Mumtaz Mufti
1905 - 1995
Mumtaz Mufti was the great name of Urdu literature. In early age, he was considered liberal intellectual and alien from the religion. He inspired from the thoughts and worked of Sigmund Fried.
MUMTAZ MUFTI: BIOGRAPHY & LITERARY WORK
Mumtaz Mufti was the great name of Urdu literature. In early age, he was considered liberal intellectual and alien from the religion. He inspired from the thoughts and worked of Sigmund Fried. He was the close friend of Ashfaq Ahmad. At begging, Mumtaz Mufti profoundly opposed the partition of India. But, later became the patriotic Pakistani Islamist. Some people say these are changing come in their personality due to the friendship of Qudrat Ullah Shahab. In spite of it, he maintained his separate identity as a writer and intellectual which saw in Mumtaz Mufti books.
Mumtaz Mufti compiled an excellent travelogue book Labbaik which published first in the episode. It contains the details of his Hajj travel along with Qudratullah Shahab. This book earned much fame and readership for Mumtaz Mufti and always sat on top in Mumtaz Mufti books. His two autobiographies Ali Pur Ka Aili and Alakh Nagri also are the treasure of the Urdu literature.
Early Life:
Mumtaz Mufti was born on September 11, 1905, at Batala (District Gurdaspur) in the house of Mufti Mohammad Hussain. He got his early education from Mianwali, Multan, and Dera Ghazi Khan. He got his graduate degree from the Islamia College Lahore.
Mumtaz’s first book ‘ Jhuki Jhuki Ankhain’ published in Lahore. This book turned Mumtaz Hussain to Mumtaz Mufti.
Death
He died on 27 October 1995 at the age of 91 years in Islamabad.
You may know Hazrat Qudratullah Shahab R.A and Ashfaq Ahmad (Legend Sufi Baba).
Literary Work/ Mumtaz Mufti Books
Mumtaz Mufti wrote essays, travelogues, plays, novels, and an autobiography. His notable works mentioned below.
- Mumtaz Afsanay
- Aukhay Awalray
- Ali Pur Ka Aili: Mufti’s 1961 autobiography was describing the earlier part of his life.
- Alakh Nagri: Mufti’s autobiography was representing the second phase of his life.
- Docter Ka Istemaal
- Ram Din
- Un Kahi
- Chup
- Aapa
- Guria Ghar
- Ismaraeen
- Kahi Na Jai
- Labbaik
- Muftianey
- Nizam e Sakka
- Roughani Putlay
- Samay Ka Bandhan
- Hind Yatra
- Piyaaz Ke Chilkay
- Aur Okhay Log
- Talash
- Asmarain
- Gudi Ki Kahani
Books wrote on Mumtaz Mufti
These are books and PhD thesis wrote on the life and literary work of Mumtaz Mufti.
- Momtaz Mufti ka Fikari Artqa by Dr. Najiba Arif
- Mumtaz Mufti- Hawal o Asaar by Dr. Robina Rafiq
- Mumtaz Mufti- Hayat aur Adabi Khidmat by Dr. Rehan Hassan
- Aili Pur ka Mufti by Prof. Ahmad Aqeel Rubi
Qoutaion of Mumtaz Mufti
مرد بھی عجیب مخلوق ہے جو سامنے آ جاۓ اُس سے لاپروا ہو جاتے ہیں ۔۔۔۔ جو چُھپ جاۓ اس سے عشق لگا لیتے ہیں
اس وقت حرم میں صرف ایک محبوب تھا ۔۔۔ ۔صرف ایک کشش ، صرف ایک جادو جو سروں پر چڑھ کر بول رہا تھا ۔۔۔۔ پانچ لاکھ زائرین ایک خیال ، ایک آرزو لیے بیٹھے تھے ۔
مرد کو کوئی چودھری کہے تو وہ سمجھتا ہے کہ اُسے چودھری تسلیم کر لیا گیا ہے ۔۔۔ اسے یہ نہیں سوجھتی کہ آیا اس سے چودھری کا سلوک بھی ہو رہا ہے یا نہیں ۔۔۔۔
حرم شریف اللہ کا گھر ہے ۔۔۔ اللہ کی طرح حرم شریف کی فضا بھی بے نیاز ہے ۔۔۔
ایک روز میں نے قدرت اللہ سے پوچھا ۔۔۔
آپ کے نزدیک افضل ترین عمل کون سی ہے ؟
بولے : افضل ترین عبادت ہم آہنگی ہے
مقناطیس تے لوہے وانگوں
اُوں ڈو دِل دی چِھک ہے
جیڑھا ہِک کُوں ڈو کر جانڑے
او کافر ، مُشرک ہے