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together, they are called the two Saduks. He is also the
author of the Kitab-ul-Mawan's, a treatise on the law of
inheritance.
Abul-Hasan 'Ali, ^>j*^ i^. i^'^fy.}, the son
of Sultan Mas'ud I, ascended the throne at Ghaznf, on
Fridayj 29th December, 1049 A. D., 1st Sha'ban, 441
A. H., reigned little more than two years, and was deposed
by his brother 'Abdur-Kashi'd in 1052 A. D., 443 A. H.
Abul-Hasan Ash'ari, (
Arabic characters), son
of Isma'il. He was a Mu'tazilite, but afterwards became
a Sunni. He is the author of nearly 400 works. He died
in the year 936 A. D., 324 A. H.
Abul-Hasan Jurjani, tj^^^tr^ a celebrated
lawyer, a native of Jurj an or Georgia. Vide Jurjani.
Abul-Hasan Khan, ii)^ (iT^I (Mirza) Persian
ambassador to the British Court in 1809 and 1819. He
is the author of a work called " Hairat-nama," or book of
wonders, which title was given by it by Fath 'AH Shah,
king of Persia. It contains a long account of the Khan's
travels in India, Turkey, Eussia, England, &c.
Abul-Hasan Kutb-Shah, V^' i^r^^Ji^, whose
original name was Tana Shah, was the son-in-law
of 'Abdullah Kutb-Shah, after whose demise, about the
year 1672 A. D., 1083 A.H., he succeeded to the throne of
Golkonda in Haidarabad, Dakhin. This place was con-
quered by 'Alamgir, after a siege of seven months, on the
22nd of September, 1687 A. D., 24th Zil-ka'da, 1098 A. H.,
and Abul-Hasan was taken prisoner and confined for life
in the citadel of Daulatabad. Golkonda was then reduced
to a province of the empire of Hindustan. Abul-Hasan
died in confinement about the year 1700 A. D., 1112 A. H.
He was the last Sultan of the Kutb-shahi dynasty.
Abul-Hasan Razin bin-Mu'awiya al-'Abdari,
(Arabic characters), author of a coUec-
tion of traditions bearing the same title as the one written by
Baghawi, namely " Jami' baina-l-Sahfhain." It comprises
the works of Al-Bukhari and Muslim, the Muwatta of Malik
ibn-Aus, the Jami'-ut-Tirmizi, and the Sunans of Abu-
Daud, and Al-Nasai. He died in 1126 A. D., 520 A. H.
Abul-Hasan, lt-^s^I^jI JS^-^, (Shah) son of the famous
Shah Tahir of Ahmadnagar in the Dakhin, and minister
of 'AU'Adil Shah I, about the year 1572 A. D., 980 A. H.
Abul-Hasan, the son of I'timad-ud-daula, prime minister of
the emperor Jahangir, had three daughters, viz., Arjmand
Banu, also called Mumtaz-Mahall, married to the em-
peror Shah Jahan ; Sultan Zamania, the second daughter,
was married to Sultan Parwiz ; and the third Badr-uzza-
mania to Shah 'Abdul-Latif, the spiritual guide of the
emperor 'Alamgir. Vide Asaf Khan.
Abul-Hasan Turbati, entitled Eukn-us-
Saltanat, an Amir who held the rank of 5,000 in the reign
of the emperor Jahangir, and died in the sixth year of
Shah Jahan, A. D. 1632, 1042 A. H., aged 70 years.
Abul-Hunain Ahmad bin->Ali al-Najashi, author of
a biographical work entitled " Kitab-ur-Rijal", comprising
the lives of eminent Shf as. Naj^ishi died in A. H. 405
(1014 A. D.).
