and is credited nearly 100 poetic works. Akbar well aware of the genius in him and appointed him as a teacher for his son. Akbar gave him a place among his 'Nav Ratnas'. Early days Abu al Faizi’s LifeAbu al Faizi was known for his spiritual and worldly perfections, and he took no step without his brother’s concurrence. He was indiscreet and encpouraged his brother Abu al Fazl’s promotion and was an aid to good intentions. In 1581 A.D, Faizi was made the sadr, head of the state ecclesiastical department. He got the title “Malik-ush-Shu'ara'” and he accompanied Akbar to Kashmir, thus developing a very close relationship with the Emperor. Faizi also knew Sanskrit other than Arabic and Persian. Abu'l- Faizi’s role in Akbar's courtAbu'l- Faizi was the head of the state ecclesiastical department. He was also accompanying Akbar on many different travels. He was also the teacher for the princes Salim, Murad and Daniyal. And he was a chief poetic literary in the court of Akbar. Abu'l- Faizi's familyFaizi was born in Agra on 24 September 1547 A.D. Faizi’s great grandfather Sheik Musa had migrated from Yemen to Sind. His son Sheik Khizr moved to Hindustan and settled down in the western Rajasthan town of Nagpur. Khizr’s son was the celebrated Sheik Mubarak (Faizi’s father). Mubarak moved to Gujarat after his parents’ death but he was recommended to move to political centre Agra. He went to Agra and Married into a respectable family and opened his own Madarasa. Then with his sons he gets into the Emperor Akbar’s court. Academic knowledge and religious, spiritual knowledge made him gain people’s respect. His two sons Abu al Faizi and Abu al Fazl became the most important members in Akbar’s court and they were among the celebrated “Nine Gems” of Akbar. Last Days of Abu al Faizi’s lifeFaizi wanted to produce a Panj Ganj similar to that of the Persian poet Nezami, but died before completing all the five works. He could finish only three works by that time. He wrote Nal u Daman, Makhzan ul-advar, and Bilqis va Salman at the end of his life. These were in imitation of Nezami's Layla va Majnun, Makhzan ul-Asrar, and Shirin va Khusrau, respectively. He also wrote on the Quran and translated Lilavati, a Sanskrit work on mathematics, into Persian. Why was Abu al Faizi Popular?Faizi was ranked first among his contemporary poets by his own brother Sheik Abu al Fazl. That might be a bit prejudiced view but he was equally praised for his technical skills by Mulla Abdul Qadir Badayani. Badayani told, in branches of knowledge such as poetry, the composition of enigmas, prosody, rhymes, history, medicine and prose composition sheik Faizi had no equal in his time. He was popular among all walks of life and people of all religions. Abu'l- Faizi's palace at Fatehpur SikriFaidi House is there on the western side of Abul Fazl House, the younger brother of Faidi. Its wall on the western side has been built much later and the balconied room on this side was destroyed. The verandah of the building runs across its entire length and has five openings. It also has double square pillars. It is made up of red sandstone. This article is contributed by Alhad
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