
About Chief Executive - Director
Dr. Tahir Hameed Tanoli is the Chief executive/Director of IRDI. With an academic background in Islamic Sciences and Philosophy, he has made significant contributions to the fields of literature, religion, philosophy, mysticism, cultural studies, Iqbaliyat (the study of Allama Iqbal’s thought), and international affairs. As a distinguished scholar, he currently serves as the Principal Iqbal Scholar and Head of Research and Academics, Iqbal Academy Pakistan where he has overseen numerous research projects conducted in multiple languages, including Urdu, English, Persian, and various regional languages. His scholarly influence extends beyond administration, as his most notable achievement lies in the interpretation and explanation of Allama Iqbal’s seminal work, The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam. Dr. Tanoli has authored detailed interpretations of each of Iqbal’s famous lectures of The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, offering readers deep insights into Iqbal’s complex philosophical ideas.
In addition to his work on Iqbal, Dr. Tanoli has authored several important books that explore the life, mystical thoughts, and teachings of Khawaja Muhammad Abdul Rahman Chohahrvi, a renowned spiritual figure of the Qadiria order and the author of Majmooa Salawat-ul-Rasoul. His works on Hazrat Khawaja Chohahrvi include Maktoobat Rahmaniya, Life and Teachings of Muhammad Abdul Rahman Chohahrvi, Sharh Asma e Husni, Shibar al Asma Al Ilahiya, and Metaphysics of Muhammad Abdul Rahman Chohahrvi. These texts reflect Dr. Tanoli’s deep engagement with Islamic mysticism and its metaphysical dimensions, bringing greater awareness of Sufi thought and practices to both academic and spiritual audiences.
Dr. Tanoli’s academic influence extends further, as he is a member of peer review committees in several prestigious universities in Pakistan. His doctoral research explored the clash of civilizations, particularly comparing the ideas of Allama Iqbal and Samuel Huntington. His PhD thesis, titled Contemporary Civilization Conflict and Thought of Iqbal: Causes, Effects, and Solutions, has been published and has contributed to the discourse on global civilization conflicts and potential pathways to resolution, drawing heavily on Iqbal’s philosophical framework.
Throughout his career, Dr. Tanoli has been instrumental in organizing research training programs, intellectual gatherings, and literary events, fostering a culture of academic excellence and critical thinking. He has been a featured speaker at conferences, seminars, and workshops, including sessions at the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA), Pakistan Rural Development Academy (PRDA), and various international conferences and national forums. His influence is further demonstrated by his participation in over 500 programs on national television, including PTV and GeoTV, where he has shared his expertise on Islamic thought, philosophy, and Iqbal studies.
Dr. Tanoli has also been a visiting faculty member at several leading institutions, including Punjab University, the University of Central Punjab (UCP), Minhaj University Lahore (MUL), the University of Management and Technology (UMT), and the University of Lahore. His extensive academic contributions, public intellectual presence, and dedication to promoting a deeper understanding of Islamic philosophy and mysticism continue to make him a highly respected figure in both national and international scholarly circles.
