Mohammad Anwar Shopiani
Shaykh Shaykh Anwar Shah Shopiyani | |
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| Title | Shaykh |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Mohammad Anwar Shah c. 1849 |
| Died | c. 1939 (aged 88–89) |
| Cause of death | Natural |
| Resting place | 33°42′45″N 74°49′37″E / 33.71250°N 74.82694°E |
| Nationality | Kashmiri |
| Home town | Shopian |
| Partner | Molvi Syed Hussain Shah |
| Children | Molvi Abdul Gani Shopiani, Molvi Abdul Rasheed Shopiani and Molvi Abdul Hamid (sons), Abdul Qayoom Shopiani Shopiani, Molvi Mohammad Bashir Shopiani and Molvi Abdul Hakeem Shopiani (grandsons) |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, poetry, Islamic preaching |
| Education | Local Madrasa-based Islamic education |
| Known for | Propagation of Islam |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Salafi |
| Founder of | Ahl-i Hadith movement |
| Philosophy | Quran and Sunnah |
| School | Salafism |
| Lineage | Rasool Shah |
| Creed | Athari |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Molana Abdul Mannan Muhaddis Wazirabadi |
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Anwar Shah Shopiani (born Mohammad Anwar Shah; c. 1849 – c. 1939), also known by the honorary title Mawlawi Anwar Shah Shopiani, was a Kashmiri Islamic preacher, scholar and poet. He was the founder of Ahl-i Hadith movement in Jammu and Kashmir, and is also credited for establishing the Ahl Al-Hadith Masjid at Zaldagar, the first Ahl-i Hadith mosque of the Kashmir Valley built in 1897. He also served as Imam at Jamiat-e-Ahle Hadith, J&K in Zaldagar, Srinagar.
He wrote Islamic poetry in Persian and Kashmiri languages such as Taleem Sunnat, Basharatul Mumineen, and later publications include Dewan Anwar and Guldasta Anwari, a Kashmiri poetic collection.