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Mohammad Anwar Shopiani
Anwar Shah Shopiani (born Mohammad Anwar Shah; c. 1939), also known by the honorary title Mawlawi (Islamic title), Mawlawi Anwar Shah Shopiani, was a Kashmiri Islamic preacher, scholar and poet. He was the founder of Ahl-i Hadith movement in Jammu and Kashmir (princely state), Jammu and Kashmir, and is also credited for establishing the Ahl Al-Hadith Masjid at Zaldagar, the first Ahl-i Hadith mosque of the Kashmir Valley built in 1897. He also served as Imam at Jamiat-e-Ahle Hadith, J&K in Zaldagar, Srinagar. He wrote Islamic poetry in Persian language, Persian and Kashmiri languages such as ''Taleem Sunnat'', ''Basharatul Mumineen'', and later publications include ''Dewan Anwar'' and ''Guldasta Anwari'', a Kashmiri poetic collection. Biography He was born in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. He received his basic islamic education outside the state, and is believed to be the student of Hafiz Abdul Manan Wazirabadi, a leading Muslim scholar of that time. Lectures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salaf
Salaf ( ar, سلف, "ancestors" or "predecessors"), also often referred to with the honorific expression of "al-salaf al-ṣāliḥ" (, "the pious predecessors") are often taken to be the first three generations of Muslims. This comprises Muhammad and his companions (the ), their followers (the ), and the followers of the followers (the ). Their religious significance lay in the statement attributed to Muhammad: "The best of my community are my generation, the ones who follow them and the ones who follow them", a period believed to exemplify the pure form of Islam. Second generation The Tabi‘un, the successors of Sahabah. * Abu Hanifah Nuʿmān ibn Thābit ibn Zūṭā ibn Marzubān * Abu Muslim Al-Khawlani * Abu Suhail an-Nafi' ibn 'Abd ar-Rahman * Al-Rabi Ibn Khuthaym * Ali Akbar * Ali ibn Husayn (Zain-ul-'Abidin) * Alqama ibn Qays al-Nakha'i * Ata Ibn Abi Rabah * Atiyya bin Saad * Hasan al-Basri * Iyas Ibn Muawiyah Al-Muzani * Masruq ibn al-Ajda' * Muhammad al-Baq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |