Muarrikh-e-Islam, Muhsin-e-Hind Athar Mubarakpuri
Mubarakpuri with Indian President Zail Singh.
Personal
Born	(1916-05-07)7 May 1916 Mubarakpur, Azamgarh
Died	14 July 1996(1996-07-14) (aged 80) Mubarakpur, India
Religion	Islam
Nationality	Indian
Children	Khalid Hafiz
Alma mater	Jamia Qasmia Madrasa Shahi, Moradabad

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]

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.^[2]

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

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.^[2]

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 Wellington, served as the senior religious advisor to the New Zealand Muslim community from 1982 to 1999.^{[citation needed]}