Maulana Mustafa Hussain Ansari (, (born 21 March 1945, died 27 April 2006 in Srinagar) was a

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i writer, scholar and preacher in Jammu and Kashmir. He was the brother of Mohammad Abbas Ansari and uncle of Masroor Abbas Ansari.

Biography

He was from the influential Ansari family of

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, 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. He was also noted for his

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including the Kashmiri commentary of the

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as well as biographical works on

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and

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Death

Ansari died after a brief illness on 27 April 2006 in

. Tens of thousands attended his funeral procession.

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and commentary of holy Qur'an. 2002 * Misbahul Qur'an (Kashmiri commentary) * Sharh-e-Nahjul Balagha in Kashmiri (Unpublished)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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ansari, Allama Mustafa Hussain 1945 births 2006 deaths Writers from Srinagar Novelists from Jammu and Kashmir Kashmiri writers 20th-century Indian poets 20th-century Indian novelists 20th-century Indian biographers 20th-century Indian translators 20th-century Indian essayists 20th-century Indian male writers