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| religion = Islam<br />
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| honorific_prefix = Mufti<ref>{{cite news |title=Anjuman Nusrat-ul-Islam condoles demise of Mufti Abdul Ghani Azhari, pays glowing tribute |url=http://www.knskashmir.com/anjuman-nusrat-ul-islam-condoles-demise-of-mufti-abdul-ghani-azhari--pays-glowing-tribute-175055 |access-date=19 January 2023 |work=Kashmir News Service |date=19 January 2023 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119085139/http://www.knskashmir.com/anjuman-nusrat-ul-islam-condoles-demise-of-mufti-abdul-ghani-azhari--pays-glowing-tribute-175055 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
| name = Abdul Ghani Azhari<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth year|1922}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Poonch district, India|Poonch]], Jammu and Kashmir<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance -->, British India<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance --><br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|01|19|1922|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Saharanpur]], Uttar Pradesh<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance -->, India<br />
| denomination = [[Sunni]]<br />
| jurisprudence = <br />
| movement = [[Deobandi]]<br />
| alma_mater = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Darul Uloom Deoband]]<br />
* [[Mazahir Uloom]]<br />
* [[Al-Azhar University]]<br />
}}<br />
| founder = Dar al-‘Ulum Nizamiyya Madinatul Islam<br />
}}<br />
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'''Abdul Ghani Azhari''' (1922 – 19 January 2023), also known as '''Abdul Ghani Shah al-Shashi''',{{Sfn|Singh|2012|p=149}} was an Indian Muslim scholar and historian who served as the head-professor of the [[University of Kashmir]]'s Arabic department. He was an alumnus of [[Darul Uloom Deoband]], [[Mazahir Uloom]] and the [[Al-Azhar University]]. He authored ''Qadim Tarikh-e-Gujjar'', a book detailing the history of [[Gujjars]].<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Abdul Ghani Azhari was born in 1922 to a Kashmiri [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] family of [[Muslim Gujjars]]{{Sfn|Singh|2012|p=151}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=Professor Mufti Abdul Ghani Azhari: Scholar, Sufi, Historian, and Social Reformer of Kashmir - News OF Kashmir |url=https://newsofkashmir.com/index.php/2025/09/01/mufti-abdul-ghani-azhari/ |access-date=2025-10-23 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-25 |title=Mufti Abdul Ghani Al-Azhari (RA) – Man With A Noble Mission |url=https://kashmirreader.com/2023/01/25/mufti-abdul-ghani-al-azhari-ra-man-with-a-noble-mission/ |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=Kashmir Reader |language=en-US}}</ref> in [[Poonch district, India|Poonch]], Jammu and Kashmir<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance -->.{{Sfn|Ahmad|2022|p=995}} He received his education at [[Darul Uloom Deoband]], [[Mazahir Uloom]] and the [[Al-Azhar University]]. He wrote his doctoral thesis on [[Al-Muslim]] entitled, ''Al Imam Al Muslim Wa Manhajuhu Fi Al Hadith Riwayatn wa Dirayatan''.{{Sfn|Ahmad|2022|p=995}} He studied with [[Hussain Ahmad Madani]], [[Ibrahim Balyawi]], [[Izaz Ali Amrohi]], [[Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi]], and [[Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad]], and his teachers at Mazahir Uloom included [[Zakariyya Kandhlawi]].{{Sfn|Ahmad|2022|p=996}} At the Azhar, he studied with scholars including [[Abdel-Halim Mahmoud]].{{Sfn|Ahmad|2022|p=996}}<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Azhari established Dar al-‘Ulum Nizamiyya Madinatul Islam in Badshahibagh (nearby [[Saharanpur]]), to cater to the needs of the Gurjar children.{{Sfn|Singh|2012|pp=149–150}} He also established religious seminaries in Kashmir, including Maktabah Anwar al Uloom, in [[Kokernag]], and Darul Uloom Kawthariya near [[Dachigam National Park]].{{Sfn|Ahmad|2022|p=997}} In 2003, he established Darul Uloom Shah Wali Allah in Donipawa, [[Brakpora]], in Anantnag.{{Sfn|Ahmad|2022|p=996}} At the invitation of [[Shaikh Abdullah]], Azhari served as a professor of Arabic at Madinatul Uloom in [[Hazratbal]], Srinagar<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance --> prior to joining the University of Kashmir.<ref>{{cite news |title=ماہرین تعلیم و سیاسی رہنماؤں نے مفتی عبدالغنی الازہری کے انتقال پر تعزیت کا اظہار کیا |trans-title=Academicians and politicians condole the demise of Mufti Abdul Ghani Azhari |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/state/srinagar/academics-politicians-condole-demise-of-prominent-scholar-abdul-ghani-al-azhari/na20230119194001699699787 |access-date=20 January 2023 |work=ETV Bharat |date=19 January 2023 |archive-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120060732/https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/state/srinagar/academics-politicians-condole-demise-of-prominent-scholar-abdul-ghani-al-azhari/na20230119194001699699787 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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Azhari was seen as a senior religious scholar in Kashmir. He served as the head-professor in the Arabic department of the [[University of Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite news |title=AAC expresses condolences with journalist Abid Bashir, Moulana Azhari |url=https://kashmirreader.com/2022/07/05/aac-expresses-condolences-with-journalist-abid-bashir-moulana-azhari/ |access-date=19 January 2023 |work=Kashmir Reader |date=5 July 2022 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119075251/https://kashmirreader.com/2022/07/05/aac-expresses-condolences-with-journalist-abid-bashir-moulana-azhari/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He showed particular interest in the [[Qadiriyya|Qadiri order]] of [[Sufism]] and published works on the [[Naqshbandiyyah]].