Prof. Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan Ph.D., D.Litt, was a Renowned researcher, critic, linguist, author, scholar of Urdu literature & linguistics, educationist and religious & spiritual leader of Pakistan. A professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) (prof for short) is a senior teacher, lecturer and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... DR can refer to any of the following: Disaster recovery. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... A Doctor of Letters is a university academic degree. ... For the suburb of Melbourne, Australia, see Research, Victoria. ... The word critic comes from the Greek κριτικός, kritikós - one who discerns, which itself arises from the Ancient Greek word κριτής, krités, meaning a person who offers reasoned judgement or analysis, value judgement, interpretation, or observation. ... The following is a list of linguists, those who study linguistics. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... A scholar is either a student or someone who has achieved a mastery of some academic discipline, perhaps receiving financial support through a scholarship. ... Urdu literature has a long and colorful history that is inextricably tied to the development of that very language, Urdu, in which it is written. ... Linguistics is the scientific study of language. ... An educationalist or educationist is a specialist in the theory of education. ... Religious is a term with both a technical definition and folk use. ... Look up spiritual in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Education

In 1928 he passed ninth grade from Anjuman Islamia High SchooL Jalapur and went to Muslim University, Aligarh for the rest of education. He received his education at the Aligarh Muslim University. He held LLB and M.A. in Urdu literature & Persian and in 1947 completed his Ph.D on Syed Hassan Ghaznavi in 1959 he was awarded D.Litt by Nagpur University, India. Victoria gate, a prominent building at the university Aligarh Muslim University is located in the city of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries. ... A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ... Urdu literature has a long and colorful history that is inextricably tied to the development of that very language, Urdu, in which it is written. ... Persian (Local names: فارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... A Doctor of Letters is a university academic degree. ... The University of Nagpur (sometimes referenced as Nagpur University) was established on August 4, 1923 in the city of Nagpur in the Maharashtra state of central India. ...

Life and Services

He was born in the Jabalpur city of India on September 23, 1912, and died at Hyderabad, Pakistan on September 25, 2005. During his Service life he was appointed as a lecturer at the King Edward College, Amrawati and after migration to Pakistan from India he was appointed in Urdu College, Karachi. Later in his life he also performed the duties of head of the department of Urdu in Sindh University. For his academic services he was honoured with various level of awards. Like wise Presidential award Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Naqoosh award, Iqbal award and Nishan-i-Sipas. Jabalpur is a city in the Madhya Pradesh state of India. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Hyderabad   or Haidarābād (Urdu/Sindhi: حيدر آباد) is located in the Sindh province of Pakistan (formerly known as Neroon Kot نيرُون ڪوٽ). Formerly the capital of Sindh and known as the city of perfumes, it is now a regional headquarter of the district of Hyderabad. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Sindh is the second-oldest university in Pakistan. ... Sitara-i-Imtiaz or Sitara-e-Imtiaz is one of the highest honors given to a civillian in Pakistan. ...

He has published a large number of Research Papers and still large number of books, translations, compilations, numbering about ninety three. His book on |Iqbal & Quran" was awarded as the best book ever written on this subject and was awarded gold medal by Idara e Adbiat Pakistan.

He was an embodiments of many virtues but there are some which dominate others are Hallmark of his personality. They are:

.Humbleness .Love of the prophet Mohammad .Secrecy of good deeds, like prayers, charity etc. .Respect and love for his disciples, students and colleagues, friends and relatives. .Charity that if you offer by right hand it remains unknown the left hand. .Treatment of Physical and spiritual ailments by prayers (*' Dua)

When he was lecturer Urdu College, Karachi in 1949, he used to come on a bicycle from his residences in PIB Colony to the college. Once the college peon requested for the bicycle. Dr. Sahib gave away the bicycle saying " he comes from far of and deserves more than me, after all PIB colony is closer then where he lives" and started coming on a bus.

There is a Hadith of Muhammad that one who adopts humbleness for the sake of God, God raises him in the eyes of others.

Another Hadith means that when God loves a person, then all angles and and good people on the planet love him. Dr. Sahib personality was the manifestation of these two Hadits. He was walking back after work from his department. A car stopped and the Vice Chancellor requested Dr. Sahib to come in the car. Dr. Sahib said the bus stop is quite near and he can walk down. The Vice Chancellor said do you think it is possible that I ride the car when you are walking. So he joined the Vice Chancellor who dropped Dr.Sahib at his residence in Hyderabad (University is in Jamshoro on the right bank of river Indus while Hyderabd is on the left bank about 15 KM away).

Dr Ghulam Mustafa was also a famous religious and spiritual leader. His students in number include scholar of fame like Ibn-e-Insha, Jameel Jalibi, Aslam Farrukhi, Farman Fatehpuri, Abul Khair Kashfi and Moinuddin Aqeel etc. Ibn-e-Insha (Urdu: ابن انشاء) (b. ... Prof. ... Prof. ... Prof. ... Dr. Syed Abul Khair Kashfi is an author, researcher, critic, linguist and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics from Pakistan. ... Dr. Moinuddin Aqeel is an author, researcher, critic, linguist and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics from Pakistan. ...

Books

He was author of more than Ninety books in Urdu and English and one of his written work Hali Ka Zahni Irtiqa was made part of university level curriculum.

• See also: Books of Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan

A beautiful Naat-e-Rasool`Allah (saallalahu alaihe wasalam)

Hazrat Dr. Ghulam Mustafa (r.a) was also a poet. One of his beautiful nasheeds can be listned at:

http://www.geocities.com/profdrgmkhan/nasheed.html

Sources

• www.almustafatrust.org
• DAWN-Leading Pakistan English Newspaper. Article Issue dated:September 26, 2005.