Abul kaif kaifi sarhadi

Abul kaif kaifi sarhadi
Biography
History of the press and specially a history of press in KhyberPakhtunkhawa is an important topic of which very little is known and written. however when we see the history of press in KhyberPakhtunkhawa, we kow about a great number of journalists specially of Peshawar. the city of Peshawar has always remained in the fore front of the many violent and courageous sons who defined British bayonets to up hold the truth and fight for it and die in glory.
Abul Kaif Kaifi Sarhadi was one of these courageous stalwarts produced by this city. The actual name of Kaifi Sahib was Abdus-salam but his pen name was Abul Kaif later on it became Abul Kaifi Kaifi and then Abul Kaif Kaifi Sarhadi.
All the above titles were of Kaifi's selfmade. it is a controversial matter, because the letters published in safeer-e-sukhan shows that these epithets was given by the readers and contributor of safeer-e-sukhan. while the competent journalist and religious leader of peshawar city Maulvi Syed Amir Shah Qadri Husainia says that all the epithets are selfmade by Mr. Kaifi Sahib and adopted from Kaifi Cheria Koti. According to Syed Amir Shah , Kaifi Sahib was very much impressed from kaifi Cheria Koti, therefore he took kaifi from his name. he gives the proof in this regard that Mr. kaifi published biography of Kaifi Cheria Koti, alongwith full page picture in his magzine Safeer-e-Sukhan.
Another proof in this regard was given that before writing his Abul Kaifi Kaifi he wrote his name Abdus-Salam Cheshti and there are some writings published in the contemporary magzine under this name. also according to his son Dr.Fazilat Maab Zafar Kaifi, his father began to write with pen name of Cheshti and Sayfi but later on he adopted the title of Abul Kaif. once when he recited his poem in a mushaira, some of the poets gave him the epithet of "Aqai". and there is alsi a certificate in his documents file in which Deputy Commissioner gave him the epithet of Shair-e-Millat and it was a great reward for Kaifi.People and literary circles also gave him the epithets of "Aiwan-e-Abulkaif", "Jada-e-Abul Kaif", "Abul Majalis.
Famous religious leader Alama Saeed-ud-Din Sher Koti wrote in his essay "Kaifiyat" Kaifi Sahib called by the name of Aqai Abul Kaif but in 1943 when a three day mushaira was held in peshawar and it was attented by the great literary personalities like Sardar Adbur Rub Nishtar, Jigar Murad Abadi and Allama Tajwar Najeeb Abadi.the Allama Tajwar was mcuh entertained by Mr.Kaifi and stated that I not only consider him Abul Kaif Kaifi but Abul Majalis (means father of gathering).
whatever the case was it is fact that very few people of peshawar know the original name Kaifi Sahib. his pen name kaifi was very popular among people, it became the part of his personality and till now after his death it is the identification of his family and it is the part of the names of his sons a family name.
Abul Kaif kaifi was born in October, 1908. his father's name was Al-Haj Hafiz Abul Rehman and he belongs to the Qureshi family of Peshawar. Qureshi family was migrated from arab. Hafiz abul Rehman was a general marchant and had a shop in Qissa Khani Bazar which is still famous bazar in Peshawar. kaifi's father was very religious man and learnt the Holy Quran by heart and it is considered very good in religious circles. Kaifi's father had two brothers, Fazal-ur-Rehman and Gul Muhammad. Fazal-ur-Rehman had a joint business with Kaifi's father while the younger one i.e Gul Muhammad was Hakim and had his own "Matib" (Clinic) at Dhaki Naulbandi near Qissa Khani. but later on Hafiz Adbul Rehman started the business of "Lungi Kullah" (typical cloth for turban and tehmud). but according to Maulvi Amir Shah the father of Kaifi done the business of Posteen, Kabli Hankerchief, Caps, Deri and Tehmat.
The mother of Abul Kaif Kaifi belongs to the family of Khawaja Nizzam-ud-Din Aulia of Ajmer Sharif. Thus she belongs to a religious Syed family and migrated from Agra. Thus Mr Kaifi was not proper Peshawari. Mr. Kaifi has three brothers and one sister. the brother in law of Mr. Kaifi was Taj Muhammad and he wsa also a poet but his profession was business. his sister was eldest among all brothers and sister who has only one grand daughter alive. she also have three daughters.
Abul kaif Kaifi was eldest son and other two were Raja Abul Hannan and Hafiz Abul Mannan was also Hafiz -e-Quran. Hafiz Abdul Mannan has died but Raja Abdul Hannan is alive yet but he has lost his eye sight. Mr. Kaifi was very intelligent from his childhood. when he was 7 years of age his father sent him to Islamia High School Khyber Bazar Peshawar, still this school is situated on the same site but name of the school is changed. it is now Government High School No.3 Khyber Bazar Peshawar. The Principal of the school was at that time Allama Anayat Ullah Al-mashraqi the famous leader and Pioneer of Khaksar Movement. that is why when kaifi enters into politics he joined Khaksar Movment and he was a valuable worker of the movement. According to Syed Amir Shah of Wad Pagga, who was also a class fellow of Abul Kaifi Kaifi, was very intelligent and bright in studies. All the students of his time used to round caps but he was very fond of Roomi Cap which later changed to Jinnah Cap when he joined Muslim League and remianedon their head ill last breath of Mr. Kaifi.
