Religion Islam Name Yousaf Chishti | Role Writer Died 1984 | |
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Prof. Yousaf Saleem Chishti (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.
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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.
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 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."
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