Hifz-ur-Rehman explained

Hifz-ur-Rehman (died 1970) was a Pakistani archaeologist, historian and linguist.

Career

Hifz-ur-Rehman donated his life-long collection of nearly 1,500 antiquities to the Lahore Museum, including three Quranic manuscripts of historical significance written by Imam Hussain (grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad), many decrees, Chinese porcelain, rare coins, glass objects, miniatures, ivory objects and specimens of calligraphy and Islamic art objects.

Awards and recognition

Hifz-ur-Rehman died on December 31, 1970. Forty years later, on 23 March 2011, President Asif Ali Zardari posthumously honoured him with the "Sitara-i-Imtiaz" (The Star of Excellence) Award for his services in the fields of archaeology, history and linguistic research.^{[1] [2] [3]}

External links

• AROUND TOWN: Lahore Museum on Dawn (newspaper)
• Lahore Museum on Encyclopedia Britannica

Notes and References

1. News: Maulana Hifzur Rehman awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz (article includes his profile also). 23 April 2020. PakistanToday (newspaper). 23 March 2011.
2. https://fp.brecorder.com/2010/08/201008151091762/ President confers civil awards on Independence Day
3. News: The who's-who of archaeology in Pakistan . Natasha Shahid . 7 August 2015 . The Friday Times (newspaper) . 23 April 2020 . 8 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211008030048/https://www.thefridaytimes.com/the-whos-who-of-archaeology-in-pakistan/ . dead .