Abdul Hakim

Abdul Hakim (c. 1620 – c. 1690) was a Bengali poet and translator who wrote several Bengali epics and also translated some Persian manuscripts. Hakim was born in Babupur village in 1620. Babupur is generally said to be the modern-day village of Sudharam in the island of Sandwip. In addition to his fluency in the Bengali language, he also studied Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit. Hakim is well known for his patriotism and specially his love for Bengali. In his day, elite Bengali Muslims looked down upon it, favoured the Persian court language instead. Hakim criticized their disdainful attitude towards the local tongue. যেসব বঙ্গেত জন্মি হিংসে বঙ্গবাণী সেসব কাহার জন্ম নির্ণয় না জানি দেশী ভাষা বিদ্যা যার মনে ন জুয়ায়