He was very impressed from the poetry of Maulana Zafar Ali Khan and Bahadar Shah Zafar and learnt by heart many poems of these poets. Very often after the school time n request of his friends he used to present the poems of these poets in almost the same style in which Maulana Zafar Ali Khan used to present or sing his poems. Due to this love later on he had very close association with fo Safeer-e-Sukhan which were published under the editorship of Kaifi Sarhadi. He had passed his matriculation examination from Islamia High School. According to his youngest son F.M.Zafar Kaifi, Kaifi Sahib got further education but his friend Mr. Ghalib says he studied till 10th class. Mr. Kaifi's favourite teacher was his principal Allama Inayat Ullah Al-Mashriqi Mr. Kaifi in different addresses and writings showed that he ws very impressed from the speeches of Mashriqi.According to Rana Hamdani it was the wish of Mr. Kaifi to write a book of Khaksar Movement. He knows to much about the activities of Khaksar Movement and had close association with the forefathers of the movement.
Kaifi as very famous among the people who knew him very little that he was very pleasant and well mannered man. According to Prof. Shafi Sabir "He has such a nice way of talk, manners and behavior that any one who met once could never forget him". He had too much friends ad his circle of friends was too large. His friends were scattered in all over India, Iran and Afghanistan he had all types of friends.
Mr. Kaifi himself was a poet and had many friends from Literary circles like Mahmood -ul-Hassan, Kaukab Sarhadi, Syed Lal Shah Jigar Murad Abadi, Agha Lal Shah Burq, Qazi Muhammad Qaza and religious poet Muhammad Zafeer Khan. Kaifi also had good relations with Nawabs and Khan Bahadar Sahiban. Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayum Khan, Khan Bahadar Abdul Sammad Khan, Khan Bahadar Abdul Hakim Khan etc. all comes into the friendship circle of Mr. Kaifi.
If one just analysis the friend ship circle of Mr. Kaifi , then it will be obvious that he had the friends who belonged to all sorts of life, and there was not a single person in NWFP who did not now Mr. Kaifi.
Freud says that the completion stage of the man is when it becomes two. So in Freud views Kaifi becomes complete in the age of 22 year i.e 1930. His wife belongs to Afghan family and hs father in law was Noor Muhammad Khan and his grand father in law was second secretary in Revenue Ministry and his name was Saadullah Khan.
Abul Kaif Kaifi Sarhadi had six childrens three of them were sons while three other were daughters. Abul Kalam Akhtar Hussain Bad died in the age of 3 years. He died because of sun stroke and daughter, Hussan Bano was also died because of tuberculosis. Mr. Kaifi and his wife were shocked too much because of the death of their oldest child. He was very intelligent even in the very early age.
Dr Zafar Kaifi is Ph.D doctor done in Inorganic Chemistry from Peshawar University. Soon after his marriage Mr. Kaifi started business of “Lungi and Kullah, posteen, Deri, Blankets, caps, Tehmat and Kabli Handkerchief” and became very famous in business.There are very rare examples in which a literary man becomes a successful businessman and vice versa. He also installed a factory “Kaifi Brothers Mills” out side Sarki Gate in which table clothes and sheets etc, were made.Kaifi was too good in making friendship and relations thus he had a number of goods and wealthy customers. Kaifi earned good money and in 1951 he had an idea to built a plaza on modern style but the estimate was not correct and before the completion of the market the money finished and Kaifi Sahib fell in difficulties. At last he compelled to sell the building. The name of the building was Kaifi market and still after the sale of the market its name is “Kaifi market”. Meanwhile dispute started among the brothers with Kaifi Sahib which ended in the financial crises to all the three brothers.
From the very beginning kaifi had love for creative things so he started a literary magazines in 1934. The magazine earned a good name in countrywide when the magazine was at the peak of its circulation kaifi decided to launch a daily. But this was not the right time for the decision and it suddently closed due to limited financial resources.
After conflict with his brother again kaifi started the business but now at tis time he was not lucky enough and he did not succeed I the business. Now he came back to is own field i-e journalism and started ‘AMAL’ which is still continued even after his death his competent youngest son Dr. F. M Zafar Kaifi . Abul Kaifi Kaifi was a person of unique personality, not only in manners and qualities but also in his countenance. His particular appearance- which is seen rare in KhyberPakhtunkhawa- was the mark of identification of his personality.

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