Background
He was born on 1 January 1950 in Indore to Rafatullah Qureshi, a cloth mill worker, and his wife Maqbool Un Nisa Begum.
He was born on 1 January 1950 in Indore to Rafatullah Qureshi, a cloth mill worker, and his wife Maqbool Un Nisa Begum.
He did his schooling from Nutan School Indore from where he completed his Higher Secondary. He completed his graduation from Islamia Karimia College Indore in 1973 and has passed his Master of Arts in Urdu literature from Barkatullah University Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) in 1975. Equally competent in prose and poetry, Rahat was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Urdu literature from the Bhoj University of Madhya Pradesh in 1985 for his thesis titled Urdu Main Mushaira.
Prior to this he was a pedagogist of Urdu literature at Indore University. He started teaching Urdu literature in IK College, Indore. According to his students he was the best lecturer in the college.
He became very busy with Mushairas and started receiving invitations from all over India and abroad.
He quickly became a well-known figure in the world of Urdu literature. He was not only good at studies but was also the captain of the football and hockey team at school and college level
He recited his first sher in his college days when he was only 19. In those days his style of writing was surprising, advanced and had a freshness to lieutenant
Ali Taj Award, Member of Parliament Urdu Academy, Bhopal Honour - Rajasthan Urdu Academy, Jaipur Honour - Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy, Bhopal Maulana Mohd Ali Johar Award – Jamia Old Boys Association, New Delhi Adeeb International Award – Sahir Cultural Academy, Ludhiana Haq Banarasi Award – Anjuman Nawa e Haq, Banaras Sahitya Saraswat, Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag Indira Gandhi Award, National Federation, Haldwani Pradesh Ratna, Hindi Sahitya Parishad, Bhopal National Integration Award, Indian Cultural Society, New Delhi Uttar Pradesh Hindi Urdu Sahitya Award, Government