Mastery of Urdu, Arabic, Farsi and Englishįrom a very young age Qadiri Sahab, exhibited a high degree of keenness and zest towards seeking knowledge.
Professor Qadiri remained at St John’s College for 24 years until his retirement in 1951. After the untimely death of Professor Faridi in 1945, he was appointed as the Head of Department for Urdu and Farsi. In 1927, he accepted a position as professor, at the highly acclaimed St John’s College in Agra, joining his brother, Professor Abid Hasan Faridi. In 1917, he took up a position at the Haleem Muslim High School in Kanpur, where he eventually became Head Maulvi. He taught at colleges in Mowchani, Itawa and Baroda. Qadiri Sahab enjoyed a successful career in teaching where he was very popular with both students and staff. Having studied Urdu and Farsi in Senior Madrassa, he obtained Munshi Fazil and Urdu Fazil certifications from Punjab University in Lahore. Thereafter, his family moved to Rampur where he completed his matriculation exams. He completed his early education at home whilst attending a local Madrassa. which relates to 10th March 1887 A.D., in the village of Bachchroan, district of Moradabad, U.P., India.
Maulana Al-Hajj, Professor Hamid Hasan Qadiri, was born on 29th Jamad al-Akhir 1304 A.H. Their lineage can be traced back to the 12th century Sufi saint, Hazrat Baba Farid Uddin Mas’ood Chishtie Gunjshakar of Pak Pattan, Pakistan. His father, Ahmad Hasan, was a lawyer by profession and his brother Abid Hasan Faridi was a professor.
He belonged to a deeply religious and well educated family. He was a master practitioner of chronogrammatic art and a true embodiment of the sufi way of life. His passion for learning and education were reflected in all aspects of his personal and professional life. Hamid Hasan Qadiri was a scholar, poet, linguist, fiction writer, critic, translator and author of several key pieces of Urdu literature notably Dastan e Tareekhe Urdu: a comprehensive historical account of Urdu as a language.
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