Allama Shibli Naumani was an eminent critic and biography writer of Subcontinent. He was also known as religious scholar. In 1945 Dr. Waheed Qureshi wrote a book named "Shibli ki Hayat-e-Muashqa", in which he applied the psycho analysis theory of Freud to the personality of Allama Shibli. Dr. Qureshi developed a thesis that as a common man, Shibli has all the feelings of mankind. He presented proofs from the poetry and letters of Allam Shibli written to Atia Faizi. This book raised a controversy among the literary circles of Urdu. This article analyses the research value of this book.