Ghulam Nabi Mubarki

Maulana Ghulam Nabi Mubarki was a religious scholar, poet, journalist, and the leader of Ahle Hadith movement in Kashmir. Born in 1897 in Kadi Kadal area of Srinagar, he belonged to Hamdani clan of Mirwaiz family. Mubarki served as the second president of Jamiat Ahle Hadith Jammu and Kashmir succeeding Haji Muhammad Shahdad. He was again elected president for a brief term in the year 1955.

Life and career

Maulana Mubarki's father Mohammad Hassan wished his son to be a Hafiz of Quran and brought him to study under Hussain Shah Wafai. Later, Mubarki passed Munshi Fazil and Molvi Fazil from Punjab University. He learned Hadith and Fiqh from Muhammad Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti during this time. After returning to Kashmir, he was made khateeb (preacher) of Bazar Masjid Bohri Kadal by Mirwaiz Ahmadullah where Mubarki served from 1919 to 1979.

Maulana Mubarki is ranked among stalwarts of Salafi movement in Kashmir. He is among the founders of Jamiat Ahle Hadith Jammu and Kashmir serving two terms as president of the organisation. Mubarki is the founder of Bazme Tauhid Ahle Hadith Auqaf trust and also established an Urdu journal namely Tawheed in 1936. As a scholar, Maulana Mubarki was famous for debating Ahmadiyya and Bahai scholars. Mubarki was a well known poet of his time writing in Persian and Kashmiri. Some of his students also became famous poets such as Fazil Kashmiri.

Death

Ghulam Nabi Mubarki breathed his last on 16 March 1979 at SKIMS hospital Soura. He was buried in Malkhah at Mirwaiz section graveyard.

Works

• Zikr Habib
• Shaan e Hadees
• Ehkam Hajj wa Umrah
• Shamail Nabvi