Anzar Shah Kashmiri

Anzar Shah Kashmiri ibn Anwar Shah Kashmiri ibn Mu‘az̤z̤am Shāh Kashmīrī (1927-2008) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar, co-founder of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband and founder of Jamia Imam Anwar Shah, Deoband.

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Maulana Anzar Shah Kashmiri
Personal
Born6 December 1927
Deoband, Saharanpur District, UP, British India
Died26 April 2008(2008-04-26) (aged 80)
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, India
Resting placeMazar-e-Anwari, Near Eidgah, Deoband
ReligionIslam
Parents
RegionIndia
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Fiqh, Hadith
Notable work(s)Asma-e-Husna Ki Barkaat
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
OccupationIslamic scholar
RelativesSyed Azhar Shah Qaiser (brother)
Founder ofDarul Uloom Waqf, Deoband Jamia Imam Anwar Shah, Deoband
Muslim leader
Awards2003 Presidential Award (Arabic Language and Literature), Qari Muhammad Tayyib Award

He was youngest son of Hanafi scholar Anwar Shah Kashmiri.

Biography

Kashmiri was born at Deoband on 6 December 1927. His father Anwar Shah Kashmiri was a scholar of ahadith.[1] Kashmiri graduated from the Darul Uloom Deoband where he studied from Izaz Ali Amrohi and Hussain Ahmed Madani.[1]

Along with Muhammad Salim Qasmi, the son of Qari Muhammad Tayyib, Kashmiri established Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband in 1982. Later in 1997, he established Jamia Imam Anwar Shah, Deoband in the memory of his late father Anwar Shah Kashmiri.[1][2] Kashmiri was selected as the Vice President of the Uttar Pradesh Congress in 2004. He was also awarded the Presidential Award in 2003 for his services in the field of Arabic Language and Literature. [1][2]

Death and legacy

Kashmiri suffered from heart and kidney problems for some years and was being treated at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi.[1][3] He died on Saturday 26 April 2008 in Delhi.[1][3]

He was buried in Deoband next to the grave of his father Anwar Shah Kashmiri and was survived by wife, six daughters and a son Ahmad Khizar Shah Kashmiri, the chancellor of Jamia Imam Anwar Shah, Deoband, [1][3][2]

Literary works

Anzar Shah Kashmiri’s books include:

  • Taqreer-e-Shahi (Tafsir)
  • Al-fayz ul Jaari (Arabic)
  • Asma-e-Husna Ki Barkaat[4]
  • Nawaderat Imam Kashmiri[5]
  • Tadhkira-tul-Izaz (biography of Izaz Ali Amrohi).
  • Laal-o-Gul
  • Naqsh-e-Dawam
  • Khayr al-Majalis

See also

References
  1. Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi. "Mawlana Anzar Shah Kashmiri: A Tribute to His Life and Services". IlmGate.org. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. Nur Alam Khalil Amini. Pas-e-Marg-e-Zindah (PDF). Archive.org (in Urdu). Deoband: Idara Ilm-o-Adab. pp. 798–818.
  3. "Moulana Anzar Shah passes away". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. Allama Syed Muhammad Anzar Shah Kashmiri. "Asma-e-Husna Ki Barkat". islamicbookcenter.org. Idara Islamiyat, Pakistan. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  5. Maulana Syed Anzar Shah Kashmiri. "Nawaderat Imam Kashmiri" (PDF). Archive.org (in Urdu). Memon Islamic Books, Karachi. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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