Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Ankara Universitesi Ilahiyat Fakultesi Dergisi, cilt.60, sa.1, ss.207-220, 2019 (Scopus)
Copyright © 2019 Annals of HPB Surgery.All rights reserved.Having a rich heritage in Islamic history and civilization, India is a country that has raised many scholars who have been appreciated not only by Muslims but by non-Muslims thanks to their significant contributions to their respective fields. One of these scholars is undoubtedly Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah who was one of the most prominent Muslim scholars of the 20th century. He was born in 1908 in Hyderabad where he spent his early years. As a result of the political and cultural developments that took place around the middle of the century, he had to live most of his life away from his country. He lived in various European countries as well as in Turkey and taught and lectured at different universities including Ankara University. This research note directly stemmed from the two-month visit I paid to Hyderabad in early 2019, during which I gathered some information and documents detailing Hamidullah's life. In this paper I want to share the Turkish translation of an interview I made with Hamidullah's nephew Muhammad Saifullah Saheb in Hyderabad in February 2019. The interview is followed by the edition and the Turkish translation of one of the original letters of Hamidullah obtained from Saheb. Both the interview and the letter contain valuable data on Hamidullah's personal life style and his scientific personality.