Yousaf Saleem Chishti

Professor
Yousaf Saleem Chishti
Personal life
Born1895
Bareilly, British India
Died1984 (aged 88–89)
Karachi, Pakistan
Main interest(s)Iqbaliat
Religious life
ReligionIslam

Yousaf Saleem Chishti (Urdu: پروفیسر یوسف سلیّم چشتی 1895 – 1984), popularly known as Yusuf Salim Chishti,[1] was a Pakistani scholar and writer. He was the interpreter and commentator of Muhammad Iqbal's work and worked with him from 1925 to 1938 predominantly.[2][3]

Early life and education

Yousaf Saleem Chishti was born in Bareilly, India in 1895 as Muhammad Yousaf Khan.

He got his early education in Allahabad. He obtained BA Honors in Philosophy from Aligarh Muslim University (1918) and in 1924 he did his MA Philosophy from Ahmedabad University.[4]

Career

He taught in Forman Christian College Lahore and from 1929 to 1943, he served as Principal, Ashaat e Islam College Lahore. In 1948, he shifted to Karachi and started his literary career. He has very close relations with Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Muhammad Iqbal, he used to attend meetings in Javid Manzil, Lahore (Allama Muhammad Iqbal's residence). He recorded conversations in his diaries but in 1955 most of them were destroyed by an upsurge in Ravi, at Lahore. He is famous for his commentaries on Allama Muhammad Iqbal's works[4] and these commentaries are particularly known to be grounded in philosophy and comparative religion, as he was particularly knowledgeable in Hinduism, as "during his stay in Lahore, he met Lala Lajpat Roy Lahori and on his advice studied Vedas and Shastras from a Hindu pundit. Later, Swami Prakash Anand taught him Upanishads, Gita and Hindu philosophy of mysticism."[5]

Literary works

He has written many books and his major subject was Iqbal and his poetry. His books include:

See also

References

  1. ^ Ahmad, I. (1985). THE RISE AND DECLINE OF MUSLIM UMMAH. Adam Publishers & Distributors. p. 34. ISBN 978-81-7435-403-7. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Yousaf Saleem CHishti, Eminent Scholar". Urdu Adab. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. ^ Muhammad, H.S. The Ahmadiyya Case. www.aaiil.org. p. 155. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b Yousaf Saleem Chishti. Lahore: Ghulam Ali Printers, Lahore. 1986. p. 1910. ISBN 969-31-0011-5.
  5. ^ Rauf Parekh (24 February 2009). "The tradition of commentaries and Yousuf Saleem Chishtie". Dawn News. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Persian Work – Allama Muhammad Iqbal".
  7. ^ a b c d "Urdu Work – Allama Muhammad Iqbal".
  8. ^ "Sharah Zarb e Kaleem". 9 August 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Iqbal Academy Pakistan". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Allama Iqbal – The Great Poet And Philosopher". Bright PK.com. 15 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.