Partaw-i Shah Nasir al-Din Nasir Hubb-i 'Ali Hunzai | |
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![]() 'Allamah Hunzai pictured in front of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. | |
Born | Partaw-i Shah 17 May 1917 Pakistan |
Died | 15 January 2017 |
Occupation | Theologian, Philosopher, Poet and Linguist |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Subject | Islamic theology, metaphysics, hermeneutics, teleology; poetry; linguistics |
Notable awards | Sitarah-yi Imtiyaz; Baba-yi Burushaski; Lisan al-Qawm; Hakim al-Qalam |
Partaw-i Shah Nasir al-Din Nasir Hubb-i 'Ali Hunzai (15 May 1917 – 14 January 2017), known also as 'Allamah (lit. learned) Hunzai[1], 'Allamah Sahib,[2] or by his epithets, Baba-yi Burushaski[3] (lit. The Father of Burushaski), Lisan al-Qawm[3] (lit. The Nation's Spokesman) and Hakim al-Qalam[3] (lit. The Sage of the Pen), was a 20th and 21st century theologian, philosopher, Isma'ili scholar, poet and linguist known for his work on Islamic theology, metaphysics, hermeneutics, poetry and the Burushaski language. His one-hundred-and-twenty-five works of theological and philosophical prose thoroughly repurpose and build extensively upon classical Isma'ili thought,[4] setting forth original theological, metaphysical and teleological expositions, based on the historically unprecedented philosophical injunctions of the 48th Isma'ili Imam, Sultan Muhammad Shah.[5] These works also constitute a vast corpus of original Isma'ili esoteric exegesis,[4] which reflects a deeper engagement with the process of ta'wil (lit. to bring a thing back to its origin) than can be found in previous Isma'ili hermeneutical works. He was also an engaged socio-political activist, advocating for female education and women's rights, cultural pluralism and language preservation.
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