Notes The Scholarly Writings of Professor Latifullah

Abstract

Professor Latifullah [1928-2007] (who used just one name for himself) was a scholar specializing in the study of Islamic mysticism in South Asia. Of course, his focus was not restricted to this alone but went beyond these geographical confines to the Middle East and Anatolia. Professor Latifullah was one of that rare breed of self-effacing scholars who pursued their studies with single-minded devotion caring nothing for public approbation. Thus it was not surprising that when he was living, he lived alone and when he died, he died unknown. But his life and death made all the difference to that small circle of admirers who recognised his worth.