Abu Mashar Sindhi

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Abu Ma'shar Al-Sindi ابو ماشرالسندي
Translation into Latin of a work of Albumasar De Magnis Coniunctionibus ("Of the great conjunctions"), Venice, 1515.
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Born	Sind, Umayyad Caliphate (now Pakistan, Sindh province)
Died	170 AH (786 AD) Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Religion	Islam
Era	Islamic Golden Age
Region	Abbasid Caliphate
Creed	Sunni
Main interest(s)	Hadith, Seerah, Fiqh
Occupation	Scholar of Islam
Muslim leader
Influenced Abu Abdul Malik Sindhi

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Abu Ma'shar Al-Sindi, (Latin) Abulmazar (Arabic) ابو ماشرالسندي (d.170 A.H.) : was a scholar of Hadith literature (8th century Hijra) from Mansura, Sindh now the part of Pakistan.

Life and work[]

Arab rule produced noteworthy men in Sindh, and some of them achieved fame and distinction in Damascus and Baghdad, one of whom was Abu Mashar Sindhi. He was described by some historians and chroniclers as a pioneer in the compilation of Hadith.

Abu Mashar Sindhi was a noted scholar of the Muslim world of Seerah and Fiqh. He lived in Medina for a number of years and later moved to Baghdad where he died. He was a very respected figure and in fact, the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi led his funeral prayers.

His son, Abu Abdul Malik Sindhi, was also an eminent scholar and historian of South Asia who had settled down in Baghdad. Another of his relatives was the young Hafiz Abu Mohamniad Khalaf bin Salem Sindhi who was a scholar of Hadith and had migrated from Sindh to Iraq where he attained fame.

References[]

• The new encyclopedia of Islam
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• Influence of Islam on Hindi literature - Page 8
• The Voice of Islam - Page 96
• History of India and Pakistan, Volume 2 - Page 34
• The contribution of Indo-Pakistan to Arabic literature, from ancient times ... - Page 12
• History of Muslim civilization in India and Pakistan: a political and ... - Page 49
• Education in Sind: past and present - Page 73
• Islamic and comparative law quarterly - Page 115
• Islamic culture: the Hyderabad quarterly review - Page 21