{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=November 2023}} {{Short description|Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer (1929 – 2020)}} {{Infobox religious biography |honorific-prefix = Maulana |name = Abdul Halim Chishti Nomani |image = Abdul Haleem Chishti.jpg |native_name =مولانا ڈاکٹر عبدالحلیم چشتی نعمانی |native_name_lang = ur |religion = Islam |institute = University of Karachi<br>Radio Pakistan<br>Bayero University Kano Library<br>Jamia Uloom Islamia |birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|04|16|df=yes}} |birth_place = Jaipur, Rajasthan |death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|10|12|1929|04|16|df=yes}} |alma_mater = Karachi University |occupation = Islamic scholar, librarian, writer |teacher = Hussain Ahmad Madani, Abdul Rasheed Nomani, Fateh Muhammad Panipati |education = MA in Islamic Studies<br>Master in Library Science<br>PhD in Library Science |resting_place = University of Karachi Cemetery }} '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jang.com.pk/news/841310|title=مولانا ڈاکٹر عبدالحلیم چشتی نعمانیؒ|trans-title=Maulana Dr. Abdul Halim Chishti Nomani|website=jang.com.pk|lang=ur|date=15 November 2020|access-date=20 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sunnionline.us/urdu/2020/10/14798/|title=نامور محدث و محقق مولانا ڈاکٹر عبدالحلیم چشتی انتقال کرگئے، انا للہ و انا الیہ راجعون|trans-title=Eminent Muhaddith and researcher Maulana Dr. Abdul Halim Chishti passed away|date=13 October 2020|lang=ur|access-date=20 November 2023}}</ref>

==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.<ref name=auto>{{cite web|url=https://www.banuri.edu.pk/bayyinat-detail/%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7-%DA%88%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%B9%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85-%DA%86%D8%B4%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%DB%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%DB%81-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C%DB%81-%DA%A9%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%AA|title=حضرت مولانا ڈاکٹر محمد عبدالحلیم چشتی رحمۃ اللہ علیہ کی رحلت &#124; جامعہ علوم اسلامیہ علامہ محمد یوسف بنوری ٹاؤن|trans-title=Death of Hazrat Maulana Dr. Muhammad Abdul Halim Chishti &#124; Jamia Uloom Islamia|first=جامعہ علوم اسلامیہ بنوری|last=ٹاؤن|website=www.banuri.edu.pk|lang=ur|access-date=20 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://alert.com.pk/archives/17512|title=مولانا ڈاکٹر عبدالحلیم چشتی کون تھے ؟|trans-title=Who was Maulana Dr. Abdul Halim Chishti|first=ویب|last=ڈیسک|date=12 October 2020|lang=ur|access-date=20 November 2023|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920163417/https://alert.com.pk/archives/17512|url-status=dead}}</ref> He went to Darul Uloom Deoband in 1363 AH for higher education and graduated in 1369 AH; where his teachers included Hussain Ahmad Madani.<ref name=auto/> He did an MA in Islamic studies from Karachi University in 1967, and a Masters in Library science in 1970. In 1981, he obtained the degree of PhD.<ref name=auto/>

==Career== Chishti migrated after the creation of Pakistan, and initially settled in the Ranchhor line. In 1949, he worked in Radio Pakistan for two years, after that he took a government job in Liaquat National Library for 14 years, after that he served in University of Karachi for a long time, and for some time he was the Khatib of Karachi University Mosque.<ref name=auto/>

After leaving the University of Karachi in 1977, he moved to Nigeria, where he served for 10 years as a senior cataloger in the Bayero University Kano Library.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lPPgAAAAMAAJ&q=Abdul+Haleem+Chishti|title=Educational Institutions and Library Development in Pakistan|page=171|isbn=9789698271008|last=Khan|first=Sadiq Ali|year=1994|publisher=Khurshid Nishan}}</ref> 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.<ref name=auto/>

==Literary works== He authored more than a dozen books.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/Maktaba-Maulana-Dr-Abdul-Haleem-Chishti-Sahib/Al-Bidaat-ul-Muzjat-Li-Man-Yutaliu-al-Mirqat-Sharh-ul-Mishkaat-Urdu/|title=Maktaba Maulana Dr Abdul Haleem Chishti Sahib}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|date=13 October 2020|url=https://www.express.pk/story/2092196/1/|title=مولانا ڈاکٹر عبدالحلیم چشتی کراچی یونیورسٹی کے قبرستان میں سپردخاک|trans-title=Maulana Dr. Abdul Halim Chishti buried at Karachi University Cemetery|lang=ur|publisher=Express News|access-date=20 November 2023}} </ref>

==See also== *List of Deobandis

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Hanafi scholars}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chishti, Abdul Haleem}} Category:1929 births Category:2020 deaths Category:University of Karachi people Category:Pakistani librarians Category:University of Karachi alumni Category:Pakistani radio people Category:Darul Uloom Deoband alumni Category:Academic staff of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia Category:People from Jaipur Category:Jamia Nizamia alumni Category:Bayero University Kano people Category:Deobandis Category:Pakistani people of Rajasthani descent Category:Indian emigrants to Pakistan