Yousaf Saleem Chishti

Prof. Yousaf Saleem Chishti
پروفیسر یوسف سلیّم چشتی
Personal details
Religion Islam

Prof. Yousaf Saleem Chishtiپروفیسر یوسف سلیّم چشتی (or Yusuf Salim Chishti) (1895–1984) was an eminent scholar and writer from Pakistan. He was an expert on Allama Muhammad Iqbal's work and during 1925 – 1938 he was continuously in his company.[1]

Early Life & Education

Born in Bareilly (India) in 1895, Muhammad Yousaf Khan (Later known as Yousaf Saleem Chishti) 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 Ahmadabad University.[2]

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 was famous for his commentaries on Allama Muhammad Iqbal's works.[2]

Literary Work

He has written many books and his major subject was Iqbal and his poetry. Some of his books are mentioned below:

يوسف سليم چشتي . مولانا سيد حسين احمد مدني کے بارے ميں اپنے سابقہ گستاخانہ اور توہين آميز رويے پر اعتراف تقصير و اظہار ندامت اور

See also

References

  1. "Yousaf Saleem CHishti, Eminent Scholar". Urdu Adab. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 Yousaf Saleem Chishti. Lahore: Ghulam Ali Printers, Lahore. 1986. p. 1910. ISBN 969-31-0011-5.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Persian Work – Allama Muhammad Iqbal".
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Urdu Work – Allama Muhammad Iqbal".
  5. "Sharah Zarb e Kaleem" (PDF). Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  6. Iqbal Academy Pakistan
  7. "Allama Iqbal – The Great Poet And Philosopher:". Bright PK.com. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.

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