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{{Short description|Pakistani academic (1912–2005)}}
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| name                    =  Ghulam Mustafa Khan <br> ڈاکٹر غلام مصطفیٰ خان 
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| caption                 = Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan 
| birth_date              = 23 September 1912
| birth_place             = [[Jabalpur]], [[British India]]<ref name=Dawn>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/158358/dr-ghulam-mustafa-passes-away |title=Dr Ghulam Mustafa Khan passes away|date=26 September 2005|publisher=Dawn (newspaper)|accessdate=27 April 2018}}</ref>
| death_date              = {{death date and age|df=yes|2005|09|25|1912|09|23}}<ref name=Dawn/> 
| death_place             = [[Hyderabad, Sindh]]
| nationality             = [[Pakistan]]i
| known_for               = [[Islam]] and [[Sufism]], [[Urdu literature]] and [[Linguistics]]
| alma_mater              = [[Aligarh Muslim University]], [[Aligarh]]
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| citizenship             = [[Pakistan]]i
| work_institution        = [[University of Sindh]]<br/>[[Urdu University]]
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| awards                  = [[Sitara-e-Imtiaz]] by the [[President of Pakistan]]<ref name=Dawn/>
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'''Ghulam Mustafa Khan''', [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|SI]] ({{lang-ur|ڈاکٹر غلام مصطفیٰ خان}}) (23 September 1912 – 25 September 2005) was a [[research]]er, [[Literary criticism|literary critic]], [[linguistics|linguist]], author, [[scholar]] of [[Urdu literature]] and [[linguistics]], [[educationist]] and religious and [[Spirituality|spiritual]] leader belonging to [[Naqshbandi]] order of [[Sufism]].<ref name=Dawn/><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=EQJHAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA162&lpg=PA162&dq=ghulam+mustafa+khan&source=bl&ots=HX91XOgHQt&sig=mQOwfnoiFCocxlWOFrwoGRzz2Mw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiMt4XMydvaAhWhwVkKHfcCBgQ4RhDoAQg9MAc#v=onepage&q=ghulam%20mustafa%20khan&f=false South Asian Sufis: Devotion, Deviation and Destiny (Ghulam Mustafa Khan) on GoogleBooks] Retrieved 27 April 2018</ref>

==Life and services==
He was born in [[Jabalpur]], India on 23 September 1912. In 1928 he finished his ninth grade from ''Anjuman Islamia High School'', [[Jabalpur]] and went to [[Aligarh Muslim University]], [[Aligarh]] for the rest of his education. He received his higher education at the [[Aligarh Muslim University]].<ref name=Dawn/> He held [[LLB]] and [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in [[Urdu literature]] & [[Persian language|Persian]] and completed his [[PhD]] on 12th-century Persian poet [[Hassan Ghaznavi|Syed Ashruddin Hassan Ghaznavi]] in 1947. In 1959, he was awarded [[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt.]] by [[Nagpur University]], [[India]].<ref name=Dawn/>

During his life he was appointed as a lecturer at the [[Amravati#Colleges|King Edward College, Amrawati]] and after migration to Pakistan from India he was appointed in [[Urdu College]], [[Karachi]]. Later in his life, he also performed the duties of head of the department of Urdu in [[Sindh University]]. For his academic services he was honoured with various level of awards, including the ''Naqoosh award'', ''[[Muhammad Iqbal|Iqbal]] award'' and ''Nishan-i-Sipas''.<ref name=Dawn/>

He published a number of research papers and a quantity of books, translations and compilations, numbering about ninety three.<ref name=Dawn/> His book on ''Iqbal and Quran'' was awarded as the best book ever written on this subject and was awarded the ''Gold Medal Award'' by Idara-e-Adbiat, Pakistan (Institute of Literature, Pakistan).<ref name=Dawn/>

