Srinagar: Residents of Khanqah-e-Sokhta Nawakadal in Shaher-e-Khaas have paid rich tributes to Kashmmir’s noted scholar Maulana Mustafa Hussain Ansari on his 14th death anniversary here on Tuesday.
Due to the prevailing situation, the congregational Quran khawani could not be held. However, the residents recited quran and offered fatiha to the late Moulana individually.
Moulana Mustafa Hussain Ansari was born in Ansari family of Khanqah-e-Sokhta Nawakadal in Shaher-e-Khaas, which wields significant religious and political clout over a vast section of population of the Valley. Maulana Mustafa Ansari was best known for his oratory skills and has also several books to his credit. Late Ansari was son of Moulana Hassan Ali Ansari and younger brother of Moulana Abbas Ansari.