Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri

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Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri (7 May 1916 – 14 July 1996) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar, author and historian. He was honoured with the title of Muhsin-e-Hind by Pakistani scholars.[1]

Muarrikh-e-Islam, Muhsin-e-Hind
Athar Mubarakpuri
Mubarakpuri with Indian President Zail Singh.
Personal
Born(1916-05-07)7 May 1916
Died14 July 1996(1996-07-14) (aged 80)
Mubarakpur, India
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian
ChildrenKhalid Hafiz
Alma materJamia Qasmia Madrasa Shahi, Moradabad

Biography

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Mubarakpuri was born on 7 May 1916 in Mubarakpur, Azamgarh. He graduated in dars-e-nizami from Madrasa Ehya-ul-Uloom and moved to Madrasa Shahi, Moradabad to study ahadith. In Shahi, he studied Sahih Bukhari with Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad, Sahih Muslim with Ismail Sambhali, and Jami' al-Tirmidhi with Muhammad Miyan Deobandi.[2]

Mubarakpuri died on 14 July 1996. His funeral prayer was led by Abul Qasim Nomani.[3]

Literary works

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Mubarakpuri wrote books on the relation of Indians and Arabs. In this series his books include Arb-o-Hind Ahd-e-Risalat Mai, Khilafat-e-Rashida awr Hindustan, Khilafat Amwiyyah awr Hindustan, Khilafat Abbasiyah awr Hindustan and Hindustan mai Arbon ki hukumatein.[2]

Legacy

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References

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  1. ^ Zaheer Danish Umri, Taaba Falak, Kadapa Atish Academy, p. 51, 2009 ed.
  2. ^ a b Noor Alam Khalil Amini. "Hadhrat Mawlana Qazi Abd al-Hafiz Athar Mubarakpuri". Pas-e-Marg Zindah (in Urdu) (5th, February 2017 ed.). Deoband: Idara Ilm-o-Adab. pp. 299–329.
  3. ^ Abu Muhammad Maulana Sana'ullah Sa'd Shuja Abadi. Ulama-e-Deoband Ke Aakhri Lamhaat. Maktaba Rasheediya, Saharanpur. pp. 275–276.