Rais Amrohvi

Syed Muhammad Mehdi Rais Amrohvi (or Raees Amrohvi) (Urdu: رئیس مروہوی) (b. 1914 - d. 1988) was a noted scholar, poet and psychoanalyst of Pakistan.

He was born on September 12, 1914 in Amroha India, in a notable family of scholars. Almost all the members of his family were poets. He migrated to Pakistan on October 19 1947 and settled in Karachi.

He was famous for his unique style of Qatanigari (Quartain writing). For many decades he penned quatrains every day for Pakistan's largest daily newspaper Jang. He also supported the Urdu language and the Urdu speaking people of Pakistan.

He penned a number of books on metaphysics, meditation and yoga. He also tried to produce a standard Urdu translation of the Bhagavad Gita. He was assassinated on September 22 1988.

His important poetical works include:


 * Alif
 * Masnavi Lala-e-Sehra (1956)
 * Pase Ghubar (1969)
 * Qattat - I (1969)
 * Qattat - II (1969)
 * Hikayaat (1975)
 * Ba-Hazrat-e-Yazdaan (1984)
 * Malboos-e-Bahar (1983)
 * Aasaar (1985)

Apart from the above poetry collections, he also authored many books on various subjects viz. Metaphysics, Psychology and Spiritualism.


 * Muraqabah
 * Ma'badun-Nafsiyaat (Parapsychology)
 * Nafseyaat-o-Mabaad-an-Nafseyaat (3 vols)
 * Ajaib-e-Nafs (4 vols)
 * Le Sans Bhi Ahista (2 vols)
 * Jinseyaat (2 vols)
 * Aalam-e-Barzagh (2 vols)
 * Hazraat-e-Arwah