Nisar Ahmed Faruqi

Professor Nisar Ahmed Faruqi
Professor Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (1934-2004)
Occupation	Former Professor and Head, Department of Arabic, University of Delhi
Notable works	[Early Muslim Historiography, The Qur’an, The Hadith & The Sirah As The Sources of Islamic History New York 1997] [Mir Ki Aap Beeti 1957, Qiwam Ul Aqa’id 1994] and many more
Spouse	Razia Faruqi

Professor Nisar Ahmed Faruqi

Professor Nisar Ahmed Faruqi, (Arabic) نثاراحمد فاروقي was born at Amroha a small town in North India's Uttar Pradesh on 29 June 1934. His father's name was Tasleem Ahmed Faruqi. He was born in a highly respectable family of rich cultural and academic heritage which traced its lineage to the second caliph Hazrath Umar Bin Khattaab R. A. He received his traditional education in Oriental languages ans Islamc Studies at home and did his Masters and Ph.D degrees in Arabic from University of Delhi. He was a well know scholar and critic of Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Islamic Studies, having about 50 standard works and scores of research articles of no mean quality to his credit.

Education

He had his early education at Amroha and later moved to Hyderabad, Deccan from where he completed his schooling, then he moved to Aligarh and did Honours in Urdu from Jamia Urdu Aligarh, after this he moved to Delhi where he did his graduation and Post graduation in Arabic and Literature and later his Doctorate on the subject "Early Muslim Historiography - A Study of Early Transmitters of Arab History from Rise of Islam up to the end of Umayyad Period (612-750 AD)" from University of Delhi in 1977. He then joined the [Delhi University][1] as a reader in modern Arabic and rose to the position of the Head of the Arabic Department. He retired from service in the year 2002 as the Head of the Department of Arabic. Prof. Nisar Ahmed Faruqi received many awards during his lifetime and was highly acclaimed for his unique and deep knowledge of Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hindi, English and a little bit of Punjabi. He received the Presidents Certificate of Honour from Late President of India His Excellency Giani Zail Singh Jee in the year 1983. He died on 28 November 2004 after a long illness at All India Institute of Medical Sciences[2]. He is buried at his ancestral graveyard at Amroha, Uttar Pradesh. Professor Nisar Ahmed Faruqi established two Urdu Calligraphy Training Centers for boys and girls at Amroha U.P. sponsored by the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language[3] under Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, followed by a Baba Farid Computer Training Center and a Graphic Design Training Center at Amroha (U.P)

Employment

1) Title : Lecturer Place : Delhi University, Duration from 1964 to 1966
2) Title : Lecturer in Arabic Place : Delhi College, Duration from 1966 to 1977
3) Title : Reader in Modern Arabic Place : University of Delhi, Duration from 1977 to 1985
4) Title : Professor of Arabic Place : University of Delhi, Duration from 1985-2001

Notable works

Professor Nisar Ahmed Faruqi authored number of books on different topics some of his works is listed below:

Dirāsāt (Maktabah-yi Jāmiʻah, 1978)
Zikr-e-Meer by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (Lahore, 1990)
Yaqzaat Al Na’imeen by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (1996)
Yadgaari Khutbaat by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (1980)
The Qur’an, The Hadith & The Sirah As The Sources of Islamic History by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (New York 1997)
Thaqafat Al Hind, (Special Issue On Maulana Abul Kalam Azad) by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (1990)
Tarikh-e-Tabari Ke Ma’akhiz Ka Tehqeeqi Wa Tanqeedi Mutala’a by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (Delhi 1980 Lahore 1998)
Tarikh-e-Mohammadi Vol.2, Part 7, by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (1996, Part 5, 2003)
Tadhkira-e-Hazrat Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (1980)
Thabaqaat Ush Shu’ara by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (1965)
Sirat-e-Nabawi Ki Awwaleen Kitabein Aur Unke Mu’allifeen by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (Delhi 1974)
Shifa Ul Aleel - by Ghulam Ali Azad Bilgrami by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (1990)
Shawamil Al Jumal Der Shama’il Al-Kummal by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (2001)
Shaikh Sadr Uddin Mohammad Yaqoob Be "Jihinda Shaheed" by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (2002)
Shah Waliullah Dehlavi Ke Nadir Maktubat by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (1998)
Rauzat Ul Auliya by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (1999)
Life and Teachings of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya R.A (1978)
Qiwam Ul Aqa’id by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (1994)
Nawadir E Imdaadiya by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (1996)
Deeed-o-Daryaft, Subject Research and Criticism, 1964
Meer Taqi Meer by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (1995)
Tabaqat al Shuara 1965 Place of publication, Lahore
Talash-e-Mir (1974)
Mir Ki Aap Beeti by Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (1957)
Delhi College Magazine : Mir Number (1963)
Kulliat -e - Mus hafi (Vol I & II ) 1968, Place of publication, Delhi

Apart from being a great scholar he had interest in writing poetry as well. But he was more into research work so he could not get time for this side of his talented personality. Among his family he has left four children, two sons Najmul Hadi and Nazrul Hadi and two daughters Shumaysa and Basima. His wife Razia Faruqi (1938-2008) also died after about 3 years from his death. Professor Nisar Ahmed Faruqi was a very open minded and generous person. He was always keen to help and guide the students and other scholars who sought his help. Professor Nisar Ahmed Faruqi's lineage meets with Caliph Omar Bin Al Khattab by 41 links and with Hazrat Baba Fareed by 22 links. The basic education that he acquired was mostly at home in his maternal grandfather Shah Sulaiman Ahmed Chishti Sabri when he was still a young child. His father was attacked by some people in his village which led to his blindness and loss of memory. His mother, grandfather and maternal uncle took care of him and his two younger brothers. The primary education that he sought under the guidance of his maternal grandfather was so rich that he could compete with the outside world with the powerful weapons of knowledge in the field of Arabic, Persian, and Urdu languages. His life was full of struggle and the urge to acquire knowledge which later led him to international recognition as a great scholar and critic in Arabic and Urdu languages.