Syed Nazeer Niazi
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| Known for | Eminent Muslim scholar, translator, and James Boswell of Sir Muhammad Iqbal |
Syed Nazeer Niazi was an eminent Muslim scholar, professor and journalist. He was one of the leading activists of the Pakistan movement. He was James Boswell of Allama Iqbal. His biography of Iqbal, Iqbal kay Hazoor, and Maktoobat-e-Iqbal Banaam Nazir Niazi are basic sources for the study of Iqbal. During the last two years of Iqbal's life, he regularly visited him and recorded his conversation in his book "Iqbal Kai Hazoor". He completed this conversation in three volumes, but unfortunately the last two volumes were destroyed. Only first volume was published.
He got his early education from his uncle Shams-ul-Ulma (Grand Scholar) Syed Mir Hassan, Professor of Arabic and Persian language. Then he got his education from Maulana Aslam Jairajpuri.
He got married in a very honorable family and he had three sons and two daughters, currently living in Pakistan.
He Joined Jamia Millia Islamia in 1922 and served here till 1935. In 1927, he was appointed as Head of department of history of Islam. In 1946, he took the responsibilities of Information and Communications of Punjab Muslim League, and worked very hard for the Pakistan movement. He was awarded Pakistan Movement Gold Medal from government of Pakistan.
He had the honour of being the first translator of Sir Muhammad Iqbal's 1930 Presidential Address to the 25th Session of the All-India Muslim League Allahabad, 29 December 1930 into Urdu Language.
He was famous for his urdu translation of The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, by Sir Muhammad Iqbal, and Politics.
He also translated George Sarton “Introduction to the History of Science in three-volume, 4,236-page, a work which reviews and catalogs the scientific and cultural contributions of every civilization from antiquity through the fourteenth century. According to Will Durant, "Every writer on Islamic science must record his debt to George Sarton for his Introduction to the History of Science That monumental work is not only one of the noblest achievements in the history of scholarship; it also performs an inestimable service in revealing the wealth and scope of Moslem culture. Scholars everywhere must hope that every facility will be provided for the completion of this work.". This translation into Urdu language was published by Majlis Tariqi Adab in three volumes. The introduction written by him for this translation is itself a complete book on this subject.
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