Ghulam Mustafa was a renowned religious and spiritual leader. His students included famous scholars such as [[Ibn-e-Insha]], [[Jameel Jalibi]], [[Abul Lais Siddiqui]], [[Aslam Farrukhi]], [[Farman Fatehpuri]], [[Moinuddin Aqeel]], and [[Abul Khair Kashfi]].<ref name=Dawn1>[https://www.dawn.com/news/158621 KARACHI: Tributes paid to Dr Ghulam Mustafa Khan] Dawn (newspaper), Published 28 September 2005, Retrieved 27 April 2018</ref>

==Books==
He was author of more than 100 books in Arabic, [[Persian language|Persian]], Urdu and English. Some of his notable publications include:
*''Iqbāl aur Qurʼān''. <small>An analysis of the Urdu and Persian poetical works of [[Sir Muhammad Iqbal]], 1877-1938, with particular reference to his inspiration from the [[Koran]]</small>
*''Maulānā ʻUbaidullāh Sindhī kī sarguz̲asht-i Kābul''. <small>On the life and political activities of Indian Muslim reformer [[Ubaidullah Sindhi|'Ubayd Allāh Sindī]], 1872-1944, against the British while in exile in [[Afghanistan]], 1915-1922</small>
*''Urdū men̲ Qurʼān aur Ḥadīs ke muḥāvarāt''. <small>On the influence of the [[Koran]] and [[Hadith]] on Urdu phraseology, includes specimens from the works of noted Urdu poets</small>
*''Adabī jāʼize''. <small>Series of books reviews on [[Urdu literature]]</small>
*''Fihrist : Sindh men̲ Urdū mak̲h̲t̤ūt̤āt''. <small>List of Urdu manuscripts, found in different libraries or with individuals in [[Sindh]], Pakistan</small>
*''Sayyid Ḥasan G̲h̲aznavī : ḥayāt aur adabī kārnāme, Fārsī ke buzurg shāʻir Sayyid Ḥ̦asan G̲h̲aznavī''. <small>On the life and works of [[Hassan Ghaznavi|Ḥasan Ghaznavi]], 12th century Persian poet; includes samples from his works; scholarly study</small>
*''S̲aqafatī Urdū''. <small>On the words and phrases assimilated in Urdu from various Indic languages.</small>
*''Fārsī par Urdū kā as̲ar''. <small>On the influence of Urdu on the [[Persian language]].</small> 
*''Ḥālī kā z̲ahnī irtiqā'' (Progress in the thinking of Hali). <small>Ghulam Mustafa Khan was considered an authority on Maulana [[Altaf Hussain Hali]]<ref name=Dawn/></small>
*''Pakistan's book of [[cricket]] records''. <small>In addition to the field of literature, his contributions as a statistician for the then ''[[Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan]]'', (now called [[Pakistan Cricket Board]]) during 1957-58 cricketing season is well appreciated by the fans of the game of cricket in Pakistan. He was later promoted and served as Board Secretary to PCB in 1995. He was meticulous about his work and wrote informative columns about Pakistan's cricket in '''Wisden Cricket Almamnac''' and the '''Cricketer International''' magazine on a regular basis. Due to his valued contributions to the game of cricket, the Pakistan Cricket Board management including the then Chairman [[Shaharyar Khan]] were deeply saddened at his death.<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/1230736 Ex-PCB secretary Ghulam Mustafa Khan expires] Dawn (newspaper), Updated 5 January 2016, Retrieved 27 April 2018</ref></small>

==Death and legacy==
Ghulam Mustafa Khan died on 25 September 2005 at age 93.<ref name=Dawn/> Many literary organizations and two universities that he was personally associated with expressed sorrow over his death. [[Iftikhar Arif]], then Chairman, [[Pakistan Academy of Letters]] said that his death would significantly affect the research work in the field of literature.<ref name=Dawn1/>

Vice-Chancellor of [[University of Karachi]] in 2005, [[Pirzada Qasim]] called his death a blow to Urdu literature in Pakistan.<ref name=Dawn1/>

==Awards and recognition==
*[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz]] (Star of Excellence) by the [[President of Pakistan]]<ref name=Dawn/>
*[[Allama Iqbal]] Award for writing his book ''Iqbal and Quran''<ref name=Dawn/>

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