Yousuf Saleem Chishti; an Eminent Scholar and Urdu Writer

Yousaf Saleem Chishti (Urdu: یوسف سلیم چشتی) was an eminent scholar and writer from Pakistan. He was an expert on Iqbal and during 1925 - 1938 he was continuously in his company. He recorded these conversations in his diaries but in 1955 most of them were destroyed by an upsurge in Ravi, at Lahore. He is famous for his commentaries on Iqbal's works. In his later life he spent time in lecturing in Mosques on different Islamic and philosophical themes. He died in Lahore.

He has written many books and his major subject was Iqbal and his poetry. Some of his books are mentioned below:

• Sharah Baal e Jibreel

• Sharah Musnawi Pas Cah Baeed Kurd Moa Musafir

• Sharah Arghman e Hijaz (Hissa Farsi)

• Sharah Arghman e Hijaz

• Sharah Israar e Khudi

• Sharah Piyaam e Mashriq

• Sharah Bang e Dara

• Sharah Zarb e Klim

• Dhalaan