Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri
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. 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 "Sahih Bukhari" with Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad, "Sahih Muslim" with Ismail Sambhali, and "Jami' al-Tirmidhi" with Muhammad Miyan Deobandi. Mubarakpuri died on 14 July 1996. His funeral prayer was led by  Abul Qasim Nomani. 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".