Ghubar-e-Khatir ("The Dust of Memories"), (Urdu: غبار خاطر) is one of the most important works of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, written primarily during 1942 to 1946 when he was imprisoned in Ahmednagar Fort in Maharashtra by the British Raj while he was in Bombay (now Mumbai) to preside over the meeting of All India Congress Working Committee.
[2] The book is a collection of 24 letters he wrote addressing his close friend Maulana Habibur Rahman Khan Sherwani.
Abul Kalam means eloquent and the book is particularly appreciated because of its beautiful language.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's hypnotic description of his morning routine of brewing and drinking tea is notably remarkable in the book.
He was born in Mecca, given formal education in Persian and Arabic languages but was never taught Urdu.