University promotes learning of Urdu, Arabic and Persian Languages in order to understand the essence of their culture.
The ‘Uttar Pradesh Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University’ was established on 1st October, 2009 under U.P State Universities (Amendment) Act. The University was named after Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer who is known all over the world, for his benevolence and magnanimity. Khwaja Moinuddin was born in 1141 CE in Chishti in Herat, Afghanistan. Also known as ‘Gharib Nawaaz’ and ‘Benefactor of the poor’, he is the most famous saint of the Chishti order of Sufism in the Indian Subcontinent.
1. The library houses a rich collection of 11,000 books, relating to different subjects. Of these, 2339 rare titles published. 2. It was renamed ‘Shri Kanshiramji Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University on 4th April. 2011.