Kausar Yazdani
Kausar Yazdani was an Indian Islamic scholar, author, journalist and activist and Secretary for Dawah, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. His specialisation was in comparative studies of Hindu scriptures and literature with Islamic literature. He stayed in Delhi.
After retirement from the Jamaat he was engaged in translation of rare Islamic manuscripts into the Hindi language. He later translated Bukhari in three volumes. He belonged to the famous Deobandi Muslim family of Hussain Ahmad Madani.
Biography
Early life and education
Kausar Yazdani was born 1935 at Katalpur village, in the Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. His father was in the police department and retired when he was studying in class VII. He gained a BA in 1955 from Shibli College.He graduated from Shibli College, Azamgarh, and earned Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in the Hindi language from Agra University. He also completed the scholar certification at the Nadwatul Ulema, Lucknow, and Fazeelat from Rampur.
The topic of his PhD was Sufi Darshan evam Sadhna ka Kramik Vikas tatha Kutban, Manjhan evam Jaysee..