Mustafa Hussain Ansari Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Maulana
Mustafa Hussain Ansari
Background:
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Birth Date:21 March 1945
Birth Place:Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British Raj
Death Place:Srinagar, Jammu and kashmir
Denomination:Shia
Creed:Twelver
Jurisprudence:Jaʽfari (Usuli)
Religion:Islam
Relatives:Mohammad Abbas Ansari (brother)
Masroor Abbas Ansari (Nephew)
Sajjad Haider (Son)

Maulana Mustafa Hussain Ansari (Arabic: مولانا (علامه) مصطفى حسين انصارى, (born 21 March 1945, died 27 April 2006 in Srinagar) was a Kashmiri writer, scholar and preacher in Jammu and Kashmir. He was the brother of Mohammad Abbas Ansari and uncle of Masroor Abbas Ansari.

Biography

He was from the influential Ansari family of Srinagar, and was known for his oratorical skill. He was often called to defuse heated confrontations arising between sects due to misunderstandings and to mediate between them.[1] [2]

He was also noted for his treatises including the Kashmiri commentary of the Quran as well as biographical works on Muhammad and Imam Hussain.[3] [4] [5]

Death

Ansari died after a brief illness on 27 April 2006 in Srinagar. Tens of thousands attended his funeral procession.[6]

Works

Commentary and translations

Philosophy

Society

Biography

Rejoinders

Historical novels

Poetry

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maulana Mustafa Ansari- A Mission Accomplished . Kashmir Observer . February 9, 2024 . April 26, 2017.
  2. Web site: Efforts for promoting unity proximity is unforgettable: Maulana Mustafa Ansari remembered on his death anniversary. . Wilayat Times . February 9, 2024.
  3. Web site: Maulana Mustafa Ansari- A Mission Accomplished . Kashmir Observer . February 9, 2024 . April 26, 2017.
  4. Web site: Efforts for promoting unity proximity is unforgettable: Maulana Mustafa Ansari remembered on his death anniversary. . Wilayat Times . February 9, 2024.
  5. Web site: 7th Death Anniversary of Allama Mustafa Hussain Ansari Commemorated in Kashmir . February 9, 2024 . April 30, 2013.
  6. Web site: Kashmir Observer. Kashmir Observer. en. 2019-08-23.