Maulana Anzar Dies

JEDDAH, 27 April 2008 — Maulana Anzar Shah Kashmiri, 81, former dean of Islamic Jurisprudence at Darul Uloom Deoband, died yesterday at a private New Delhi hospital after prolonged illness.

Maulana Anzar, who wrote several books on Hadith and Islamic Jurisprudence and was a respected personality in Islamic circles, is survived by six daughters and a son. Maulana Anzar was the son of famous scholar Maulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri.