Hakim Muhammad Hassan Qarshi

Hakim Muhammad Hassan Qarshi (December 27, 1896 – December 6, 1974) was a practitioner of Unani medicine, author, and the founder of Qarshi Dawakhana. He was a student of Hakim Ajmal Khan and the family physician of Muhammad Iqbal from 1934 to 1938.[1]

Shifa-ul-Mulk
Hakim Muhammad Hassan Qarshi
حکیم محمد حسن قرشی
Pakistan Stamps 2002 Hakim Muhammad Hasan Qarshi
Born
Muhammad Hassan

December 27, 1896
Gujrat, British India
Died6 December 1974(1974-12-06) (aged 77)
NationalityPakistani
Alma materAyurvedic and Unani Tibbia College, Delhi
OccupationHealth practitioner in Unani medicine
Years active1920 – 1974
SpouseBilqees Begum
Children4 sons and 3 daughters
FatherQazi Fazal Uddin

Life and career

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Qarshi was born on December 27, 1896, in Gujrat, Punjab, British India.[1] He received his primary education in his hometown. He enrolled in Islamia College Lahore for further education, but was expelled from the college for participating in national movements. Then he entered Hakeem Ajmal Khan's Unani Tibbia College, Delhi. He had a special interest in medical knowledge. Noticing his passion for medical education, Hakim Ajmal Khan gave him the title of "Qarshi". He was entrusted with the responsibilities of the principal of the medical college, founded by Hakim Ajmal Khan in Mumbai. Qarshi struggled throughout his life to give Unani Tib its rightful place in society.[2][3][4]

Qarshi was a close friend and physician of Muhammad Iqbal during his last years. Earlier, upon the suggestion of Iqbal, he had founded the "Matab Qarshi" in 1920 in Lahore.[2][5][1]

Qarshi remained an active member of Tibb Research Committee, Hyderabad and the Tibb Research Committee, Punjab from 1920 to 1946 in British India.[1]

Qarshi also was an active member of Khilafat Movement and held the position of Vice President of his local Khilafat Committee in Lahore. He coordinated his efforts towards this, as a loyal team member, with the national leaders of this movement like Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Maulana Shaukat Ali and Maulana Zafar Ali Khan.[1]

Personal life

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Qarshi married Bilqees Begum in 1922. Both had 4 sons and 3 daughters.[3]

Death

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Qarshi passed away on December 6, 1974, at the age of 78.[2][3]

Books

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  • Bayaz-e-Maseeha
  • Dastoor-ul-Atibba.
  • Jame-ul-Hikmat
  • Jame-ul-Hikmat
  • Jinsi Amraz Ka Ilaj (Silk-e-Murwareed)
  • Kitab-ul-Kulliyat.
  • Mukhtasar-ul-Kulliyat

Awards and honors

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  • On 20 December 2002, the Pakistan Post issued a commemorative postage stamp in the memory of Hakeem Muhammad Hassan Qureshi on the occasion of his 100th birthday.[6][1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Profile of Hakim Muhammad Hassan Qarshi". Pakistan Philatelic Net Club website. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Gondal, Muhammad Umar Farooq (December 27, 2019). "شفاالملک حکیم محمد حسن قرشی بحیثیت انشاپرداز". Daily Pakistan (in Urdu).
  3. ^ a b c Hakim, Syed Imran Fayaz (24 December 2017). "حکیم محمد حسن قرشیؒ: ایک عظیم شخصیت". Mazameen.com (in Urdu).
  4. ^ "شفاءالملک حکیم محمد حسن قرشی ایک ہمہ جہت اور عہد ساز شخصیت تھے". Nawaiwaqt (in Urdu). December 30, 2011.
  5. ^ Ahmad, Doris (January 1, 1986). Iqbal, as I Knew Him (1st ed.). Iqbal Academy Pakistan. pp. 9, 35, 44.
  6. ^ "شفاالملک حکیم محمد حسن قرشی کی سو ویں سالگرہ کے موقع پر یادگاری ڈاک ٹکٹ کا اجرا". Tareekh e Pakistan (in Urdu). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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