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'''Abid Raza Bedar''' (4 February 1936 - 28 March 2025) was an Indian writer, librarian and scholar. He served as the Founding Director<ref>{{Cite web |title='Heritage Not Seen Holistically': Khuda Bakhsh Library Director Urges Bihar Govt to Stop Razing |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/heritage-not-seen-holistically-khuda-bakhsh-library-director-urges-bihar-govt-to-stop-razing-3637217.html |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> of [[Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library|Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library, Patna]] from 1972 to 1996.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-28 |title=KBOPL: a paradise for litterateurs |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/kbopl-a-paradise-for-litterateurs/articleshow/100560460.cms |access-date=2025-01-20 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Abid Raza Bedar was born as Abid Raza Khan on 4 February 1936 in [[Rampur district]], in [[Uttar Pradesh]], into a rich family of Hamid Raza Khan, and Ahmadi Begum as their eldest son.<br />
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He graduated from [[Aligarh Muslim University]] and had knowledge of Arabic, Urdu and Persian languages.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Abid Raza Khan adopted Bedar as his ''[[takhallus]]'' and became known as Abid Raza Bedar. He started serving Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library, Patna as Director in 1972 and became popular as the one who gave Urdu research a new dimension.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library, Patna's founder, Khan Bahadur, Maulvi Khuda Bakhsh Khan خدا بخش اورینٹل لائبریری پٹنہ کے بانی خان بہادر مولوی خدا بخش خان {{!}} Hamara Samaj Urdu Daily |url=https://www.newageislam.com/urdu-section/hamara-samaj-urdu-daily/khuda-bakhsh-oriental-library-patna-s-founder-khan-bahadur-maulvi-khuda-bakhsh-khan-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%B9%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D9%B9%D9%86%DB%81-%DA%A9%DB%92-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%DB%81%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86/d/102181 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=www.newageislam.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wajihuddin |first=Mohammed |title=Hold back your bulldozers, Mr Nitish Kumar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/beyond-the-burqa/hold-back-your-bulldozers-mr-nitish-kumar/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He had been in controversies due to the collection of books and manuscripts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-01 |title=Khuda Buksh Khan's collection, Dr Abid Reza Bedar get embroiled in controversy |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19800331-khuda-buksh-khans-collection-dr-abid-reza-bedar-get-embroiled-in-controversy-806567-2014-02-01 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He had earlier worked in Raza Library, Rampur and Indian Institute of International Studies, New Delhi.{{Sfn|Kumar|1997|p=275}}<br />
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== Scholarly works ==<br />
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* ''Kashmeer Darpan: Ek Tarruf'', 2021<br />
* ''Abdul Hamid tabib nahi hakeem'', 2011<br />
*''Jamal al-din al-Afghani: a bibliography study'', 1961<br />
*''Adeeb,'' 1988<br />
*''Aligarh Ki Muslim University Ka Masala,'' 1970<br />
*''Ghalibiyat-e-Nau'', 1970<br />
*''Arabi Islami Madaris Ka Nisab-o-Nizam-e-Taleem Aur Asari Taqaze,'' 1969<br />
*''Ghalib Ki Azmat'', 1969<br />
*''Abid Raza Bedar Intikhab-e-Kalam,'' 1969<br />
*''Azeem Aur La Zawal'', 1968<br />
*''Maulana Abul Kalam Azad'', 1968<br />
*''Nasr Ka Husn'', 1968<br />
*''Raza Library'', 1966<br />
*''Qaim Chandpuri'', 1963<br />
*Adab Ki Raftar, 1959<br />
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== Controversies ==<br />
Amarat-e-Shariat, Idarah Shariah and Imarat Ahadis,{{Sfn|Kumar|1997|p=275}} all Islamic fatwa issuing body working in Bihar had issued a [[Fatwa]] of [[Apostasy in Islam|Apostasy]] against Bedar due to his book ''Seema Ki Talash''{{Sfn|Kumar|1997|p=274-275}} and his ideas for not calling Hindus as ''[[Kafir]]'' and opposition of Cow-slaughter.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Fatwe_Ulema_aur_Unki_Duniya/6nB0XtCLUWUC?hl=hi |title=Fatwe, Ulema aur Unki Duniya |publisher=Vani Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7055-778-4 |pages=41 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gopal |first=Ram |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Hindu_Culture_During_and_After_Muslim_Ru/wVr_f_gXOX4C?hl=hi |title=Hindu Culture During and After Muslim Rule: Survival and Subsequent Challenges |date=1994 |publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=978-81-85880-26-6 |pages=17 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Yādava |first=Rājendra |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/K%C4%81%E1%B9%87%E1%B9%ADe_k%C4%AB_b%C4%81ta_%C4%80ge_r%C4%81st%C4%81_banda/6dljAAAAMAAJ?hl=hi |title=Kāṇṭe kī bāta: Āge rāstā banda hai |date=1992 |publisher=Akshara Prakāśana |pages=98 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=cjpadmin |date=1994-06-01 |title=Freedom To Dissent |url=http://78.47.195.9/freedom-to-dissent/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=CJP |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Bedar married Moazziz begum in 1963 they have two children together including [[Shaista Bedar]].<br />
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== Death ==<br />
Bedar died on 28 March 2025 in [[Aligarh]] at the age of 92.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wajihuddin |first=Mohammed |title=Death of a liberal scholar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/beyond-the-burqa/death-of-a-liberal-scholar/ |access-date=2025-07-20 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
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* {{Cite book |last=Kumar |first=Girja |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Book_on_Trial/n-KUICFfA00C?hl=en |title=The Book on Trial: Fundamentalism and Censorship in India |date=1997 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications |isbn=978-81-241-0525-2 |pages=273-285 |language=en}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.rekhta.org/poets/abid-raza-bedar Abid Raza Bedar] at [[Rekhta (website)|Rekhta]]<br />
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