Ghulam Nabi Kashmiri (2 July 1965 – 7 November 2019) was a Kashmiri Muslim scholar and jurist who served as the senior professor of hadith at Darul Uloom Waqf. He also taught hadith at Jamia Ziya al-Uloom and Jamiat al-Tayyibat in Poonch. He was among the early graduates of Darul Uloom Waqf and authored books such as Hayat-e-Tayyib, a biography of Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi.
Kashmiri was appointed as teacher in Darul Uloom Waqf in 1985.[1] He remained on this post until 2017 and taught books such as Ibn Majah, Abu Dawud, Sunan Tirmidhi, and several books of jurisprudence.[1] He moved to Darul Uloom Zakariya where he was appointed senior professor of hadith, however, he came back to Waqf seminary right after a year.[1] During his last days, he moved to his native place in Poonch and became the senior professor of hadith at Jamia Ziya al-Uloom and Jamiat al-Tayyibat.[1] He also served briefly at the University of Kashmir as a lecturer.[6] His students included Faizul Waheed.[7]
At Taliqaat ala Tanzeemul ashtat (Guide of Mishkat Shareef)
Tasheel al-Mutanabbi (Guide of Deewan-e-Mutanabbi)
Faizul Imamein (Guide of Jalalein Shareef)
Hayat-e-Tayyib (2 Volume biography of Qari Muhammad Tayyib)
Nawa-i-Qalam
Liberalism aur Islam
Dawat-O-Tableegh ki Ehemiyat
Death and legacy
Kashmiri went to Deoband after teaching the last lesson on Sahih al-Bukhari in Jamia Zia-ul-Uloom Poonch. He had been suffering from stomach cancer for about 3 years. He died on 7 November 2019 in Delhi. After Isha prayer, Kashmiri's funeral prayers were offered in the premises of Molsari in Darul Uloom Deoband. Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi (rector Darul Uloom Waqf Deoband) led this funeral prayer. He was buried at Mazar-e-Qasmi.[9]
Nasiri, Fuzail Ahmad (February 2020). "YadoN ke Charagh FarozaN hi Rahenge!". In Rahmani, Shamshad; Qasmi, Sikander (eds.). Tadhkirah Mawlana Ghulam Nabi Kashmiri (in Urdu). Deoband: Maktaba Raazi. pp. 136–142.
Qasmi, Amanat Ali (February 2020). "Gulistan-i Waadi-Lolab ka Taaza Ghulab!". In Rahmani, Shamshad; Qasmi, Sikander (eds.). Tadhkirah Mawlana Ghulam Nabi Kashmiri (in Urdu). Deoband: Maktaba Raazi. pp. 84–89.
Nazir Ahmad Qasmi (February 2020). "Raftido- Le na Az Dil-e-Maa". In Rahmani, Shamshad; Qasmi, Sikander (eds.). Tadhkirah Mawlana Ghulam Nabi Kashmiri (in Urdu). Deoband: Maktaba Raazi. pp. 171–182.
Waheed, Faizul (February 2020). "Ah! Hazrat Maulana Ghulam Nabi Qasmi bhi Chal Basey". In Rahmani, Shamshad; Qasmi, Sikander (eds.). Tadhkirah Mawlana Ghulam Nabi Kashmiri (in Urdu). Deoband: Maktaba Raazi. pp. 187–189.