Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri (7 May 1916 – 14 July 1996) was an

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, author and historian. He was honoured with the title of Muhsin-e-Hind by Pakistani scholars.Zaheer Danish Umri, Taaba Falak,

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Atish Academy, p. 51, 2009 ed.

Biography

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 ''

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. Mubarakpuri died on 14 July 1996. His funeral prayer was led by

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Literary works

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''.

Legacy

*''Contribution Of Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri to Arabic Studies : A Critical Study'' - PhD thesis from

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by Mohd Amirul Hasan. *His son Khalid Hafiz (1938–1999),

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community from 1982 to 1999.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mubarakpuri, Qazi Athar 1916 births 1996 deaths Writers from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian Muslims People from Azamgarh district Urdu-language writers from India Deobandis Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Madrasa Shahi alumni Students of Muhammad Miyan Deobandi Muslim scholars

Biography

Literary works

Legacy

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