Sir Syed Sani Syed Ali Shah Bukhari, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Beerwah, Jammu and Kashmir, India
About Sir Syed Sani Syed Ali Shah Bukhari
- Sir Syed Sani Syed Ali Shah Bukhari (Urdu: ??? ??? ??? ???????) (born 30 November 1914 – 30 March 1979) commonly known as Ali Shah,Sir Syed Sani, Molvi Saeeb, Sir Syed Kashmir, Chirag-i-Beerwah, or Musleh-Millat, was a 20th-century Kashmiri Muslim pragmatist, Islamic modernist, philosopher, Islamic jurist, social activist and educator in the Budgam district of Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir.
- He founded Mazhar Ul Haq High School Beerwah in 1934 and Anjuman Mazhar Ul Haq in 1951.
- He also reconstructed and expanded the Grand Jamia Masjid Beerwah.
- He was the khateeb (Orator), Imam and Mirwaiz of the Grand Jamia Masjid Beerwah whose foundation stone was laid by his elder brother, Syed Syeed Shah Bukhari, in 1928.
- Syed Shah Bukhari was the Imam/Mirwaiz of historical Jamia Masjid, Srinagar after Mirwaiz Yousef Sahib until he left the Kashmir Valley.
- He is known as an early pioneer who recognized the critical role of education in the empowerment of the poor and disenfranchised in the Muslim community.
- In more than one way, Bukhari was a social reformer and a national builder of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly Allaqa Beerwah, which forms a major part of central and north Kashmir.
- He commanded respect from Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims for his views and dedication to the cause of education.
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