Mohammad Mujeeb

Mohammad Mujeeb
Born1902
India
Died1985 (aged 83)
Occupation(s)Writer
Educationist
Scholar
Years active1926–1985
Known forJamia Millia Islamia
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Mohammad Mujeeb (1902–1985) was an Indian writer of English and Urdu literature, educationist, scholar and the vice chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi.[1][2]

Early life and education

Mujeeb was born in 1902[3] to Mohammad Naseem, a wealthy barrister from Lucknow.

Mujeeb studied history at Oxford University. He was a close friend and associate of Zakir Hussain, the third president of India, and Abid Husain.[4] Later, he did advanced training in printing in Germany before returning to India to join Jamia Millia Islamia in 1926 as a faculty member, along with Zakir Hussain and Abid Hussain.[5]

Career

He was a scholar of History and was involved in the cultural and educational milieu of post-independent India.[1]

Literary works

English

  • A Glimpse of New China [6]
  • Ordeal 1857: A Historical Play [7]
  • World history, our heritage [8]
  • Education and Traditional values [9]
  • Social reform among Indian Muslims [10]
  • Akbar [11]
  • Ghalib [12]
  • Dr Zakir Hussain: a biography [13]
  • Islamic Influence on Indian Society [14]
  • The Indian Muslims [15]
  • Education, Literature and Islam [16]
  • Three Plays [17]

Urdu

  • Dunya Ki Kahani [18]
  • Azma’ish [19]
  • Gazaliyat-e-Ghalib [20]
  • Tarikh Falsafa-e-Siyasiyat [21]
  • Nigarishat [22]
  • Rusi Adab [23]

Awards

Padma Bhushan (1965) for his contributions to literature and education.[24]

Death and legacy

Mujeeb died in 1985, at the age of 83.[25] Jamia Millia Islamia has instituted an annual oration, Professor Mohammad Mujeeb Memorial Lecture, in Mujeeb's honour.[26]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sean Oliver-Dee (15 September 2012). Muslim Minorities and Citizenship: Authority, Islamic Communities and Shari'a Law. I.B.Tauris. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-1-84885-388-1.
  2. ^ Yasmin Khan (2007). The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan. Yale University Press. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-300-12078-3.
  3. ^ Shan Muhammad (2002). Education and Politics: From Sir Syed to the Present Day : the Aligarh School. APH Publishing. pp. 88–. ISBN 978-81-7648-275-2.
  4. ^ "Bapu's effort to get allowance for Prof Mujeeb". Urdu Figures. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Prof Mohammad Mujeeb". Jamia Millia Islamia. 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  6. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (1952). A Glimpse of New China. Maktaba Jamia.
  7. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (1958). Ordeal 1857: A Historical Play. Asia Publishing House.
  8. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (1961). World history, our heritage. Asia Pub. House.
  9. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (1965). Education and Traditional Values. Meenakshi Prakashan.
  10. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (1968). Social Reform Among Indian Muslims. Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi.
  11. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (1969). Akbar. National Council of Educational Research and Training. ISBN 978-0-88253-350-6.
  12. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (1969). Ghalib. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7201-708-8.
  13. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (1972). Dr. Zakir Husain: a biography. National Book Trust, India; [chief stockists in India: India Book House, Bombay.
  14. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (1972). Islamic Influence on Indian Society. Meenakshi Prakashan.
  15. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (2003). The Indian Muslims. Munshiram Manoharlal. ISBN 978-81-215-0027-2.
  16. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb; Akhtarul Wasey; Farḥat Iḥsās (Z̲ākir Ḥusain Insṭīṭiyūṭ āf Islāmik Isṭaḍīz) (1 January 2008). Education, literature, and Islam: writings by Mohammad Mujeeb. Shipra Publications. ISBN 978-81-7541-395-5.
  17. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (2015). Three Plays by M. Mujeeb.
  18. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (1956). Dunyā kī kahānī. Maktabah-i Jāmiʻa.
  19. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (1965). Āzmāʼish.
  20. ^ Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib; Mohammad Mujeeb (1969). Gazaliat E Galib: Galib's Selected Gazals in Roman. Muslim Progressive Group; distributors: Galib Academy.
  21. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (1973). Tārīḵẖ-i falsafah-yi siyāsiyāt. Naishnal Buk Ṭrasṭ.
  22. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (1974). Nigārishāt. Maktabah-yi Jāmiʻah.
  23. ^ Mohammad Mujeeb (1982). Rūsī adab. Maktabah-yi Jāmiʻah.
  24. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  25. ^ "Mujeeb, M. (Mohammad) 1902-1985". WorldCat. 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  26. ^ "Professor Mohammad Mujeeb Memorial Lecture". Jamia Millia Islamia. 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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