Urdu Studies, Vol 5 Issue 1, 2025

این میری شمل کی یاد میں Annemarie Schimmel Kī Yād meṇ

Syed Sirajuddin
DOI:10.5281/zenodo.16536751

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Works cited:
سراج الدین، سید۔ ”این میری شمل کی یاد میں“۔ اقبال ریویو، نومبر 2003۔ 79-69۔

Prof. Syed Sirajuddin (1924–2006) was a distinguished scholar, teacher, and literary critic, best known for his profound contributions to Iqbal studies. He served as Principal of the Postgraduate Evening College, Hyderabad, and later as Professor of English at Osmania University, Hyderabad. He was President of the Iqbal Academy, Hyderabad which published remarkable issues of Iqbal Review. A multilingual scholar, Prof. Sirajuddin was well-versed not only in English, Urdu, Persian, and Arabic but also had working knowledge of Italian, French, and German. He held the position of President of the Iqbal Academy, Hyderabad, and played a key role in promoting the thought and philosophy of Muhammad Iqbal. His deep engagement with classical Islamic literature and modern literary criticism allowed him to bridge Eastern and Western intellectual traditions. As editor of the prestigious journal Islamic Culture, he contributed to scholarly discourse on Islamic thought and civilization. Prof. Syed Sirajuddin’s legacy endures in the fields of Iqbal studies and comparative literature.

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