PUBLISHED BOOKS (SELECTED LIST):
اثبات وجود باری تعالیٰ کے دلائل، تشکیل جدید کے دوسرے خطبے کی تشریح ، ورلڈ ویو پبلشرز ، لاہور، 2024ء-
علم اور روحانی مشاہدہ- روحانی مشاہدے کا امکان اور منھاج کی تفصیل ، تشکیل جدید کے پہلے خطبے کی تشریح، میر پبلشرز ، لاہور،2023ء-
شکوہ اور جواب شکوہ- معنویت اور اثرات، ورلڈ ویو پبلشرز ، لاہور، 2022ء –
تصوف اور اقبالیات، لاہور ، پروگریسیو بکس، 2017ء –
اقبالیات: تفہیم کی جہات، لاہور ، ادارہ فکر جدید،2013ء –
معاصر تہذیبی کشمکش اور فکر اقبال ، لاہور، اقبال اکادمی پاکستان، 2013ء –
زندہ رود ۔تلخیص، لاہور، اقبال اکادمی پاکستان،2012ء –
جدید اسلامی ریاست کی تشکیل اور فکر اقبال 2012ء ادارہ فکر جدید لاہور، 2012ء –
خطاب بہ جاوید ۔ علامہ اقبال کا خطاب نئی نسل سے خطاب ، گوجرانوالہ ، اقبال فورم پاکستان،2016ء –
معا صر مسائل اور فہم قرآن ، لاہور ، ادارہ فکرجدید، 2013ء –
شعر دلآویز ، لاہور، اقبال اکادمی پاکستان، 2010ء –
مقالات جاوید ، لاہور، اقبال اکادمی پاکستان، 2010ء –
جو ئےرواں ، لاہور، اقبال اکادمی پاکستان، 2010ء –
مکتوبات رحمانیہ ، لاہور، ادارہ تحقیق و ترقی، 2006ء –
كشت زر بار۔تدوين ، لاہور، سنگ میل پبلی کیشنز، 2000ء –
من بولتا ہے ، پشاور ، حلقہ فروغ ادب، 2000ء –
:تراجم
ماحولیاتی بحران: اسلامی تناظر میں ۔ ترجمہ ، لاہور، اقبال اکادمی پاکستان ،2008ء –
(Original article published in Islam and Science, Vol. 5, summer 2007, No. 1, The Centre for Islam and Science, Canada)
تباہ شدہ قوم ۔ ترجمہ ، لاہور، اسلامک ریسرچ سنٹر،2002ء –
(The Perished Nations by Haroon Yahya, Islamic Research Center, Lahore, 2002.)
:انگریزی کتب
- – Essays of Dr. Javid Iqbal (compilation), Iqbal Academy Pakistan, 2012.
- – Intellectual Legacy (compilation), Iqbal Academy Pakistan, 2012.
Research Articles:
- Methodoly of Iqbal’s Reconstruction (خطبات اقبال کا منہج), Iqbal Review/Iqbaliyat, Jan-march 2023, Volume No. 64, Issue No. 1, pp. 59-87
https://iqbalreview.allamaiqbal.com/index.php/ire/article/view/377 - Atomic theory of Asha’ira – in the light of Iqbal’s Reconstruction (اشاعرہ کا نظریہ جواہر), Iqbaliyat, July-December 2022, Volume No. 63, Issue No. 2, pp. 111-149
https://iqbalreview.allamaiqbal.com/index.php/ire/article/view/71 - The concept of the unity of thought and being – in the light of Iqbal’s Reconstruction (فکر اور وجود کی وحدت کا تصور), Iqbaliyat, January-June 2022, Volume No. 63, Issue No. 1, pp. 91-136
https://iqbalreview.allamaiqbal.com/index.php/ire/article/view/49 - 4. From Divided to Concrete Self: A Study in Iqbal’s Concept of Religious Psychology, Psychology and Education Journal, Vol. 58 No. 5 (2021), ISSN 1553 -6939, pp. 2801- 2812
http://psychologyandeducation.net/pae/index.php/pae/article/view/5854 - Iqbal’s Thought and Cultural Debates(فکر اقبال اور تہذیبی مباحث), Iqbaliyat, January-July 2020, Volume No. 61, Issue No. 1, 3, pp. 107-114
https://iqbalreview.allamaiqbal.com/index.php/ire/article/view/145 - Iqbal Thought and Cultural Discussions(فکر اقبال اور تہذیبی مباحث), Iqbaliyat, January-July 2019, Volume No. 60, Issue No. 1, 3, pp. 133-143
https://iqbalreview.allamaiqbal.com/index.php/ire/article/view/184 - Rimoz Bikhudi – Barzhakhi milestone of Allama Iqbal’s poetic journey (رموز بیخودی – علامہ اقبال کے شعری سفر کا برزخی سنگ میل), Iqbaliyat, January – July 2018, Volume No. 59, Issue No. 1, 3, pp. 215-238
https://iqbalreview.allamaiqbal.com/index.php/ire/article/view/207 - Faiz-Rang wa Saut Ki Paikar Afrini( فیض – رنگ و صوت کی پیکر آفرینی), Iqbaliyat, January-March 2016, Volume No. 57, Issue No. 1, Pages 89-95
https://iqbalreview.allamaiqbal.com/index.php/ire/article/view/304 - Linguistic Foundation of Cultural Unity ( ثقافتی وحدت کی لسانیاتی اساس), Zoraiz, Faculty of Languages, Centre for Research and Development, MUL, Lahore, ISSN: 2414-8504, July– December 2015, pp-20-24.
