Maulana Azhar Shah Qaiser | |
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| Editor-in-chief ofMonthly Darul Uloom | |
| In office 1952–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Hafeez Balyawi |
| Succeeded by | Riyasat Ali Zafar Bijnori |
| Personal life | |
| Born | December 1920 |
| Died | 27 November 1985(1985-11-27) (aged 64) Deoband,Saharanpur, India |
| Resting place | Mazar-e-Anwari,Deoband |
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| Region | India |
| Main interest(s) | Urdu literature |
| Notable work(s) | Yadgaar-e-Zamana Hain Ye Log,Seerat Abu Bakr Siddiq,Zara Umr-e-rafta Ko Awaaz Dena |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband,Jamia Islamia Talimuddin, Dabhel |
| Occupation | Author,islamic scholar |
| Relatives | Anzar Shah Kashmiri (brother) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
Azhar Shah Qaiser (1920–1985) was an Indian Islamic scholar, journalist and writer. He wrote articles and books in Urdu. He was the elder son of the Indian hadith scholar,Anwar Shah Kashmiri. During his career, he served as the editor ofMonthly Darul Uloom, the monthly journal ofDarul Uloom Deoband.
Azhar Shah Qaiser was born in December 1920 atDeoband.[1] His fatherAnwar Shah Kashmiri was a hadith scholar.[2][3]
Qaiser enrolled in theDarul Uloom Deoband. When his father resigned from the Darul Uloom Deoband in 1927, and moved toJamia Islamia Talimuddin, Dabhel, Qaiser went with him toDabhel and continued his studies there. Qaiser was about 12 years old when his fatherAnwar Shah Kashmiri died in 1933. Facing consequences, Qaiser was not able to complete his studies.[4]
When his father died, people throughout the country offered condolences, includingZafar Ali Khan, anUrdu author and journalist.[4] A condolence ceremony was organised at Jama Masjid inDeoband and the welcome address was prepared by 12-year-old Qaiser. Qaiser presented a copy of this address toZafar Ali Khan and it was also read aloud in the congregation.Zafar Ali Khan liked this laudatory address so much that he published it on the front page of hisZamindar. Thus began Qaiser's literary life.[4]
Qaiser's articles featured firstly inMonthly Guncha which was published fromBijnor andMonthly Payam-e-Taleem of theJamia Millia Islamia.Weekly Sadaqat,Saharanpur was released in 1936 and Qaiser became its permanent writer and a member of its editorial board. He started a weekly journalIsteqlal along with Sultan-ul-Haq Qasmi Bijnori. It is difficult to state when it was firstly released although itsEid Number edition appeared in December 1937. In 1939, when Qaiser was 19, a collection of 16 of his articles were published inSadaqat.[5]
In November 1940, Qaiser releasedBi-monthly al-Anwar from Deoband. The journal focused on the life and works ofAnwar Shah Kashmiri. Before 1940, in 1939 he worked forZamindar honorary. BesidesSadaqatSaharanpur andal-Anwar, Deoband, Qaiser took the editorial responsibilities ofHaadi,Deoband, first edition of which appeared in May 1949. He wrote short stories and tales likeTuta Huwa A'ina (Broken Mirror),Inqelab,Sharabi Shayar andAzaadi.[1]
Qaiser editedDarul Uloom, the monthly journal ofDarul Uloom Deoband, from 1951 to 1982. He also editedBi-monthly Ijtemah,Saharanpur,Monthly Khalid, Deoband (under supervision ofIzaz Ali Amrohi),Monthly Tayyib, Deoband (1983–1985),Bi-monthly Isha'at-e-Haq, Deoband (1975–1985).
Qaiser died on 27 November 1985 (13Rabi' al-awwal 1406AH) in Deoband.[6] He was buried next to the grave of his fatherAnwar Shah Kashmiri in Mazar-e-Anwari,Deoband.[1] His son Naseem Akhtar Shah Qaiser is an author ofUrdu and a professor atDarul Uloom Waqf, Deoband.[7] He has written a concise biography of his father and his uncleAnzar Shah Kashmiri in his bookDo Gohar Aabdaar. He has also writtenSyed Muhammad Azhar Shah Qaiser Ek Adeeb, Ek Sahafi ("Syed Muhammad Azhar Shah Qaiser: A writer and Journalist") about his father.[8]
