Vali Gujarati
| Wali Muhammad Wali | |
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| Born | 1667 Aurangabad Maharashtra |
| Died | 1707 (aged 40) Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| Pen name | Wali Deccani, Wali Aurangabadi, Wali Gujarati |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Period | Mughal period |
| Genre | Ghazal, masnavi, qasida, mukhammas |
Wali Muhammad Wali (1667–1707) (Urdu: ولی محمد ولی , also known as Wali Deccani, Urdu: ولی دکنی, Wali Gujarati and Wali Aurangabadi, was a classical Urdu poet from South Asia.
He is known as the father of Urdu poetry, being the first established poet to have composed Ghazals in Urdu language and compiled a divan (a collection of ghazals where the entire alphabet is used at least once as the last letter to define the rhyme pattern).
Before Wali, South Asian Ghazals were composed in Persian, almost being replicated in thought and style from the original Persian masters like Saa'di, Jami and Khaqani. Wali began, using not only an Indian language, but Indian themes, idioms and imagery in his ghazals. It is said that his visit to Delhi in 1700, along with his divan of Urdu ghazals created a ripple in the literary circles of the north, inspiring them to produce stalwarts like Zauq, Sauda and Mir.
Born in 1667 at Aurangabad, an important city in the present Maharashtra State. He loved travelling, which he regarded as a means of education. He visited Delhi, Surat, Burhanpur and also undertook pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina.
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