Background
Tufail, Ahmad Syed was born on July 8, 1935 in Fatehpur, India. Son of Syed Ahmad and Umme Habibah (Khatoon) A.
Tufail, Ahmad Syed was born on July 8, 1935 in Fatehpur, India. Son of Syed Ahmad and Umme Habibah (Khatoon) A.
Bachelor, Allahabad (India) University, 1954. Master of Arts in Arabic, Allahabad (India) University, 1956. Doctor of Philisophy in Arabic, Allahabad (India) University, 1966.
Master of Arts in Persian, Allahabad (India) University, 1976.
Research assistant, Allahabad U., 1958-1963; lecturer, Allahabad U., 1972-1985; reader, Allahabad U., 1985-1995; head Arabic and Persian Department, University Allahabad, 1994-1996; professor Arabic, U. Allahabad, 1995-1996; assistant teacher, M.I.C., Allahabad, 1964-1966; lecturer, I.K.D.C., Indore, India, 1967-1969; lecturer, M.E.C., Fatehpur, India, 1969-1972. Member World Islamic Literature Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 1989.
Married Nasimah Khatoon, December 31, 1954. Children: Khatoon Rana, Khatoon Aminah, Khatoon Rabiah, Suhail Ahmad, Tufail Nihad, Husain Ahmad. Married Shamim Fatimah, March 31, 1988.