Allama Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi () (b. 1924 – d.2003), was a scholar,

Sindhi language Sindhi ( ; or , ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by more than 30 million people in the Pakistani province of Sindh, where it has official status, as well as by 1.7 million people in India, where it is a Scheduled languages of India, schedu ...

writer and Sindhologist.

Education and early life

G.M Qasmi was born on 24 June 1924 in the Village of Rais Banbho Khan Chandio Taluko

Miro Khan Mirokhan is one of the oldest tehsils situated in Qambar Shahdadkot District (Previously Larkana District) of Sindh province of Pakistan. It was established in 1915 and was considered to be the largest tehsil by area before the division of the La ...

Larkana District Larkana District ( Sindhi: لاڙڪاڻو ضلعو; ) is a district of the Sindh province of Pakistan. Its largest city is Larkana, which sits on the banks of the Indus River. It is the home district of the politically influential Bhutto famil ...

. He got his early education from Maulana Fateh Mohammad Serani and Molanna Khusi Mohammad MiroKhani, then after he went to

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where he met

Ubaidullah Sindhi Ubaidullah Sindhi (10 March 1872 – 21 August 1944) was a political activist of the Indian independence movement and one of its vigorous leaders. According to ''Dawn'', Karachi, Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi struggled for the independence of Britis ...

and Hussain Ahmed Madani. He was an expert in Hadith, Fiqah, Tafseer and Logic (Mantaq).

Career

He taught in Sindh Muslim college, Karachi,

University of Sindh The University of Sindh (; ; informally known as Sindh University) is a public research university in Pakistan located in the city of Jamshoro in the Sindh province. It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and was certified by ISO in 2 ...

and Madarisa Mazhar-e-ullom, Karachi. He was the director of ''Shah Wali-ullah academy, Hyderabad'', chairman of

Sindhi Adabi Board Sindhi Adabi Board is a government sponsored institution in Pakistan for the promotion of Sindhi literature. It was established in 1955 in Jamshoro, Sindh. It is under the Education Department of the Government of Sindh. Activities The or ...

, and chairman of

Ruet-e-Hilal Committee The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee () is the official body in Pakistan responsible for announcing the sighting of the new moon, which determines the Islamic calendar. Currently chaired by Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, the committee is supported by 150 obs ...

from 1977 to 1989. He guided young scholars in their research-oriented work and more than 50 PhD scholars completed their research work under his supervision.

Work

He started his literary journey from the ''

Shah Jo Risalo Shah Jo Risalo () is a book of poems of the Sindhi Sufi mystic and poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. Shah Abdul Latif's poetry was transmitted orally during his lifetime and compiled after his death and designated as ''Shah Jo Risalo'' or ''Po ...

'' of

Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (; 1689/1690 – 21 December 1752), commonly known by the honorifics ''Lakhino Latif'', ''Latif Ghot'', ''Bhittai'', and ''Bhit Jo Shah'', was a Sindhi Sufi mystic and poet from Pakistan, widely considered to be the ...

. He wrote, compiled and translated books of various topics regarding religion and Islamix culture of Arabic and Persian in the

He wrote a book ''Mufeed al taliba'' regarding the

Logic Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It includes both formal and informal logic. Formal logic is the study of deductively valid inferences or logical truths. It examines how conclusions follow from premises based on the structure o ...

during his educational years, which is being still taught at the various Madarassah. He wrote a book ''

Social justice Social justice is justice in relation to the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society where individuals' rights are recognized and protected. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has of ...

and Collectivism'' () (Roman-Sindhi name (Samaji Insaf Aeen Ijtamaayat)) in the light of Shah Wali ullah and a book on ''Features of the Quran ''. He edited Farsi-translated Quran and Tafsir Surah Saba.

Recognition and awards

He was awarded with

Sitara-i-Imtiaz The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and Civil decorations of Pakistan, civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially me ...

by the

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. A Chair was formed at University of Sindh in award and recognition of his name "Qasmi Chair".

Death

He died on December 9, 2003, and was buried near the tomb of Ghulam Nabi Kalhoro.

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