Cataloguing of Muslim and Pakistani Names By Dr
Cataloguing of Muslim and Pakistani Names By: Dr. Muhammad Haroon Usmani Deputy Chief Librarian, Punjab University Library, Lahore
Cataloguing of Muslim and Pakistani Names: Problem Areas n n n Surname/ Family Names ﺧﺎﻧﺪﺍﻧی ﻧﺎﻡ Regional/ Local Names ﻣﻘﺎﻣی ﻧﺎﻡ Compound Names Abbreviations/Nick Names Poetic Names ( )ﺗﺨﻠﺺ / Names Opted for Poetry/ Literary Piece of Work Names Consisted of Two Words Names Consisted of Three Words Long/ Multi Worded Names Honorary/ Awarded/ Given Names/ Title( ﻟﻘﺐ / )ﺧﻄﺎﺏ Patronymic Appellation ( )کﻨیﺖ Female Names
1. Surname/Family Name n n n n Entry should not be made in Family Name Except it is used as Poetic Name Muhammad Haroon Usmani in Haroon Usmani, Muhammad Saleem Ahmad Siddiqui in Saleem Ahmad Siddiqui Mustansar Hussain Tarrar in Mustansar Hussain Tarrar Tehmina Doltana in Tehmina Doltana Choudhry Afzal Haq in Afzal Haq, Choudhry Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman in Khalil-ur-Rehman, Mir
2. Names Associated with Regions/ Localities/ Areas n Enter in Real Name Except Local Name is Used as Poetic Name n Tahir Tounsvi in Tahir Tounsvi n Arshad Multani in Arshad Multani n Majeed Lahori in Majeed Lahori n Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi in Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi n Manzoor Hussain Shor Alieg in Manzoor Hussain Shor Alieg
3. Compound Names n Compound Names should be treated as single name and enter in first part of the name. n Abdul Moid in Abdul Moid n Abdur Rehim in Abdur Rahim n Hamid-ud-Din Farahi in Hamid-ud-Farahi n Inam-ul-Haq in Inam-ul-Haq
4. Abbreviations/Nick Names n Entry should not be made in abbreviations n A. Hameed in Hameed, A. n M. A. Rahat in Rahat, M. A. n A. B. Ashraf in Ashraf, A. B. n ﺵ ﻓﺮﺥ in ﺵ ، ﻓﺮﺥ n ﻥ ﻡ ﺭﺍﺷﺪ in ﻧ۔ ﻡ ، ﺭﺍﺷﺪ
5. Poetic Name( )ﺗﺨﻠﺺ n n n n Entry Should be made in Poetic Name If Part of a Name is Repeated in Beginning and at End the last part will be considered Poetic Name: Amjad Islam Amjad in Amjad, Amjad Islam Mir Taqi Mir in Mir, Mir Taqi Abid Ali Abid in Abid, Abid Ali Faiz Ahmad Faiz in Faiz, Faiz Ahmad Wasif Ali Wasif in Wasif, Wasif Ali
Addition of ( )ی at the End of the Name n n n If an author adds ( )ی at the last part of his name, it will be considered Poetic Name: Asif Farrukhi in Farrukhi, Asif Imtiaz Ali Khan Arshi in Arshi, Imtiaz Ali Khan Shan-ul-Haq Haqi in Haqi, Shan-ul-Haq Mushtaq Ahmad Yousafi in Yousafi, Mushtaq Ahmad Javed Ahmad Ghamdi in Ghamdi, Javed Ahmad
Specific Word as Poetic Name n Ahmad Faraz in Faraz, Ahmad n Khawaja Mir Dard in Dard, Mir Khawaja n Asadullah Khan Ghalib in Ghalib, Asadullah Khan n Nasim Lyyah, in Nasim Lyyah n Inam-ul-Haq Javed in Javed, Inam-ul-Haq
Family Name as Poetic Name n Rarely used, Make Sure that it is Poetic Name or not n Sa’adat Hassan Manto in Manto, Sa’adat Hassan n Manzar Hussain Abbasi, Manzar Hussain
Local Name as Poetic Name n Rarely used, Make Sure that it is Poetic Name or not n Riaz Khairabadi in Khairabadi, Riaz n Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai in Bhittai, Shah Abdaul Latif n Abdul Qadir Sarhadi, in Sarhadi, Abdul Qadir
6. Two Worded Name (a). Common Names n Enter in First Part except for Local, Family and Poetic Names: n Ahmad Saleem n Aslam Kamal n Bano Qudsia n Intezar Hussain n Anis Khurshid
6(b). Where One Part is a Family Name n Enter in real name n Agha Asraf in Ashraf, Agha n Abdullah Malik in Abdullah Malik n Nasir Zaidi in Nasir Zaidi n Choudhri Ghulam Rasul in Ghulam Rasul, Choudhri n Syed Abdullah in Abdullah, Syed
“Muhammad” as Part of 2 Worded Name n Don’t enter in Muhammad instead enter in other part because we use Muhammad in respect of holy Prophet and it is immensely used: n Muhammad Iqbal in Iqbal, Muhammad n Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadiri in Tahir-ul. Qadiri, Muhammad n Muhammad Saeed in Saeed, Muhammad
7. Three Worded Names a. n n n Simple 3 Worded Name (without Poetic, Family or Local Name). Enter in Last Part: Ali Asghar Abbas in Abbas, Ali Asghar Ghulam Hussain Zulfiqar, Ghulam Hussain Zahid Munir Aamir in Aamir, Zahid Munir Zafar Ahmad Mansoor in Mansoor, Zafar Ahmad Ghulam Gillani Asghar in Asghar, Ghulam Gillani
b. First or Last Part is a Family Name n Don’t enter Family Name. Enter in other 2 parts: n Irshad Ahmad Haqqani in Irshad Ahmad Haqqani n Agha Anwar Gull in Anwar Gull, Agha n Raja Rasheed Mahmood in Rasheed Mahmood, Raja n Tahir Javed Mughal in Tahir Javed Mughal n Ashraf Ali Thanvi in Ashraf Ali Thanvi
c. First and Last Parts are Family or Local Names n Enter in the central Part: n Mirza Hamid Beg in Hamid Beg, Mirza n Syed Zamir Jafri in Zamir Jafri, Syed n Khawaja Hassan Nizami, in Hassan Nizami, Khawja n Rana Saeed Khan in Saeed Khan, Rana n Syed Suleman Nadvi in Suleman Nadvi, Syed
d. Muhammad as Part of a 3 Worded Name I. Muhammad as First Name n n n Enter in the part comes immediately after ‘Muhammad’: Muhammad Iqbal Gilani in Iqbal Gilani, Muhammad Akram Chughtai in Akram Chughtai, Muhammad Akhtar Mamonka in Akhtar Mamonka, Muhammad Asif Iqbal in Asif Iqbal, Muhammad Akhtar Shiekh in Akhtar Shiekh, Muhammad
II. Muhammad as a Central Part of 3 Worded Name n n n Enter in the name comes immediately after Muhammad. If Family Name comes in the last then enter before Muhammad : Sher Muhammad Akhtar in Akhtar, Sher Muhammad Fateh Muhammad Malik in Fateh Muhammad Malik Muhammad Ibrahim in Ibrahim, Malik Muhammad Choudhri Muhammad Ashraf in Ashraf, Choudhri Muhammad Syed Muhammad Arif in Arif, Syed Muhammad
III. Muhammad as Real Name n If Muhammad is real name and other parts are worth entering then enter in Muhammad: n Muhammad Bin Qasim n Muhammad Bin Saad
8. Long Names (Consisted of More Than 3 Parts) n n n n If there is Poetic Name: Make entry in that name Enter in the last name in other cases except Family Name where entry should be made in the real name: Syed Maqsood Ali Kazmi in Maqsood Ali Kazmi, Syed Khawaja Muhammad Hassan Khan Farooqi in Hassan Khan Farooqi, Khawaja Muhammad Siraj-ud-Din Ali Khan Aarzoo in Aarzoo, Siraj-ud-Din Ali Khan Shah Akhbar Khan Najib Abadi in Akhbar Khan Najib Abadi, Shah Liaqat Ali Khan Niazi in Liaqat Ali Khan Niazi
9. Honorary/ Awarded/ Given Names/ Title( ﻟﻘﺐ / )ﺧﻄﺎﺏ n n n Enter in Real Name and make Title Name as part of inverted name: Sir Shiekh Muhammad Iqbal in Iqbal, Shiekh Muhammad Sir Shiekh Abdul Qadir in Abdul Qadir, Sir Shiekh If Title becomes renowned name enter in the Title: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in Sir Syed Ahmad Khan Ignore Such Opted/Given Namesa as: Qari, Maulvi, Maulana, Mufti, Nawab, Pirzada, Munshi, Qazi, Hafiz, Haji, Hakeem, Hazrat, Hazoor, Janab, Khaleefa, Sahib, etc.
10. Patronymic Appellation ( )کﻨیﺖ n Usually authors use Pseudo Names ( ﻓﺮﺿی ( کﻨیﺖ which becomes popular in such cases enter in that popular name: n Ibn-e-Safi n Ibn-e-Insha n Abu Muslim
11. Names of Female n n n n The same rule is applicable. Entry will be made in the real name: Jameela Hashmi Ada Jafri If a lady uses Poetic Name, enter in that name: Zahida Hina in Hina, Zahida Syeda Perveen Fana Rizvi in Fana Rizvi, Syeda Perveen Aamna Bahar Roona in Roona, Amna Bahar
II. Use of Father’s or Husband’s Name If a Lady uses father’s name before marriage and after marriage husband’s name entry should be in real name: n Balqees Zafar Hashmi in Balqees Zafar Hashmi n Hijaab Imtiaz Ali in Hijaab Imtiaz Ali n Ismat Chughtai in Ismat Chughtai a.
b. If a Lady uses husband’s name with Mrs. Or Begam entry will be in husband’s name: n Begam Ahmad Ali in Ahmad Ali, Begam n Mrs Abdul Qadir in Abdul Qadir, Mrs.
III. Entries should not be made in such names as Begam, Khatoon, Bibi, Khanum, etc n Bibi Fatima in Fatima, Bibi n Siddiqa Begam in Siddiqa Begam n Deeba Khanum in Deeba Khanum
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