Rafiuddin Hashmi (; 9 February 1940 – 25 January 2024) was a Pakistani Iqbalist, researcher and travel writer. He was a professor in the Department of Iqbaliat,

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and

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. Hashmi authored books on

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, as well as the Urdu language and literature.

Early life and education

Rafiuddin Hashmi was born on 9 February 1940 in Masriyal, District Chakwal. In 1963, he did his BA in a private capacity and in 1966 he passed the MA Urdu examination from Oriental College Lahore. In 1981, he received his Ph.D. degree from

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by writing a thesis on the subject of research and explanatory study of

Iqbal Muhammad Iqbal (9 November 187721 April 1938) was a South Asian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician. Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philoso ...

's works. In 2002, the Department of Urdu, Oriental College also published a research magazine named ''Bazyaft''.

Career

In 1969, he joined the Punjab Education Department and after teaching in various colleges, he was appointed to Oriental College, Lahore in 1982 and retired from there as a professor. He was also the President of the Urdu Department for some time. After retirement, he was also a Distinguished Professor of Higher Education Commission from 2006 to 2008. He was also the editor and assistant editor of many literary, academic and research magazines. He received Baba-e-Urdu Award and National Presidential Iqbal Award.

Literary works

Hashmi authored and compiled books on Iqbal and

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and literature, including genres of literature, letters of Iqbal, bibliography of Iqbal, research and explanatory study of Iqbal's works, Urdu research in universities, memoirs of Lala Sahrai, long poems of Iqbal: Intellectual and technical studies, Iqbal literature of 1985 – a review, Iqbal literature of 1986 – a review, letters of

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, Iqbal: problems and debates, hundred years of Iqbal, research sources of Iqbal, Iqbal: understanding and analysis, Hidden in your dust ( Travelogue of Spain), Look at the sun (Travelogue of Japan), Schools of Mushfiq Khawaja, Iqbal literature in Pakistan, Allama Iqbal: Personality and Art and others.

Death

Hashmi died on 24 January 2024, at the age of 83.

Legacy

* In recognition of his scholarly and literary services, a collection of essays in Urdu, Persian, Turkish, English, French and German by one of his students, Khalid Nadeem, ''Armaghan-i-Rafiuddin Hashmi'' has also been published. *

Awards and honours

* Distinguished Professor of Higher Education Commission (2006–2008) * Baba-e-Urdu Award * Presidential Iqbal Award *

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(2015)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hashmi, Rafiuddin 1940 births 2024 deaths Pakistani travel writers Oriental College alumni Pakistani scholars Academic staff of the University of the Punjab Iqbal scholars University of the Punjab alumni People from Chakwal District Pakistani Muslims Recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz