Anzar Shah Kashmiri


Anzar Shah Kashmiri ibn Anwar Shah Kashmiri ibn Mu‘az̤z̤am Shāh Kashmīrī was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar, co-founder of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband and founder of Jamia Imam Anwar Shah, Deoband.
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. Kashmiri graduated from the Darul Uloom Deoband where he studied from Izaz Ali Amrohi and Hussain Ahmed Madani.
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.
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.

Death and legacy

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