Abdul Ghani Azhari
Mufti Deobandi | |
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Alma mater | |
Founder of | Dar al-‘Ulum Nizamiyya Madinatul Islam |
Abdul Ghani Azhari (1922 – 19 January 2023), also known as Abdul Ghani Shah al-Shashi,Gujjars.
Early life and education
Abdul Ghani Azhari was born in 1922 in
Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi.[4] At the Azhar, he studied with scholars including Abdel-Halim Mahmoud.[4]
Career
Azhari was a Kashmiri
Shaikh Abdullah, Azhari served as a professor of Arabic at Madinatul Uloom in Hazratbal, Srinagar prior to joining the University of Kashmir.[8]
Azhari was seen as a senior religious scholar in Kashmir. He served as the head-professor in the Arabic department of the
Naqshbandiyyah.[5] He died on 19 January 2023 in Saharanpur.[10] Salahuddin Tak, the current head-professor of the Arabic department at the University, described Azhari as "an eminent teacher, a great academician and an epitome of knowledge with high proficiency in religious science".[11]
Literary works
Azhari's works include:[12][13]
- Gujjar Tareekh te Saqafat, compiled by Javaid Rahi[14]
- Noor-i-Irfan
- Ma La Budda Minh, a book that he translated from Persian into Urdu
- Maktubat-i-Naqshbandiyyah
- Qadim Tarikh-i-Gujjar, a detailed book on the ancient history of
See also
References
Citations
- ^ "Anjuman Nusrat-ul-Islam condoles demise of Mufti Abdul Ghani Azhari, pays glowing tribute". Kashmir News Service. 19 January 2023. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Singh 2012, p. 149.
- ^ a b Ahmad 2022, p. 995.
- ^ a b c Ahmad 2022, p. 996.
- ^ a b Singh 2012, p. 151.
- ^ Singh 2012, pp. 149–150.
- ^ Ahmad 2022, p. 997.
- ^ "ماہرین تعلیم و سیاسی رہنماؤں نے مفتی عبدالغنی الازہری کے انتقال پر تعزیت کا اظہار کیا" [Academicians and politicians condole the demise of Mufti Abdul Ghani Azhari]. ETV Bharat. 19 January 2023. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "AAC expresses condolences with journalist Abid Bashir, Moulana Azhari". Kashmir Reader. 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Ayoob, Haseena (19 January 2022). "Renowned scholar from Jammu Abdul Ghani Azhari passes away". The Chenab Times. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Academics, politicians condole demise of prominent scholar Abdul Ghani Al-Azhari". Greater Kashmir. 19 January 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b Ahmad 2022, p. 999.
- ^ "معروف عالم دین مفتی عبدالغنی الازہری سہارنپور میں انتقال کرگئے" [Famous Islamic scholar Abdul Ghani Azhari passed a way in Saharanpur]. Kashmir Uzma. 20 January 2023. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Mian Altaf releases latest Gojri publications". Scoop News. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "قديم تاريخ گجر / Qadīm tārīk̲h̲-i Gujar". WorldCat. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
General bibliography
- Ahmad, Naikzada Mehmood (November 2022). "The Untold legacy of Professor Mufti Abdul Ghani Al Azhari". Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research. 9 (11): 995–1000. ISSN 2349-5162.
- Singh, David Emmanuel (2012). Islamization in Modern South Asia: Deobandi Reform and the Gujjar Response. De Gruyter. pp. 149–152.
Further reading
- "سولہویں صدی کے زوال نے ملت کا شیرازہ بکھیر دیا" [The decline of the 16th century scattered the management of the nation]. Kashmir Uzma. 23 March 2019.