Ghulam Yahya Anjum

Ghulam Yahya Anjum
غلام یحییٰ انجم
OccupationsAcademic, author
Employer(s)Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
Academic background
Alma materAligarh Muslim University; Jamia Ashrafia Mubarakpur (Dars-e-Nizami)[1]

Ghulam Yahya Anjum (Urdu: غلام یحییٰ انجم) is an Indian academic and author associated with the Department of Islamic Studies, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. He has written on madrasah education, Sufism, and Qurʾānic studies, and his works have been the subject of book launches and literary award programmes.[2][3]

Biography

Ghulam Yahya Anjum was born in Uttar Pradesh, India (Siddharthnagar istrict). He completed the traditional Dars-e-Nizami at Jamia Ashrafia, Mubarakpur, and later obtained an MA, MPhil and PhD in Arabic from Aligarh Muslim University.[1][4]

Career

At Jamia Hamdard, Anjum has served as professor and head of the Department of Islamic Studies[2][5][6] and serves as head of the department of Theology. He was noted for contributing to curriculum development for madrasahs in Uttar Pradesh, reported to include contemporary subjects alongside traditional Islamic studies.[3] He has also presided over sessions in academic conferences, including the 2022 Jamia Hamdard seminar on Islam and pluralism,[7] and webinars on Qurʾānic exegesis in South Asia.[8]

In September 1999, at an international event on the 100th birth anniversary of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Anjum was noted among the speakers. According to the Tehran Times, he remarked that Khomeini emphasized simple living and reliance on the people after God.[9]

Works

Anjum has authored numerous books in Urdu and Arabic. Selected examples include:

  • Dini Madaris aur ʿAhd-e-Hazir ke Taqāzā (2004)[1]
  • Hindustan mein Silsila-e-Chishtiya: Aghaaz o Irtiqa (recognized by Delhi Urdu Academy)[10]
  • Safar-nama Iran (travelogue), launched at Jamia Hamdard with cultural events[11]
  • Quran-e-Karim ke Hindustani Tarajum wa Tafasir ka Jimali Jaiza (2017, published by National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language)[12]
  • Tadhkira Ulama-e-Basti[13]
  • Anwār-e-Khayāl[14]
  • Maulana Hashmat Ali Khan: Ek Tahqīqī Muatāl'aa[15]
  • Darul Uloom Deoband Ka Bānī Kaun?[16]

Recognition

Anjum's works have been acknowledged in Urdu Academy award programmes,[10] and he has been covered in reports of literary prize distributions such as the 2024 Delhi Urdu Academy event.[17] He has also spoken at seminars noting the role of Indian ʿulamāʾ in the independence movement,[18] and at lectures on Sufism in India hosted by institutions in Iran.[19] In 2018, he was a recipient of the President's Certificate of Honour awarded by the Government of India, in both Arabic and Persian.[20][21][22]

In December 2021, he awarded for Quranic works by Iran Culture House, New Delhi.[23] In 2021, he received the AMP 5th National Award for Excellence in Education in the category of Islamic Education (Arabic/Fiqh/Islamic Studies), conferred by the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP).[24][25]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ghulam Yahya Anjum — eBooks & bibliography". Rekhta (website). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  2. ^ a b "Prof. (Dr) Ghulam Yahya Anjum". Indoislamic.org. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  3. ^ a b "مدارس اسلامیہ ہر دور میں عصری تقاضوں سے ہم آہنگ رہے:غلام یحیٰ انجم" [Islamic madrasahs in every period were in accordance with contemporary requirements — Ghulam Yahya Anjum]. Aawaz (in Urdu). 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  4. ^ "AMP 5th National Awards for Excellence in Education 2021" (PDF). Association of Muslim Professionals. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  5. ^ Faridi, Mansoorudin (13 March 2022). "Hamdard: one family, two brothers and three countries". awazthevoice.in. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  6. ^ Gupta, Nilanjana (2022-12-30). Beyond the Madrasa: Muslim Communities and Educational Institutes in India Today. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-80130-9.
  7. ^ "Jamia Hamdard organises two-day international seminar on 'Islam and pluralism'". Muslim Mirror. 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  8. ^ "نقش تاریخی علمای هند در تفسیر و ترجمه قرآن" [The historical role of Indian scholars in the interpretation and translation of the Quran]. dinonline.com (in Persian). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  9. ^ "On the Occasion of 100th Birth Anniversary of Imam Khomeini". Tehran Times. 23 September 1999. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  10. ^ a b "دہلی اردو اکیڈمی کا 2020، 2021 اور 2022 کے انعام یافتگان کے لیے ایوارڈ پروگرام" [Delhi Urdu Academy's Award Program for 2020, 2021 and 2022 Laureates]. Awaz (in Urdu). 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  11. ^ "رونمایی از کتاب سفرنامه ایران در دانشگاه همدرد هند" [Unveiling of the Iranian Travelogue Book at Jamia Hamdard, India]. Saadifoundation.ir (in Persian). 15 November 2013. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  12. ^ "Quran-e-Karim Ke Hindustani Tarajum Wa Tafasir Ka Jimali Jaiza". NCPUL. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  13. ^ "Search Results for Ghulam Yahya Anjum | Brill". Brill. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  14. ^ Sikand, Yoginder (2005-08-01). "The Indian madrassahs and the agenda of reform". Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. 25 (2): 123–130. doi:10.1080/13602000500114017. ISSN 1360-2004.
  15. ^ Jamaluddin, Syed; Jamaluddin, Saiyid (1993). "A Non-Congress Critique of the Muslim League Hegemony: The Barelwi Perspective, 1939". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 54: 449. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44142998.
  16. ^ Darul Uloom Deoband Ka Bani Kaun By Prof Gulaam Yahya Anjum (in Urdu). 1999.
  17. ^ "مصنفینِ کتب کے درمیان انعامات تقسیم" [Prize distribution among book authors]. Daily Hindustan Express. 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  18. ^ Yaseen, Muhammad Ashraf (2022-02-27). "جنگ آزادی میں علمائے کرام نے سب سے زیادہ بڑھ چڑھ کر حصہ لیا تھا: پروفیسر غلام یحییٰ انجم" [Ulemas participated most actively in the War of Independence: Professor Ghulam Yahya Anjum]. Adbi Miras (in Urdu). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  19. ^ "تشريح عرفان و تصوف هندي با حضور پرفسور «غلام يحيي انجم»" [Explanation of Indian mysticism and Sufism with the presence of Professor Ghulam Yahya Anjum]. Ibna (in Persian). 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  20. ^ Annual Report (2019–2020) (PDF). New Delhi: Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Government of India. p. 124.
  21. ^ "President Awards the Certificate of Honour and Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman for the Year 2018". www.pib.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  22. ^ "President Awards the Certificate of Honour and Maharshi Badrayan" (PDF). Ministry of Education (India). 15 Aug 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  23. ^ "Quranic Scholars were awarded during Unity Week in Iran Culture House, New Delhi". en.icro.ir. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  24. ^ "AMP 5th National Awards for Excellence in Education 2021" (PDF). Association of Muslim Professionals. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  25. ^ Annual Report (2019–2020) (PDF). New Delhi: Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Government of India. p. 124.

Further reading

  • Naeemi, Mohammad Ahmad (1 January 2023). Aziz-E-Jahan (Prof Ghulam Yahya Anjum) (in Urdu). New Delhi: Educational Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-19225-12-5.
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