Mustafa Hussain Ansari
{{Short description|Indian writer and scholar}}
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{{Infobox religious biography
| honorific-prefix = Maulana
| name = Mustafa Hussain Ansari
| background = #ABE9CC
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| image = Allamah.jpg
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| caption = Molvi Mustafa Ansari in 90s
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|03|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British Raj
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|04|27|1945|03|21|df=y}}
| 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)
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Maulana Mustafa Hussain Ansari ({{langx|ar|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.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
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.{{cite web |title=Maulana Mustafa Ansari- A Mission Accomplished |url=https://kashmirobserver.net/2017/04/26/a-mission-accomplished/ |website=Kashmir Observer |access-date=February 9, 2024 |date=April 26, 2017}}{{cite web |title=Efforts for promoting unity proximity is unforgettable: Maulana Mustafa Ansari remembered on his death anniversary. |url=https://wilayattimes.com/efforts-for-promoting-unity-proximity-is-unforgettablemaulana-mustafa-ansari-remembered-on-his-death-anniversary/ |website=Wilayat Times |access-date=February 9, 2024}}
He was also noted for his treatises including the Kashmiri commentary of the Quran as well as biographical works on Muhammad and Imam Hussain.{{cite web |title=Maulana Mustafa Ansari- A Mission Accomplished |url=https://kashmirobserver.net/2017/04/26/a-mission-accomplished/ |website=Kashmir Observer |access-date=February 9, 2024 |date=April 26, 2017}}{{cite web |title=Efforts for promoting unity proximity is unforgettable: Maulana Mustafa Ansari remembered on his death anniversary. |url=https://wilayattimes.com/efforts-for-promoting-unity-proximity-is-unforgettablemaulana-mustafa-ansari-remembered-on-his-death-anniversary/ |website=Wilayat Times |access-date=February 9, 2024}}{{cite web |title=7th Death Anniversary of Allama Mustafa Hussain Ansari Commemorated in Kashmir |url=https://en.abna24.com/story/414610 |access-date=February 9, 2024 |date=April 30, 2013}}
Death
Ansari died after a brief illness on 27 April 2006 in Srinagar. Tens of thousands attended his funeral procession.{{Cite web|url=https://kashmirobserver.net/|title=Kashmir Observer|website=Kashmir Observer|language=en|access-date=2019-08-23}}
Works
=Commentary and translations=
- Kashf-ul-Aneeq-fi-Sharh-e-Qanoon-al-Ameeq: Kashmiri translation and commentary of the holy Qur'an.1975
- Minhajul Qur'an: Urdu translation and commentary of holy Qur'an. 2002
- Misbahul Qur'an (Kashmiri commentary)
- Sharh-e-Nahjul Balagha in Kashmiri (Unpublished)
=Philosophy=
- Al-Meezan
- Islam May Haq-e-Talaaq
- Khayabaan
- Mujrim
- Huqquq-ul-Ebaad
- Rakht-e-Safar (last work)
=Society=
- Mairay JigarKa Lahoo
- Noor Say Naar Tak
- Gina Say Zina Tak
=Biography=
- Aftab-e-Nubuwat: First Published 1973, Second edition: 2006
- Qateel-e-Nainava- Imam Hussain and his Revolution - 2006
- Mard-e-Ahan: Biography of Imam Ali
- Marde Na Mutnahi
- Arman
- Aakhri Tabasumm: Biography of Hazrat Ali Asghar, youngest martyr in the battle fields of Karbala
=Rejoinders=
- Jalwa-e-Toor
- Ammed-e-Madani Bajawab-e-Kaleed-e-Ludani
- Imam Gayab Ba Jawab-e-Imam Gayab
- Islam may Haqe Talaq
=Historical novels=
- Qabeela
- Saazish
- Intiqam
- Baghavat
=Poetry=
- Safar-e-Natamaam
References
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Category:Writers from Srinagar
Category:Novelists from Jammu and Kashmir
Category:20th-century Indian poets
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