Identity: Historian, biographer, and prolific author; author of Tareekh-e-Millat.

Mufti Intizamullah Shahabi was born in 1892 in Gopamau, Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh, India). His father, Maulvi Ikramullah Shahabi, had a strong scholarly inclination. He received his early education in Arabic and Persian, and later acquired sufficient proficiency in English to benefit from various scholarly works.

Instead of pursuing a conventional job, he chose business and remained engaged for some time in the trade of animals. However, his true passion lay in scholarship and writing. From 1925 onward, he devoted himself fully to authorship and research. During this period, he founded Daira-e-Ma'arif-e-Qurania and published numerous booklets on the Qur’an, Hadith, and Seerah.

In 1945, he moved to Delhi and worked with publishing houses, contributing significantly to scholarly literature. He was also associated with Nadwatul Musannifeen, where he worked on Tareekh-e-Millat and histories of the Sultans of India. In 1949, he migrated to Pakistan and settled in Karachi, where he remained connected with various academic and literary institutions.

Mufti Intizamullah Shahabi was a remarkably prolific writer. In his book Mashahir Akbarabad, he listed 129 of his works, many of which span multiple volumes. His notable works include Tareekh-e-Millat, Bazm-e-Aakhir, Chand Muslim Science Dan, Hayat-e-Zafar, Mashahir Jung-e-Azadi, Islami Muashrat, East India Company aur Baghi Ulama, and Nawab Najib-ud-Daula aur Jang Panipat.

Tareekh-e-Millat is a comprehensive multi-volume history of Islam, co-authored with Zainul Abideen Sajjad Meerathi. It covers history from the early Islamic period up to the reign of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar (1857), and further extends to the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1924.

One controversial aspect of his scholarly career was his use of unverifiable or fictitious references. Noted researcher Malik Ram and others pointed out that he sometimes cited manuscripts or sources that did not actually exist, often attributing them to imaginary libraries in his native town of Gopamau. When criticized, he reportedly responded with indifference, saying, “I am doing my work; those who come later can correct it.”

Death: Mufti Intizamullah Shahabi passed away on 8 September 1969 in Karachi and was laid to rest in Paposh Nagar Cemetery.