Jamiat Ahle Hadith Jammu and Kashmir
Islamic religious organization
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Jamiat Ahle Hadith Jammu and Kashmir (lit. 'Organisation of the People of Hadith in Jammu and Kashmir') is a Salafi organization based in Srinagar, in Indian-administrated Jammu and Kashmir.[1][2] The main motive of the organisation is to practice and propagate the Quran and Hadith in accordance to the Salafi thought.
 Logo of Jamiat Ahle Hadith Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Predecessor | Anjuman e Ahle Hadith Kashmir |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1923 |
| Founder | Anwar Shah Shopiani, Syed Hussain Shah |
| Founded at | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Type | Non-governmental organisation, Islamic non profit |
| Legal status | Trust |
Region served | Jammu and Kashmir |
Official language | Arabic, Kashmiri, Urdu, English |
President (Sadder) | Dr Abdul Latif Al-Kindi |
| Affiliations | Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e Hadith Hind |
| Website | jahjk |
History
Ahle Hadith movement emerged in Kashmir in 19th century under Syed Hussain Shah a resident of Srinagar who was a student of Syed Nazeer Husain. Hussain Shah's campaign against grave veneration and other traditional practices resulted him being expelled from Srinagar to Shopian where he was joined by Anwar Shah Shopiani and together they began preaching Ahle Hadith thought. Sir Walter Lawrence in his book Vale of Kashmir states that in the year 1885 during his visit to Kashmir, around two hundred families had embraced Ahle Hadith thought in Shopian town.[3] The first Ahle Hadith Mosque of Kashmir was built in the year 1897 in Zaldagar area of Srinagar by Anwar Shah Shopiani and Molvi Hassan Shah (elder brother of Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah). In 1923 Anjuman Ahle Hadith Kashmir was formed in Srinagar with Haji Mohammad Shahdad elected as its first President. It was renamed as Jamiat Ahle Hadith in the year 1944 during the tenure of Maulana Ghulam Nabi Mubarki.[4]
As of June 2026[update], Dr. Abdul Lateef Al-Kindi is its current president for a three-year term, while Mushtaq Ahmad Wani serves as the general secretary. Mufti Muhammad Yaqoob Baba Al-Madani serves as the grand mufti.
Education
It is primarily a Socio-Religious organisation devoted to the propagation of Islamic teachings in Jammu and Kashmir. It operates diagnostic centres for poor and a charity hospital in Srinagar. It also operates modern contemporary educational institutions, which include higher secondary school, high schools and primary schools.
Notable people
- Mohammad Anwar Shopiani
- Syed Hussain Shah
- Abdul Gani Shopiani
- Ghulam Nabi Mubarki
- Muhammad Noorudin Farooqi
- Sofi Nazir Ahmad Kashmiri