- Authoring Asrar-e-Khudi – Motive and Purpose (اسرار خودی کی تصنیف – محرک اور مقصد), Iqbaliyat, Iqbal Academy Pakistan, Lahore, ISSN: 0021-0773, January – July 2015, pp-147-175.
https://iqbalreview.allamaiqbal.com/index.php/ire/article/view/319 - Construction of Self and Levels of Religious Life (تعمیر خودی اور مذہبی زندگی کے مراحل ), Idrak, Research Journal of Hazra University, Mansehra, ISSN: 2412-6144, January – June 2015, pp-6-15.
https://idrak.hu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e87aa35eee32/page - Iqbal’s Concept of Time – New Dimensions of Research (اقبال کا تصور زمان – تحقیق کے نئے زاویے), Quarterly al Aqreba, Annual Number- Jan-June 2015, House No. 464, St No. 58, I-8/3, Islamabad, ISSN:1812-8734, pp. 147-172
- Iqbal and Tasawuf: Problem of Reconciliation, Urdu Research Journal, Department of Urdu, Delhi University, Vol-II, Issue-I, ISSN: 2348-3687, January –March, 2015.
https://www.urdulinks.com/urj/?p=282 - Rumi’s Concept of Time (مولانا جلال الدین رومی کا تصور زمان), Pegham Ashna, Cultural Consulate, Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran, Islamabad, April-June 2015, pp.8-25.
- Sacredness of Creation and Ecological Responsibility of Believers, The Sacredness of Creation – Proceedings of the Second Loyola Hall Symposium, Edt. Christian W. Troll & Liam O’ Callagham, 2015, Multimedia Affairs, 21-Nand Street, Sham Nagar, Chowburji, Lahore, p-93-103
- Anti Classical attitude of Islamic Civilization and Jawab e Shikwa (تہذیب اسلامی کا غیر کلاسیکی مزاج اور جواب شکوہ)Pegham Ashna, Cultural Consulate, embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran, Islamabad, Vol 15, Issue 59, 2014, pp-95 to 109.
- A Forgotten Debate on Wahdatul Wajood in Contemporary Perspective, Monthly Muaaraf, Jan-June 2014, Institute of Islamic Culture, 2-Club Road, Lahore, p-1-13
- Shikwa and Jawab e Shikwa: In perspective of one century (شکوہ اور جواب شکوہ: ایک صدی کے تناطر میں), Maqalat se roza Qomi Urdu Conference, Higher Education Commission, Islamabad/ Hazra University, Mansehra, April 2014.
- Iqbal and Tasawuf: Problem of reconciliation (اقبال اور تصوف- تطبیق کا مسئلہ), Research Journal, Faculty of Islamic and Oriental Learning, University of Sargodah, Sargodah, ISSN: 2312-9891, July-December, 2013.
- Mysticism in east and West: The Concept of the Unity of being, Ed. Heike Stamer, A Forgotten Debate on Wahdatul Wajood, Loyola Hall, Lahore, published from 21-Nand Street, Sham Nagar, Chowburji, Lahore, 2013, pp-202-217.
- Zindagi mizmir he teri shokhi e tehreer men (زندگی مضمر ہے تری شوخی تحریر میں ), Iqbaliyat, Iqbal Academy Pakistan, Lahore, ISSN: 0021-0773, January 2013, pp-47-66.
https://iqbalreview.allamaiqbal.com/index.php/ire/article/view/352 - Civilizational Significance of Iqbal’s Thought (فکر اقبال کی تہذیبی معنویت), Iqbaliyat, Iqbal Academy Pakistan, Lahore, ISSN: 0021-0773, Jan-July 2012, pp-89-108.
