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Shaykh Shaykh Anwar Shah Shopiyani | |
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Title | Shaykh[citation needed] |
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Born | Mohammad Anwar Shah c. 1849 |
Died | c. 1939 (aged 88–89) |
Cause of death | Natural |
Resting place | 33°42′45″N 74°49′37″E / 33.71250°N 74.82694°E |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Kashmiri |
Home town | Shopian |
Partner | Molvi Syed Hussain Shah |
Children | Molvi Abdul Gani Shopiani, Molvi Abdul Rasheed Shopiani and Molvi Abdul Hamid (sons),[1] Abdul Qayoom Shopiani Shopiani, Molvi Mohammad Bashir Shopiani and Molvi Abdul Hakeem Shopiani (grandsons)[2] |
Denomination | Salafi |
School | Salafism |
Lineage | Rasool Shah |
Creed | Athari |
Main interest(s) | Hadith, poetry, Islamic preaching |
Education | Local Madrasa-based Islamic education |
Known for | Propagation of Islam |
Organization | |
Founder of | Ahl-i Hadith movement |
Philosophy | Quran and Sunnah |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Molana Abdul Mannan Muhaddis Wazirabadi |
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Anwar Shah Shopiani (born Mohammad Anwar Shah; c. 1849 – c. 1939), also known by the honorary title Mawlawi Anwar Shah Shopiani, was a Kashmiri Islamic preacher, scholar and poet.[3][4] He was the founder of Ahl-i Hadith movement in 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.[5][6] He also served as Imam at Jamiat-e-Ahle Hadith, J&K in Zaldagar, Srinagar.[7]
He wrote Islamic poetry in Persian and Kashmiri languages such as Taleem Sunnat, Basharatul Mumineen, and later publications include Dewan Anwar and Guldasta Anwari, a Kashmiri poetic collection.