Articles published under ‘Muslim Luminaries’ Column

Qudrat Ullah Shahab

Qudrat Ullah Shahab is the first Muslim of the J&K state to have qualified for civil services examinations (ICS) in the pre-partitioned India in 1941, A. A. JawwadKhurshid presents a life-sketch of the celebrated son-of-soil.

Imam Bukhari (RA)

After sixteen years of exceptional hard work, his famous book had been completed. Despite the excessive number of traditions that the Imam had memorized, he onlyselected 7275 Ahadith, writes Manzoor Ahmad Dar

Abu Ibni Sina – II

Persian physician, philosopher, astronomer, chemist, geologist, logician, paleontologist, mathematician, physicist, poet, psychologist, scientist, and teacher.

Abu Ibni Sina

Persian physician, philosopher, astronomer, chemist, geologist, logician, paleontologist, mathematician, physicist, poet, psychologist, scientist, and teacher.

Dr Muhammad Hamidullah: Great Scholar, Simple Man

Professor Hamidullah’s scholarship is unparalleled in the last century. He was fluent in 22 languages including Urdu, Arabic, French, English, etc. He learned Thai at the age of 84. He translated the Qur’an in French and many other languages.