The death anniversary of renowned Urdu writer Maulana Muhammad Hussain Azad was observed today (Sunday).

He wrote prose as well as poetry but he is mostly remembered for his prose.

Muhammad Husain Azad's prominent works are Ab-e-Hayat, Darbar-e-Akbari and Nairang e Khayal.

He died in Lahore at the age of 80 in 1910.