By TwoCircles.net Reporter
New Delhi: Maulana Anzar Shah Kashmiri, one of the most prominent and respected Ulema from Darul Uloom Deoband, passed away on 26th April at a hospital in the capital. He was 82.
He was considered an authority on tafseer and Hadith. He was also a best orator. Maulana Anzar Shah Kashmiri was suffering from ailment in the heart and kidney for some years and was under treatment at capital’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. He breathed his last at 10:20 am on Saturday. He was laid to rest in Deoband in the presence of thousands of mourners. He is survived with wife, six daughters and a son.
The youngest son of Maulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri, Maulana Anzar Shah Kashmiri had been teaching Quran and Hadith for the last 55 years. Several Muslim organizations have expressed condolences at his demise. They include All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and Imarat Shariah (Bihar, Jharkhand & Orissa).