Abdul Halim Chishti Nomani (16 April 1929 – 12 October 2020) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, librarian, writer and the first PhD in

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s in Pakistan. He was a disciple of

Hussain Ahmad Madani Hussain Ahmad Madani (6 October 1879 – 5 December 1957) was an Indian Islamic scholar, serving as the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was among the first recipients of the civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 1954.

. He was head of the Department of Hadith Studies at Jamia Uloom Islamia and the younger brother of Abdul Rasheed Naumani.

Early life and education

Abdul Haleem Chishti was born on 16 April 1929 in

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, Rajasthan coinciding Zul Qaida 1347 AH. His father Abdul Rahim was a calligrapher and had memorized the Quran. Abdul Haleem received his early education at Madarsa Taleem ul Islam in Jaipur. In 1940, he entered

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, in Hyderabad, where he studied Arabic and joined the Munshi Fazil course. He went to Darul Uloom Deoband in 1363 AH for higher education and graduated in 1369 AH; where his teachers included

. He did an MA in Islamic studies from

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in 1967, and a Masters in

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in 1970. In 1981, he obtained the degree of PhD.

Career

Chishti migrated after the creation of Pakistan, and initially settled in the Ranchhor line. In 1949, he worked in

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for two years, after that he took a government job in Liaquat National Library for 14 years, after that he served in

University of Karachi The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (wh ...

for a long time, and for some time he was the

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of Karachi University Mosque. After leaving the

in 1977, he moved to

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, where he served for 10 years as a senior

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in the

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Library. Then returned to Pakistan around 1987. In 1992–91, on the guidance and desire of Habibullah Mukhtar, he came to Jamia Uloom Islamia,

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, as a specialist in Hadith Studies and after his return, he remained associated with the Jamia. Dozens of academic and research papers of PhD level have been written on the subject of Hadith science under his supervision, which have made their mark in the field of research, many of these papers have been published.

Literary works

He authored more than a dozen books.

Death

Chishti died on 12 October 2020. The first funeral prayer was performed at Jamia Tur Rasheed by Mufti Muhammad and he was buried in University of Karachi cemetery.

References

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Early life and education

Career

Literary works

Death

See also

References