- A Forgotten Debate on Wahdatul Wajood in Contemporary Perspective, Iqbal Review, Iqbal Academy Pakistan, Lahore, ISSN: 0021-0773, April-October 2011, pp-73-85.
https://iqbalcyberlibrary.net/en/IRE-APR-OCT-2011.html - Iqbal’s Concept of Time (علامہ محمد اقبال کا تصور زمان), Daera Maaraf Iqbal (Iqbal Encyclopedia), Vol. II, Punjab University Oriental College, Lahore, August 2010, pp-443-446.
- Iqbal’s Concept of Acquired Knowledge and Knowledge by Presence (علم حق اول حواس آخر حضور) Iqbaliyat, Iqbal Academy Pakistan, Lahore, ISSN: 0021-0773, January, 2010, pp-61 to 84.
https://iqbalcyberlibrary.net/en/IAU-JAN-2010.html - Iqbal’s Concept of Time and Space (علامہ محمد اقبال کا تصور زمان و مکان), Pegham Ashna, Islamabad, Vol-34, July to September 2008, pp-125 to 133.
- Urdu Translation of The Islamic Perspective on the Environmental Crises, (ماحولیاتی بحران: اسلامی تناظر میں) by Hussain Nasr, Iqbaliyat, Iqbal Academy Pakistan, Lahore, ISSN: 0021-0773, January 2008. (Original article published in Islam and Science, Vol. 5, summer 2007, No. 1, The Centre for Islam and Science, Canada.
https://iqbalcyberlibrary.net/en/IAU-JAN-2008.html - Iqbal’s Thought and Dimensions of Quranic Understanding (فکر اقبال اور فہم قرآن کی جہات), Iqbaliyat, Iqbal Academy Pakistan, Lahore, ISSN: 0021-0773, July 2007.
https://iqbalcyberlibrary.net/en/IAU-JUL-2007.html - Search of Unity in Sciences (علوم میں وحدت کی تلاش), Iqbaliyat, Iqbal Academy Pakistan, Lahore, ISSN: 0021-0773, July 2006.
https://iqbalcyberlibrary.net/en/IAU-JUL-2006.html - Problem of Time and Intellectual Culture, Ravi, Journal of Government College Lahore, Volume 90, 2003, pp-41 to 44.
Published in Different Periodicals
- Iqbal and Qadiyaniyat (اقبال اور قادیانیت), Monthly Qomi Digest, February 2016, 41-Jail Road, Lahore, Vol. 38, Issue 2, pp.89-91
- Educational System and our National Demands (نظام تعلیم اور ہمارے قومی تقاضے) Monthly Rooh e Buland, April 2015, 3, 2-Race Course Road, Lahore, pp-30 to 31, 65.
- New Perspective of Terrorism and Muslim World (دہشت گردی کا نیا تناظر اور مسلم دنیا), Monthly Piyam, April 2015, Al Baseerah, 299, Street 76, G-9/III, Islamabad, pp. 29-31.
- Corruption – a sign of ill behavior (کرپشن – بیمار شعور کی علامت) Monthly Rooh e Buland, March 2015, 3, 2-Race Course Road, Lahore, pp-25 to 27.
- Three articles published in Monthly Hakeemul Umat, Hamadania Colony, Bemina, Srinagar-18, Kashmir, India. (Ph: 0194-2491187, Mob: +941-9420-906, e-mail: akbar_hyderi@yahoo.com)
- Separation of Politics from Religion (جدا ہو دین سیاست سے), Monthly Rooh e Buland, January 2015, Volume 10, Issue 5, 3, 2-Race Course Road, Lahore, pp-26 to 29.
- Iqbal’s Lectures: Issues of Interpretation and Understanding (خطبات اقبال: چند فکری اور تفہیمی مسائل), Monthly Rooh e Buland, December 2014, 3, 2-Race Course Road, Lahore, pp-15 to 20.
