Catalogue of “Adabistan Library” in Two Volumes

Syed Masud Hasan Rizvi (1893–1975), a distinguished scholar of Persian and Urdu literature, was associated with Lucknow University as the Head of the Department of Persian. Masud Hasan Rizvi also collected rare manuscripts and books in Persian, Arabic, and Urdu. Recently, his grandson, Timsal Masud, digitized and catalogued the library, known as “Adabistan library“, with the financial and technical assistance of the Iran Culture House, Delhi. The summer of 2025 the Noor International Microfilm Center, Iran Culture House, Delhi, published a two-volume catalogue, which includes an introduction by Timsal Masud.