Masroor Abbas Ansari
Masroor Abbas Ansari مسرور عباس انصاری | |
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| Chairman of Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Abbas Ansari |
| Title | Maulana Allama Hujjat-ul-Islam Wal Muslimeen |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Masroor Abbas Ansari 5 December 1971 |
| Nationality | Kashmiri |
| Children | 2 sons |
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| Era | Modern era |
| Region | Kashmir |
| Political party | Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic philosophy, Quranic exegesis, Mantiq, logic, Tawhid, Kashf al-Asrar, Tahrir al-Wasilah, Islamic Government, Uṣūl al-Fiqh, Nahj al-Balagha |
| Alma mater | Ganghi College Srinagar Kashmir University Houza Ilmia Qom, Qom, Iran. |
| Known for | leader of Ittehadul muslimeen |
| Other names | Arabic/Persian/Urdu: مسرور عباس انصاری |
| Occupation | Religious Shia Scholar and Moderate Separatist Leader |
| Relatives | Mohammad Abbas Ansari (Father) Mustafa Hussain Ansari (Uncle) Sajjad Haider Ansari (Cousin) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Usuli Twelver Shia |
| School | Twelver |
| Sect | Pan Islamic Unity in Jammu and Kashmir |
| Jurisprudence | Ja`fari |
| Creed | Usuli Twelver Shi`a Islam |
| Profession | Khateeb and Imam of Friday Prayer of Majid Sajjadia chattabal, Srinagar |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Post | Cleric Jurist Shia Muslim Leader |
| Period in office | 2015 – present |
| Website | https://ittihadul.tripod.com/ |
Maulana Masroor Abbas Ansari (Urdu: مولانا مسرور عباس انصاری) is Kashmiri Twelver Shia scholar. He is also a cleric, preacher, activist, theologian, religious and political leader in Jammu and Kashmir. He is the Chairman of Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM), a Kashmiri nationalist Shia political party that aims for Shi'a–Sunni unity in Kashmir and is also a religious organization that conducts the Grand Ashura Procession in Kashmir. He is a Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, an alliance of 26 political, social, and religious organizations formed on 9 March 1993 as a united political front to unite Jammu and Kashmir. He is also one of the founder leaders of Majlis Ulema Immamia. He succeeded his father Mohammad Abbas Ansari after his death. Ansari is a religious leader of Kashmiri Shia Muslims, chairman of the Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen, and Senior Leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference.(JKLF).