- Iqbal Faroshi aur Iqbal Framoshi (اقبال فروشی اور اقبال فراموشی), Monthly Rooh e Buland, June 2014, 3, 2-Race Course Road, Lahore, pp-21-24
- Iqbal Faroshi aur Iqbal Framoshi-II, Weekly The Moon Creations, May 19-25, 2014, Muzaffarabad.
- Iqbal Faroshi aur Iqbal Framoshi-I, Weekly The Moon Creations, May 12-18, 2014, Muzaffarabad.
- Tafheem e Iqbal ki Jihat, included in Shaer e Mashriq Wadi e Sarban men, Hazara Chair, Hazara University, Mansehra, 2013.
- Monthly Rooh e Buland, Lahore, (Rationalism & Atheism) عقلیت اور دھریت, November, 2013, p-36.
- Iqbal: Proponent of Ishq e Rasool (اقبال: داعی عشق رسول), Monthly Midhat, Issue-7, October 2013, 26-Second Floor, Big City Plaza, Liberty, Gulberg-3, Lahore, pp- 157 to 178.
- What is Ideology of Pakistan? (نظریہ پاکستان کیاہے؟), Monthly Rooh e Buland, May 2013, 3, 2-Race Course Road, Lahore, pp-15 to 24.
- Search of Revelation’s Light through Human Reason (انسانی زائیدہ علم کے دھندلکے میں علم بالوحی کی روشنی کی تلاش) , Monthly Rooh e Buland, April 2013, 3, 2-Race Course Road, Lahore, pp-13 to 24.
- Monthly Rooh e Buland, Lahore, (Ghalib and Us) غالب اور ہم, March, 2013, pp-25-26.
- Iqbal’s Concept of State and Governance (اقبال کا تصور ریاست و حکومت), included in Allama Iqbal aur Asri Masael, University of Gujrat, February, 2013, pp-176 to 198.
- Mechanism of Change, Monthly Rooh e Buland, February 2013, 3, 2-Race Course Road, Lahore, pp-33 to 41.
- Civilizational Significance of Iqbal’s Concept of Ishq e Rasool (اقبال کے تصور عشق رسول کی ملی اور تہذیبی اہمیت) Monthly Rooh e Buland, April 2012, 3, 2-Race Course Road, Lahore, pp-21-33.
- Developing Pakistan as Modern State in the light of Iqbal’s Thought-II (فکر اقبال کی روشنی میں پاکستان کے جدید ریاست بننے کے امکانات) Monthly Rooh e Buland, March 2012, 3, 2-Race Course Road, Lahore, pp-41-51.
- Developing Pakistan as Modern State in the light of Iqbal’s Thought-I (فکر اقبال کی روشنی میں پاکستان کے جدید ریاست بننے کے امکانات) Monthly Rooh e Buland, February 2012, 3, 2-Race Course Road, Lahore, pp-19-28.
- Monthly Rooh e Buland, Lahore, (Concept of New Age in the Poetry of Allama Muhammad Iqbal)علامہ محمد اقبال کی شاعری میں عہد نو کا تصور, August, 2011, pp-40 to 45.
- Ghalib: the Poet of Life, Proceedings of International Ghalib Conference, Ghalib Memorial Trust, Lahore, 2012.
- Miraculous Continuity of Quranic Teachings (قرآنی فیوضات کا معجزانہ تسلسل), Dawatul Azhar, April-June, 2011, 210-al Dour al Sani, al Meeni bil Air, G-8 Markaz, Islamabad, pp-43-48.
- The teachings of Hazrat Sultan Bahoo and its Contemporary Effectivity (حضرت سلطان باھو کی تعلیمات اور عصر حاضر میں ان کی موثریت), Monthly al Arifeen, 9- Second Floor, Aslam Arcade, 16-MeCloed Road, Lahore, May 2011, pp-419 to 436.
- Muslim World and Contemporary Challenge ( عالم اسلام اور عصر حاضر کاچیلنج) Monthly the Al-Asr, Peshawar, April-May 1997.
- Culture Crises in Pakistan, Monthly the Diplomat, Peshawar, December 1995.