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Aks-e-Yusuf
Collection of articles from Syed Yusuf Kamal Bukhari

Aks-e-Yusuf (Reflections of Yusuf) is an anthology of as many as 18 select essays and articles written by late Yusuf Kamal Bukhari in Urdu language. The book has been published by the Bukhari Foundation Qatar.

To pay posthumous tribute to and express love and respect for his father, M. S. Bukhari brought about a book containing research articles, written by his father on different topics, ranging from archaeology to religion. The research work on the book and the selection of the articles has been made by Nadeem Mahir, a Qatar-based Urdu poet and writer who was recently felicitated by Bihar Urdu Academy for his remarkable poetry collection. The formal launching of the book was done in Bhopal, India. A separate launching ceremony was also organised in Doha-Qatar.

Speaking about the book, Nadeem Mahir said, “Yusuf Kamal had a versatile personality. Through this book, I have only brought to light his invaluable works. The book was initially launched in India a few months ago. We have received a lot of appreciation from different libraries in India for the book. Yusuf Kamal has done a lot of work in archaeology, history, religion and other social issues.” He added, “The essays included in the book are about different topics including Islamic architecture in India, architecture in the era of Amir Khusro, architecture during times of Sikander Begum in Bhopal, history of world manuscripts, advent of Urdu script, teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Qur’an, inter-faith harmony, rights of neighbours, status of women in Islam and contemporary society, and the Muslim and Indian history.”