He got his early education in Azamgarh at Shibli High school and Shibli Inter College. He joined the AMU in 1961 for his graduation. He topped the list of the successful candidates in Bachelor of Arts (1963).
He did his Master of Arts Persian (1965), and Doctor of Philosophy (1973) from the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
He died January 7, 2013.
University Gold Medal for standing 1st in Bachelor of Arts, 1963 U.P Urdu Academy Award for his following books Sahra sahra, 1972 Baz Ghast, 1975 Trikh-eAdabiyat-e-Tajikistan, 1977 Allama Iqbal Musleh-Quran-e-Akhir, 1982 Chand Iran Shinas, 1993 Nawoosh(Lahore) Award, 1986 Soviet Land Nehru Award, 1989 MIR Award, 1993 Certificate of Merit(By President of India), 1994 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad Ghalib Award, 2006 (for Persian Research and Criticism).
