Muhammad Sadr Ala-i
Muslim Delhi-based author (1301–1351) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taj al-Dīn Muhammad Sadr Ala-i bin Ahmad Hasan Dabir-i Abdusi Dehlavi (1301–1351),[2][3] also known as Ikhtisān-i Dabir, was a 14th-century Muslim author who was born in Delhi, India, at the time of the Delhi Sultanate, where he was a hereditary servant of the Court of the Tughlaq dynasty, and a secretary to the Royal Chancelry.[4][3][5] He held the high title of Malik at the Court.[6] According to several accounts, he was also sent as an ambassador to Iran by Muhammad bin Tughluq.[7]