Bahr al-Uloom Ghulam Nabi Kashmiri | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1965 Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Died | 7 November 2019(2019-11-07) (aged 54) |
| Resting place | Mazar-e-Qasmi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith |
| Notable work(s) | Hayat-e-Tayyib |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Teachers | |
| Movement | Deobandi |
Ghulam Nabi Kashmiri (2 July 1965 – 7 November 2019) was aKashmiri Muslim scholar and jurist of theHanafi school who served as the senior professor ofhadith atDarul Uloom Waqf. He also taught hadith at Jamia Ziya al-Uloom and Jamiat al-Tayyibat inPoonch. He was among the early graduates of Darul Uloom Waqf and authored books such asHayat-e-Tayyib, a biography ofMuhammad Tayyib Qasmi.
Ghulam Nabi Kashmiri born on 2 July 1965 inPoonch, Jammu and Kashmir.[1] He received primary education at his native place, and joinedDarul Uloom Deoband for higher education.[2] Subject to administrative disputes at the Deoband seminary,[3] he moved to newly establishedDarul Uloom Waqf, from where he graduated in the traditionaldars-e-nizami in 1983. He was among its early graduates.[4] He received anM.A in Arabic language fromAligarh Muslim University and an M.A in Urdu language fromDr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University.[4] His teachers includedAnzar Shah Kashmiri andMuhammad Salim Qasmi.[5]
Kashmiri was appointed as teacher inDarul Uloom Waqf in 1985.[1] He remained on this post until 2017 and taught books such asIbn Majah,Abu Dawud,Sunan Tirmidhi, and several books of jurisprudence.[1] He moved to Darul Uloom Zakariya where he was appointed senior professor of hadith, however, he came back to Waqf seminary right after a year.[1] During his last days, he moved to his native place in Poonch and became the senior professor of hadith at Jamia Ziya al-Uloom and Jamiat al-Tayyibat.[1] He also served briefly at theUniversity of Kashmir as a lecturer.[6] His students includedFaizul Waheed.[7]
Ghulam Nabi Kashmiri's books include:[8]
Kashmiri went to Deoband after teaching the last lesson onSahih al-Bukhari in Jamia Zia-ul-Uloom Poonch. He had been suffering from stomach cancer for about 3 years. He died on 7 November 2019 in Delhi. After Isha prayer, Kashmiri'sfuneral prayers were offered in the premises of Molsari in Darul Uloom Deoband.Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi (rector Darul Uloom Waqf Deoband) led this funeral prayer. He was buried atMazar-e-Qasmi.[9]
