Biography of Shaykh AbdulHameed Kashmiri

Shaykh AbdulHameed ibn Muhammad Akbar was born in 1970 in Panah Dhanwan which is in the surroundings of Kotli Azad Kashmir (Pakistan). He studied first at home from his father and read the Quran from his mother.

His studies

He started school late as there was no school nearby. Afterwards he completed Primary school from Government High School Dhanwan and tried afterwards to join Jamiyah Muhammadiyah GujranWala. Al-Hamdulillah he was accepted in Jamiyah Muhammadiyah Gujranwala and completed the eight year curriculum of Dars Nizami. His elder brother was working nearby Jamiyah Muhammadiyah so his elder brother alongside his teachers looked after him. Shaykh AbdulHameed Kashmiri passed his exams of Wafaq Al-Madaris Salafiyah in Jamiyah Salafiyah Faisalabad.

His teachers

1) Shaykh AbdulHameed Hazarwi

2) Shaykh Rafeeq Salafi

3) Qari Muhammad Manzoor

4) Hafiz AbdusSalam

5) Hafiz AbdulMannan Nurpuri

6) Hafizz Abbas Anjum Gondalwi

7) Shaykh Jum’uah Khan

8) Shaykh Farooq Sarim

9) Shaykh Hafeez Ar-Rahman Lakhvi

His teaching

After completing his studies, Shaykh AbdulHameed Kashmiri started to teach literature and Fazil Arabic to students in Jamiyah Azeemiyah Salafiyah in Chatarpari Mirpur Azad Kashmir. He taught in this Jamiyah for 3 years and afterwards taught in Chanar Public school.

In Azad Kashmir as the number of Ahl e Hadith is little, he used to give the call to Tawheed with great wisdom. He would have excellent relations with students of colleges and would meet general public in a good manner, trying to call them to the pure Tawheed and Sunnah.

His activities in UK

While he was working in Jami Masjid Ahl e Hadith D1, Hajji AbdurRazaq requested him to come and teach in England, so Shaykh AbdulHameed moved to the UK in 2002, and since he has been Imam in many Masajid in UK.

In England, Shaykh AbdulHameed Kashmiri completed an English language course in Cambridge University and he was given the award of student of the year, which was given by the principal of Woking College.

Shaykh AbdulHameed Kashmiri has also been a pro-active scholar, he participated in the rally against the Iraq war and he is a close friend of Hafiz Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer. Shaykh AbdulHameed writes a lot online and shares articles and posts raising awareness at the plights of Muslims in Kashmir and elsewhere. May Allah Ta’ala preserve him and give him Tawfeeq to carry on his mission of promoting the Book and the Sunnah.