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{{Short description|Pakistani academic (1912–2005)}}
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{{Infobox academic
| name = Ghulam Mustafa Khan ڈاکٹر غلام مصطفیٰ خان
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| caption = Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan
| birth_date = 23 September 1912
| birth_place = [[Jabalpur]], [[British India]]<ref name=Dawn>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/158358/dr-ghulam-mustafa-passes-away |title=Dr Ghulam Mustafa Khan passes away|date=26 September 2005|publisher=Dawn (newspaper)|accessdate=27 April 2018}}</ref>
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2005|09|25|1912|09|23}}<ref name=Dawn/>
| death_place = [[Hyderabad, Sindh]]
| known_for = [[Islam]] and [[Sufism]], [[Urdu literature]] and [[Linguistics]]
| alma_mater = [[Aligarh Muslim University]], [[Aligarh]]
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| citizenship = [[Pakistan]]i
| work_institution = [[University of Sindh]] [[Urdu University]]
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| awards = [[Sitara-e-Imtiaz]] by the [[President of Pakistan]]<ref name=Dawn/>
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'''Ghulam Mustafa Khan''', [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|SI]] ({{langx|ur|ڈاکٹر غلام مصطفیٰ خان}}) (23 September 1912 – 25 September 2005) was a Pakistani [[research]]er, [[Literary criticism|literary critic]], [[linguistics|linguist]], author, [[scholar]] of [[Urdu literature]] and [[linguistics]], [[educationist]] and religious and [[Spirituality|spiritual]] leader belonging to [[Naqshbandi]] order of [[Sufism]].<ref name=Dawn/><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=EQJHAQAAQBAJ&dq=ghulam+mustafa+khan&pg=PA162 South Asian Sufis: Devotion, Deviation and Destiny (Ghulam Mustafa Khan) on GoogleBooks] Retrieved 27 April 2018</ref>

==Life and services==
He was born in [[Jabalpur]], British India on 23 September 1912, in an [[Urdu-speaking]] [[Pashtun]] family. In 1928 he finished his ninth grade from ''Anjuman Islamia High School'', [[Jabalpur]] and went to [[Aligarh Muslim University]], [[Aligarh]] for the rest of his education. He received his higher education at the [[Aligarh Muslim University]].<ref name=Dawn/> He held [[LLB]] and [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in [[Urdu literature]] & [[Persian language|Persian]] and completed his [[PhD]] on 12th-century Persian poet [[Hassan Ghaznavi|Syed Ashruddin Hassan Ghaznavi]] in 1947. In 1959, he was awarded [[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt.]] by [[Nagpur University]], [[India]].<ref name=Dawn/>

He was initially appointed as a lecturer at the [[Amravati#Colleges|King Edward College, Amrawati]] and after migration to Pakistan from India he was appointed to [[Urdu College]], [[Karachi]]. Later in life, he also served as the head of the Department of Urdu in [[Sindh University]]. For his academic and literary contributions, he was honoured with various awards, including the ''Naqoosh award'', ''[[Muhammad Iqbal|Iqbal]] award'' and ''Nishan-i-Sipas''.<ref name=Dawn/>

He published at least 93 research papers, books, translations and compilations.<ref name=Dawn/> His book on ''Iqbal and Quran'' was awarded as the best book ever written on the subject and was awarded the ''Gold Medal Award'' by Idara-e-Adbiat, Pakistan (Institute of Literature, Pakistan).<ref name=Dawn/>

Ghulam Mustafa was a renowned religious and spiritual leader. His students included famous scholars such as [[Ibn-e-Insha]], [[Jameel Jalibi]], [[Abul Lais Siddiqui]], [[Aslam Farrukhi]], [[Farman Fatehpuri]], [[Moinuddin Aqeel]], and [[Abul Khair Kashfi]].<ref name=Dawn1>[https://www.dawn.com/news/158621 KARACHI: Tributes paid to Dr Ghulam Mustafa Khan] Dawn (newspaper), Published 28 September 2005, Retrieved 27 April 2018

His shrine is siutated N5 (National Highway) Hyderabad.

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==Books==
He was author of more than 100 books in Arabic, [[Persian language|Persian]], Urdu and English. Some of his notable publications include:
*''Iqbāl aur Qurʼān''. An analysis of the Urdu and Persian poetical works of [[Sir Muhammad Iqbal]], 1877-1938, with particular reference to his inspiration from the [[Koran]]
*''Maulānā ʻUbaidullāh Sindhī kī sarguz̲asht-i Kābul''. On the life and political activities of Indian Muslim reformer [[Ubaidullah Sindhi|'Ubayd Allāh Sindī]], 1872-1944, against the British while in exile in [[Afghanistan]], 1915-1922
*''Urdū men̲ Qurʼān aur Ḥadīs ke muḥāvarāt''. On the influence of the [[Koran]] and [[Hadith]] on Urdu phraseology, includes specimens from the works of noted Urdu poets
*''Adabī jāʼize''. Series of books reviews on [[Urdu literature]]
*''Fihrist : Sindh men̲ Urdū mak̲h̲t̤ūt̤āt''. List of Urdu manuscripts, found in different libraries or with individuals in [[Sindh]], Pakistan
*''Sayyid Ḥasan G̲h̲aznavī : ḥayāt aur adabī kārnāme, Fārsī ke buzurg shāʻir Sayyid Ḥ̦asan G̲h̲aznavī''. On the life and works of [[Hassan Ghaznavi|Ḥasan Ghaznavi]], 12th century Persian poet; includes samples from his works; scholarly study
*''S̲aqafatī Urdū''. On the words and phrases assimilated in Urdu from various Indic languages.
*''Fārsī par Urdū kā as̲ar''. On the influence of Urdu on the [[Persian language]].
*''Ḥālī kā z̲ahnī irtiqā'' (Progress in the thinking of Hali). Ghulam Mustafa Khan was considered an authority on Maulana [[Altaf Hussain Hali]]<ref name=Dawn/>

==Death and legacy==
Ghulam Mustafa Khan died on 25 September 2005 at age 93.<ref name=Dawn/> Many literary organizations and two universities that he was personally associated with expressed sorrow over his death. [[Iftikhar Arif]], then Chairman, [[Pakistan Academy of Letters]] said that his death would significantly affect the research work in the field of literature.<ref name=Dawn1/>

Vice-Chancellor of [[University of Karachi]] in 2005, [[Pirzada Qasim]] called his death a blow to Urdu literature in Pakistan.<ref name=Dawn1/>

==Awards and recognition==
*[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz]] (Star of Excellence) by the [[President of Pakistan]]<ref name=Dawn/>
*[[Presidential Iqbal Award]] for writing his book ''Iqbal and Quran''<ref name=Dawn/>

==References==
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