Badaie Negar Tehrani

Mirza Mohammad Ebrahim Nawab Tehrani (1825/26 - 1882 CE) was a merchant, writer, and official in the Qajar court during the second part of the thirteen century AH.

Biography

Mirza Mohammad Ebrahim Nawab Tehrani, aka, Badaie Negar was born in Tehran in 1241 AH to Mohammad Mehdi Nawab, who was considered one of Tehran's noblemen and belonged to a family of traders. In his early youth, Ebrahim too worked as a merchant, however, as he wasn't interested in trading, he turned to pursue his interests by acquiring knowledge. He passed away in Tehran on the 15th of Rabi al-Awwal and was buried in Najaf Ashraf.

Career

● Officer of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qajar Persia

● Head of Ministry of Trade in Qajar Persia

● First Deputy of Ministry of Science in Qajar Persia

Books

● Hizaar Daastaan

● Tareek-e-Mabsoot-e-Dowlat-e-Qajar

● Aqd ul-Layli fi Naqd ul-Ma'aali

● Faiz ud-Damou, 1286 AH

An Innovation in writing the Maqtals

By writing the book, Faiz ud-Damou, Mirza Mohammad Ebrahim Nawab, brought an innovation into the writing style of Maqtals that were being written. The author wanted to write a Maqtal in which truth is written and not like the other book which according to the author wrote only what people wanted to hear. Therefore, Mirza Ebrahim has mentioned a large number of sources along with the Arabic text of the narration or the poem that they contain without adding any points himself.