Tribute Dr Ghulam Mustafa Khan

Dr Ghulam Mustafa Khan [d. 2005] can truly be said to be a teacher of teachers [ustadh al-asatadha]. In his long and distinguished academic career spanning over six decades, he brought into existence literally hundreds of teachers in his subject Urdu and also created in many of them a taste for critical research that resulted in the existence of a whole corpus of standard critical material. This will endure in academic circles for a long time. It was his common habit to encourage his students, especially those of an academic bent of mind, to enrol for a Ph.D. In the course of which he would proffer them all kinds of assistance even if he were not their research supervisor. As such, the names of Dr Najmul Islam, who succeeded him as Chairman, Department of Urdu, University of Sindh, stands out. Dr Najmul Islam was the editor of a scholarly research journal, Tehqiq, which appeared in over 20 volumes in his own lifetime. Each issue contained scores of critical essays of a very high academic standard including his own [Dr N. Islam’s]. There is also the name of Dr Hasrat Kasganjvi, who emerged as a creative artist and critic of merit later on authoring dozens of books of high academic standard. The list is long and distinguished and contains the names of the major teachers of Urdu language and literature at the main Pakistani universities. Apart from Urdu teachers, the thousands of persons who had the benefit of attending his lectures and courses are also evidence of his intellectual wide-ranging scholarship. Then there is the select circle of his murids who formed his circle of spiritual knowledge and who had proffered their religious devotion at his hands. To these he gave the benefit of his spiritual counsel and advice as well as the vast knowledge he possessed of the Islamic sciences in his table-talk. Among these persons, the name of ex-President Ziaul Haq is most prominent.

وصف الادوات البلاغیۃ فی السور المکیۃ فی ضوء التفسیرین الجلالین و البیضاوی

"Description of rhetorical devices in Makki Surah in the light of Tafseer Jalalain and Tafseer Baidhawe" No doubt that the Holy Quraan is different from all other books by its style, subject and rhetoric. It is impossible for any other book to be like Holy Quraan. This Thesis is related to research on the rhetorical devices/points in Makki Surahs. For the analytical and rhetorical study, two renowned Tafaseer (Exegeses) have been selected c.e; Tafseer Jalalain and Tafseer Baidhawee. In this research I have focused on points being discussed in three fields of rhetoric: 1. Ilmul bayan 2. llmul maanee 3. llmul badie The research topic carries out in accordance with the following classifications. Chapter 1: is related to the history of Arabic rhetoric and its effect on the Quraanic Tafseer. It consists of three sub-chapters. Chapter 2: deals with the rhetorical points in Makki surahs in the light of Tafseer-i-Jalalain. It consists of five sub-chapters. Chapter 3 deals with the rhetorical points in the Makki surahs in the light of Tafseer-al- Baidhawee. It consists of four sub-chapters. Chapter 4: points out the resemblances and differences comparatively in the two selected Tafaseer i.e Jalalain & Baidhawee in rhetorical points.