Old discovered manuscript which has literary and historical

importance, when arranged according to will of Author is called editing.

There are some principles to edit a text according to the Author's will and

any editor who follows those rules can edit a text. "A Text is basically a

document written in a language known more or less to the inquirer and

assumed to have a meaning which has been or can be ascertained." Hafiz

Mahmood Sherani is a well-known for his theory of "Urdu in Punjab". He

established the tradition of Urdu Editing. During his stay in Europe, He

edited Henry Stub book "An account of rise and progress Mehometanism

with the life of Mohomet and a vindication of Him and His religion from

the coloumnies of Christians". He also edited "Majmooa Nagaz and

Khaliq Bari." This article titled as "Tadweenyat-e-Hafiz Sherani" sheds

light on some dimensions of Hafiz Sherani's editing and research.