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

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Sunni

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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 Madrassa Shahi (alternatively known as Jamia Qasmia) is an Islamic seminary in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1879 by the poor Muslims of Moradabad under the supervision of Islamic scholar, Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi, who also est ...

to study ahadith. In Shahi, he studied ''

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'' with Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad, ''

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'' with Ismail Sambhali, and ''

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'' with

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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 Aligarh Muslim University by Mohd Amirul Hasan. *His son Khalid Hafiz (1938–1999), Imam of

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, served as the senior religious advisor to the New Zealand Muslim 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

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