Muntakhab al-tawarikh 164: XLVI. Maulana Isma'il the ‘Arab.

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He was one of the contemporaries and equals in age of Shaikh Husain. In knowledge of mathematics, philosophy, and medicine he was unequalled, and as a teacher he was associated with Shaikh Husain, and by the blessing of their noble companionship the doors of bounty were opened to students. The Maulavi was possessed of considerable wealth, and one night some thieves, instigated by the inhabitants of the city, broke into his house and murdered him.