Anzar Shah Kashmiri (1927–2008) was an Indian
Islamic scholar
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who established the
Jamia Imam Anwar Shah and co-founded the
Darul Uloom Waqf in
Deoband
Deoband is a town and a municipality in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, about 150 km (93 miles) from Delhi. Darul Uloom Deoband, an Islamic seminary and one of the largest Islamic Institutions of India is located ther ...
. He was an alumnus of the
Darul Uloom Deoband
Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic university and seminary ( darul uloom) in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India, at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. Established in 1866 by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Fazlur Rahman Usmani, Sayy ...
. He was youngest son of
Hanafi
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scholar
Anwar Shah Kashmiri.
Biography
Anzar Shah Kashmiri was born at
Deoband
Deoband is a town and a municipality in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, about 150 km (93 miles) from Delhi. Darul Uloom Deoband, an Islamic seminary and one of the largest Islamic Institutions of India is located ther ...
on 6 December 1927. His father
Anwar Shah Kashmiri was a scholar of
ahadith
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.
He graduated from the
Darul Uloom Deoband
Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic university and seminary ( darul uloom) in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India, at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. Established in 1866 by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Fazlur Rahman Usmani, Sayy ...
where he studied with
Izaz Ali Amrohi and
Hussain Ahmad Madani.
In 1982, Shah co-founded the
Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband. He established the
Jamia Imam Anwar Shah in 1997.
He was appointed the vice president of the
Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee in 2004. He received the Presidential Certificate of Honor in 2003 for his contributions to the Arabic language and literature.
Death and legacy
Kashmiri suffered from heart and kidney problems for some years and was being treated at
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in
Delhi
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.
He died on Saturday 26 April 2008 in
Delhi
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.
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.
Literary works
Anzar Shah Kashmiri's books include:
*''Taqreer-e-Shahi'' (Tafsir)
*''Al-fayz ul Jaari'' (Arabic)
* ''Asma-e-Husna Ki Barkaat''
* ''Nawaderat
Imam Kashmiri''
*''Tadhkira-tul-Izaz ''(biography of
Izaz Ali Amrohi).
*''Laal-o-Gul''
*''Naqsh-e-Dawam''
* ''Khayr al-Majalis''
See also
*
List of Deobandis
References
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1927 births
2008 deaths
Deobandis
Hanafis
Maturidis
Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
People from Deoband
Darul Uloom Deoband alumni