Abul-Husain bin-Abu-Ya'la al-Farra, ls^^^'cj^
^jju^ar'l^t^ (Kazf), author of the Tabakat-ul-Hanbaliya,
which comprises the lives of the most famous lawyers of
the sect of Ibn-Hanbal ; it was commenced by our author,
continued by Shaikh Zain-uddin 'Abdur-Rahm&n bin-
Ahmad, commonly called Ibn-Rajab, and concluded by
Yusuf bin-Hasan al-Mukaddasi : these three writers died
respectively in 1131, 1392, and 1466 A. D., 526, 795, and
871 H.
Abul-Husain Eharkani, cf^'l>^ i^^r^^y^, author of
the " Sharh-i-Makhzan-ul-Asrar," and " Mir-at-ul-Mu-
hakkikin," containing an explanation of the ceremonies
used on the induction of a Sufi, and the rules of the order.
He died A. D. 986, 376 A. H.
Abul-Husain »Ali bin-'Umar al-Darkutni, (Arabic characters) , a Sunni traditionist, whose col-
lection of traditions, like those of Abii-Bakr Ahmad-bin-al-
Husain al-Baihaki, are of the highest authority. He died
in 995 A. D., 385 A. H.
Abul-Husain Zarrin, vide Abu-Husain Zarrin.
Abul-Kasim al-Sahrawi, lsjI;^^ ^-.tfi.'l^Jt called
in Lempriere's English Biographical Dictionary " Alsaha-
ravius", an Arabian physician who lived about the year
1085, 478 A. H., and is the author of the "AI-Tasrif,"
a treatise in 32 books on medical practice.
Abul-Kasim Namakin, i^f^'i a Sayyid of
Hirat, served with distinction under Akbar and J ahangfr,
and became a rich landowner in Bhakar in Sindh. He
built the great mosque in Sukhar. His descendants
served under Shahjahan, 'Alamgir, and Farruk-siyar. Vide
Ain Translation I, p. 470.]
Abul-Kasim Nishapuri, LSJ^i^ (♦•"^•'l^t, author of
a Persian work on Ethics, called " Ganj-i-Ganj'," and
of another work, entitled " Hulyat-ul-Muttakin."
Abul-Kasim 'AbduUah, f^^'^iiy., sonofMu-
hammad Baghawi, author of the book called Mu'jam, and
several other works. He died in the year A. D. 929,
317 A. H,
Abul-Kasim Isma'il bin-' Abbad, Ji*^!,^^^^!^!,
wazir of the Boyide prince Fakhr-ud-daula. One of the
most splendid libraries ever collected by a private indi-
vidual in the East was that of this nobleman. Ibn-Asir
relates that four hundred camels were required to remove
the books.
Abul-Kasim Mirza, son of Kamran Mirza, brother of
the emperor Hmnayun. In the year 1557 A. D., 964
A. H., he was confined in the fort of Gwaliar by the
emperor Akbar, who, when going to punish IQian-
Zaman, ordered bim to be murdered.
Abul-Kasim, ts^li" Kahi, of Isfahan, though it
is usually said that he was of Kabul. He died at Agra.
Vide Kasim-i-Kahf.
Abul-Kasim, iJ-==^^ of Hilla, commonly called
Shaikh Muaj'yad, author of the " Sharai'-ul-Islam", a
treatise on lawful and forbidden things. This book is
of great authority amongst the Muhammadans professing
Shi'a doctrines. He is also called Shaikh Najm-uddin
Abul-Kasim Ja'far bin-Muayyad. He died A. D. 1277,
676 A.'H.
Abul-Kasim 'UbaiduUah bin-' Abdullah bin-Khurdadbih,
died A. H., 300, A. D. 912. He is best known as Ibn-
Khukdadbih. He wrote the " Kitab-ul-Masalik wal-
Mamalik," the 'Book of Eoads and Kingdoms.' Vide
Khurdadbih, and Dowson I, p. 12.]
Abul-Khair, LS^jjb^ ^)l_yo^ Maulana, of Khwa-
razm, a physician and poet whose poetical name was
'Ashik. From his native country he went to Hu-at in the
latter part of the reign of Sultan Husain Mhza, and was
there tiU Muhammad Shaiban'i, commonly called Shahi
Beg Khan Uzbak, conquered that province, and took him
to Mawaran-nahr, or Transoxiana, where he died in 1560
A. D., 957 A. H. The chronogram of the year of his
death is " Faut-i-'Ashik," the deatii of 'Ashik.
