Mahrok bin Raik
| Raja Mahrok راڄا مهروڪ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raja of Aror اروڙ جو راڄا | |||||
| List of monarchs of Sindh | |||||
| Predecessor | Raja Raik | ||||
| Born | Aror | ||||
| Died | Aror | ||||
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| Father | Raik | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Raja Mahrok bin Raik (Sindhi: راڄا مهروڪ بن رائق) was the Hindu Raja of Aror. He ruled as a subordinate to Habbari Rulers Umar ibn'Abd al-Aziz al'Habbari and Abdullah ibn Umar ibn'Abd al-Aziz al'Habbari.[1]
Interest in Islam
[edit]During 883-84 AD, Raja Mahrok wrote to Abdullah ibn Umar to send him a book on Islamic beliefs and education in Sindhi.[2] A book on the subject, written in verse by an Iraqi scholar residing in Mansura, was sent to Raja Mahrok, who asked Abdullah to also send the scholar.[3]
Quran translated into Sindhi
[edit]Between 884 and 887 AD, scholar sent by Abdullah Bin Habari translated the Quran into Sindhi prose at the request of Raja Mahrok, who hosted the scholar during this period.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Ahmad Nabi Khan (1990). Al-Mansurah: A Forgotten Arab Metropolis in Pakistan. Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan. p. 9.
- ^ Mumtaz Husain Pathan (1974). Arab Kingdom of Al-Mansurah in Sind. University of Sind.
- ^ M. H. Panhwar. Chronological Dictionary of Sindh.
- ^ Pakistan Historical Society (1989). "Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society". Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society. 37.