Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Scholar Prof Ali Mohsin Siddiqui passes away

KARACHI, Prof Ali Mohsin Siddiqui, a former chairman of the department of Islamic history, Karachi University, recently passed away after a long illness. He was in his 80s.

Prof Siddiqui had a master`s degrees in Islamic history, Islamic studies, Arabic and Persian and taught at various departments of the KU.

Among his works are: Magalat-i-Taarikh, Mazamini-Tarikh and Muqaddamaat-iTarikh. He also translated Ma`arif ibn Qutaiba, Qasida Burda Sharif and Qasida Kaab bin Zuhair.

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