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Written by the renowned 1 01h-l1 Ih century Delhi Traditionist, Shaykh Abd al-Haqq Muhaddith Dihlawi, the Akhbar al-Akhyar fi Asrar al-Abrar, completed in 1001 A.H., occupies a foremost position among the Sufi hagiographical literature. Based on authentic written sources and supplemented by the author's own observations, the book abounds in important historical and geographical information about India. The articles is an attempt to underline this aspect of this imporant Sufi biographical dictionary.