Abdul Haleem Chishti Nomani

Abdul Halim Chishti Nomani (16 April 1929 – 12 October 2020) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, librarian, writer and the first PhD in library sciences in Pakistan. He was a disciple of Hussain Ahmad Madani. He was head of the Department of Hadith Studies at Jamia Uloom Islamia and the younger brother of Abdul Rasheed Nomani.

Early life and education Abdul Haleem Chishti was born on 16 April 1929 in Jaipur, Rajasthan coinciding Zul Qaida 1347 AH. His father Abdul Rahim was a calligrapher and had memorized the Quran. Abdul Haleem received his early education at Madarsa Taleem ul Islam in Jaipur. In 1940, he entered Jamia Nizamia, in Hyderabad, where he studied Arabic and joined the Munshi Fazil course. He went to Darul Uloom Deoband in 1363 AH for higher education and graduated in 1369 AH; where his teachers included Hussain Ahmad Madani. Then returned to Pakistan around 1987. In 1992–91, on the guidance and desire of Habibullah Mukhtar, he came to Jamia Uloom Islamia, Allama Banuri Town, as a specialist in Hadith Studies and after his return, he remained associated with the Jamia. Dozens of academic and research papers of PhD level have been written on the subject of Hadith science under his supervision, which have made their mark in the field of research, many of these papers have been published.

Death Chishti died on 12 October 2020. The first funeral prayer was performed at Jamia Tur Rasheed by Mufti Muhammad and he was buried in University of Karachi cemetery.