Seemab Akbarabadi

Seemab Akbarabadi born Aashiq Hussain Siddiqui (, 5 June 1880 – 31 January 1951) was an Urdu poet, who was born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India and who later moved to Pakistan after partition.

Early life Seemab Akbarabadi, (born Aashiq Hussain Siddiqui), was born in Imliwale Makaan of Kakoo Gali, Nai Mandi, Agra, as the eldest son of Mohammad Hussain Siddiqui, who was himself an Urdu poet, author of several books, a disciple of Hakim Amiruddin Attaar Akbarabadi, and an employee of the Times of India Press, Ajmer. Seemab had said that his forefather had migrated from Bukhara sometime during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and made Agra their home. However, according to Mohan Lal his great-grandfather had migrated from Bukhara during Aurangzeb's reign.

Literary career Seemab began ghazal writing in 1892 and in 1898 became a disciple of Nawab Mirza Khan Daagh Dehlawi (1831–1905) to whom he was personally introduced by Munshi Nazar Hussain Sakhaa Dehlawi at the Kanpur Railway Station. He also wrote short stories, novels, dramas, biographies and critical appraisals in Urdu, Persian and Arabic.

Scholarship Works on Akbarabadi's life and literary contributions include:

"Dastan-e-chand" written by Raaz Chandpuri "Islah-ul-islah" by Abr Ahasani Gunnauri "Khumkhana-e-Javed " Vol 4 by Lala Sri Ram "Zikr-e-Seemab" and "Seemab banaam Zia", both by Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi "Seemab Akbarabadi " by Manohar Sahai Anwar "Rooh-e-Mukatib" by Saghar Nizami "Seemab Ki Nazmiya" Shayari by Zarina Sani "Seemab aur Dabistan-e-Seemab " by Iftikhar Ahmed Fakhar

Among the writers and poets that he influenced were Raaz Chandpuri, Saghar Nizami and Mohsin Bhopali. which include: Naistan (1923) Krishna Gita (1942) Aalam Aashool (1943) Sadrah almantaha (1946) Sher-e-inqlaab ( 1947) Loh-e-mahfooz (1979) Wahi-e-manzoom (1981)