{{Sfn|Singh|2012|p=151}} He died on 19 January 2023 in Saharanpur.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ayoob |first1=Haseena |title=Renowned scholar from Jammu Abdul Ghani Azhari passes away |url=https://thechenabtimes.com/2023/01/19/renowned-scholar-from-jammu-abdul-ghani-azhari-passes-away/ |access-date=19 January 2023 |work=[[The Chenab Times]] |date=19 January 2022 |archive-date=21 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121124534/https://thechenabtimes.com/2023/01/19/renowned-scholar-from-jammu-abdul-ghani-azhari-passes-away/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Salahuddin Tak, the current head-professor of the Arabic department at the University, described Azhari as "an eminent teacher, a great academician and an epitome of knowledge with high proficiency in religious science".<ref name="gk">{{cite news |date=19 January 2022 |title=Academics, politicians condole demise of prominent scholar Abdul Ghani Al-Azhari |work=[[Greater Kashmir]] |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/kashmir/academics-politicians-condole-demise-of-prominent-scholar-abdul-ghani-al-azhari |url-status=live |access-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119131259/https://www.greaterkashmir.com/kashmir/academics-politicians-condole-demise-of-prominent-scholar-abdul-ghani-al-azhari |archive-date=19 January 2023}}</ref><br />
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==Literary works==<br />
Azhari's works include:{{Sfn|Ahmad|2022|p=999}}<ref>{{cite news |title=معروف عالم دین مفتی عبدالغنی الازہری سہارنپور میں انتقال کرگئے |trans-title=Famous Islamic scholar Abdul Ghani Azhari passed a way in Saharanpur |url=https://kashmiruzma.net/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%81%D8%B1%DB%8C/ |access-date=20 January 2023 |work=Kashmir Uzma |date=20 January 2023 |archive-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120030539/https://kashmiruzma.net/%d9%85%d8%b9%d8%b1%d9%88%d9%81-%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85-%d8%af%db%8c%d9%86-%d9%85%d9%81%d8%aa%db%8c-%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ba%d9%86%db%8c-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b2%db%81%d8%b1%db%8c/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
* ''Gujjar Tareekh te Saqafat'', compiled by [[Javaid Rahi]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Mian Altaf releases latest Gojri publications |url=https://scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=15026 |access-date=20 January 2023 |work=Scoop News |archive-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120142936/https://scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=15026 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
* ''Noor-i-Irfan''<br />
* ''Ma La Budda Minh,'' a book that he translated from Persian into [[Urdu]]<br />
* ''Maktubat-i-Naqshbandiyyah''<br />
* ''Qadim Tarikh-i-Gujjar'', a detailed book on the ancient history of [[Gujjars]] in India{{Sfn|Ahmad|2022|p=999}}<ref>{{cite web |title=قديم تاريخ گجر / Qadīm tārīk̲h̲-i Gujar |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/970042875 |publisher=[[WorldCat]] |access-date=20 January 2023 |archive-date=21 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121124531/https://www.worldcat.org/title/970042875 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Deobandis]]<br />
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* {{cite journal |last1=Ahmad |first1=Naikzada Mehmood |title=The Untold legacy of Professor Mufti Abdul Ghani Al Azhari |journal=Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research |date=November 2022 |volume=9 |issue=11 |pages=995–1000|issn=2349-5162}}<br />
*{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=David Emmanuel |title=Islamization in Modern South Asia: Deobandi Reform and the Gujjar Response |date=2012 |publisher=[[De Gruyter]] |pages=149–152}}<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* {{cite news |title=سولہویں صدی کے زوال نے ملت کا شیرازہ بکھیر دیا |trans-title= The decline of the 16th century scattered the management of the nation|url=https://kashmiruzma.net/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84%DB%81%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%BA-%D8%B5%D8%AF%DB%8C-%DA%A9%DB%92-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%86%DB%92-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%81-%D8%A8%DA%A9%DA%BE/ |work=Kashmir Uzma |date=23 March 2019}}<br />
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