Abdul Hai Habibi

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Abdul Hai Habibi
Native name
عبدالحی حبیبی
Born1910 (1910)
Kabul, Afghanistan
OccupationHistorian, politician, scholar, professor
SubjectHistory and academia
Website
www.alamahabibi.com
Part of a series on the
History of Afghanistan
Timeline
Hephthalite Empire
 410–557
Nezak Huns 484–711
Medieval
Kabul Shahi 565–879
Principality of Chaghaniyan 7th–8th centuries
Rashidun Caliphate 652–661
Tang China 660–669
Tibetan Empire 660–842
Umayyads 661–750
Zunbils 680–870
Lawik750-977
Abbasids 750–821
Tahirids 821–873
Saffarids 863–900
Samanids 875–999
Ghaznavids 963–1187
Ghurids before 879–1215
Seljuks 1037–1194
Khwarezmids 1215–1231
Mongol Invasion 1219–1226
Chagatai Khanate 1226–1245
Qarlughids 1224–1266
Ilkhanate 1256–1335
Kartids 1245–1381
Timurids 1370–1507
Arghuns 1520–1591
Modern
Tanai coup attempt
 1990
Islamic State 1992–1996
Islamic Emirate 1996–2001
US invasion 2001
Islamic State (reinstated) 2001
Interim/Transitional Administration 2001–2004
Islamic Republic (politics) 2004–2021
Islamic Emirate (reinstated) since 2021
Related historical regions
Related topics

Abdul-Hai Habibi (

Pashto language manuscript that he claimed to have discovered in 1944; but the academic community does not unanimously agree upon its genuineness.[4]

Biography

Habibi was born in

Pashtun family of scholars of Kakar tribe. He was the great grandson of Allamah Habibullah, the eminent scholar known as "Kandahari intellectual" who authored many books. Habibi's father died at an early age and he grew up studying in the mosques of Kandahar, and in 1920 he was admitted to the primary school of Shalimar. Being good at his studies, he received his diploma at the age of 15 and began working as a teacher in the primary schools of Kandahar.[5] In 1927 he was appointed as the deputy editor of Tulo Afghan weekly newspaper in Kandahar and 3 years later became the editor of the newspaper.[6]

In 1950s, he was forced to exile by living in Peshawar, Pakistan, because of his opposition to Afghan Prime Minister Shah Mahmud Khan. While in exile, he published a journal called Azad Afghanistan (Free Afghanistan). He was permitted to return to Afghanistan in 1961 to become professor in the faculty of literature of Kabul University. In 1966, he was appointed president of Afghan Historical Society and he published a number of books on Afghan history.[7] Senzil Nawid writes:[8]

As a Pashtun, Habibi paid considerable attention to the history of the Pashto language and literature and the history of Pashtun dynasties, such as the Ludi and Suri Afghan dynasties in India; the Loyakan tribe of Ghazni; the Ghilji tribe of Qandahar; and the Abdali (or Durrani) dynasty that originated around Herat. One of the later important works of Habibi was Tarikh-i Afghanistan dar ‘Asr-i Gurgani-yi Hind (‘History of Afghanistan in the Age of the Gurgani Rulers of India’), which he published in Kabul in 1966. Here as elsewhere, he showed his great strength in his knowledge of primary sources. He made use of this knowledge to write his bibliographical Rahnuma-yi Tarikh-i Afghanistan (‘Guide to Afghan History’), which he published in two volumes in 1970. An important reference work that points to the genuine professionalism achieved by Afghan historians of the period...

— Afghan History Through Afghan Eyes, Writing National History

As an

academic, Habibi worked diligently throughout his life. He is the author of 115 books and over 500 papers and articles on the literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, poetics and the culture of the people of Afghanistan.[5][6] Several of his books have been translated to English, Arabic, German and other foreign languages.[citation needed
]

Abdul Hai Habibi died on 9 May 1984, in

Dari
.

Summary of official positions

Criticism

Iranologist, David Neil MacKenzie, concludes from the anachronisms that the document was fabricated[citation needed] only shortly before its claimed discovery in 1944. MacKenzie's central argument refers to the use of the modern Pashto letters Dze (ځ [dz]) and Nur (ڼ [ɳ]) throughout the script. These letters were only introduced into the Pashto alphabet in 1936 when the Afghan government reformed the Pashto orthography. The two letters have never been found simultaneously in any genuine manuscript before 1935.[dubious – discuss][9]

Habibi responded to his critics in 1977 by stating:

"I obtained the hand-written manuscript with the help of the late Abdul Ali Khanozay, a

Shah Hussain, son of Haji Mirwais Khan. Such claims have been heard over the years, but unfortunately, the critics have not compiled any detailed or scholastic analyses of the work so that they may be studied, and if found refutable, commented upon scholastically. Scholars in the field have not discussed this book in detail so far. What has been written has been brief and expressions of doubts. No scholastic or positive criticism from the viewpoint of linguistics or etymology has been provided so that the authenticity or forgery of words may be evaluated and the facts clarified."[10]

— Abdul Hai Habibi, 1977

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-81-7648-319-3
    . Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  2. ISBN 978-1-84511-316-2
    . Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  3. RAWA
    . 4 September 1998. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  4. ^ Lucia Serena Loi: Il tesoro nascosto degli Afghani. Il Cavaliere azzurro, Bologna 1987, p. 33
  5. ^ a b "Biography of Abdul Hai Habibi (1910–1984)". alamahabibi.com (Official website). Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  6. ^ a b "دشلمې پېړۍ سترنابغه-لوى استاد، پوهاند علامه عبدالحى حبيبي". tolafghan.com. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  7. ISBN 978-0-415-43778-3
    . Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  8. ISBN 978-0-19-049223-6
    .
  9. ISBN 978-0-7286-0272-4
    . p. 142
  10. ISBN 978-0-7618-0265-5
    . Retrieved 27 September 2010.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Hai_Habibi&oldid=1184577451"