Spending sometime with the author of Khair ul Bayan and the book Ahya ul Mulook

   Undoubtedly the main objective of organizing the glorious convention in Sistan and Baluchistan is to know the great and eminent scholars of this region. Keeping in view the above mentioned point this article is an introduction of Malik Shah Hussain e Sistani and his literary works.
  Malik Shah Hussain was one of the Saffari  Prince of Sistan. According to the Prince himself his ancestry goes back to Amru Laith Saffari.He lived in the second half of the tenth century and the first half of the eleventh century.Tazkira e Khair ul Bayan and the book Ahya ul Mulook are the two major works of Malik Shah Hussain.
  Tazkira e Khair ul Bayan is a general biography of all the scholars and poets from the ancient times till the author’s period. This Tazkira  consists of a preface, two chapters and a conclusion. The concluding chapter is of much importance as it comprise the life histories of  the authors contemporary’s.
  The book Ahya ul Mulook contains the introduction of great historical personalities from the ancient times till Malik shah Hussain’s period.This book consists of a preface, three chapters and a conclusion. The concluding part of this book is of more importance as all the events and incidents which are narrated by the author had occurred during his period therefore it seems to be more authentic.
  At the end of this article Malik Shah Hussain Sistani’s Diwan and his Mathnawi’s are introduced to the readers.