Jaun ELia
Syed Hussain Sibt e Asghar Naqvi commonly known as Jaun Elia جون ایلیا 14 December 1931 8 November 2002 was a Pakistani poet philosopher biographer and scholar. One of the most prominent modern Urdu poets popular for his unconventional ways. He "acquired knowledge of philosophy logic Islamic history the Muslim Shia tradition Muslim religious sciences Western literature and Kabbala."
Early life
Jaun Elia was born as Syed Sibt e Asghar Naqvi on 14 December 1931 in Amroh British India. His father Shafiq Elia was a scholar of literature and astronomy well versed in the Arabic English Persian Hebrew and Sanskrit languages and who corresponded with leading intellectuals like Bertrand Russell. He was the youngest of his siblings. Rais Amrohvi was his elder brother. Indian film director Kamal Amrohi was his first cousin.
Described as a child prodigy. He was initially educated at the Syed ul Madaris in Amroha.
Being a communist, Elia opposed the partition of India. Elia once remarked on the creation of Pakistan that "this was the mischief of boys from Aligarh". However, he eventually migrated to Pakistan in 1957 and decided to live in Karachi. Poet Pirzada Qasim said:Jaun was very particular about language. While his diction is rooted in the classical tradition. He touches on new subjects. He remained in quest of an ideal all his life. Unable to find the ideal eventually. He became angry and frustrated. He felt perhaps with reason that he had squandered his talent.
He began writing poetry at the age of 8 but published his first collection Shayad when.He was 60. He was inspired by the philosophy of Islam.He married writer Zahida Hina in 1970. They separated in 1992
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