Ghuraba Ahle Hadees headquarters masjid
Ghuraba Ahle Hadees Headquarters Masjid

ESTABLISHED 1897 · ZALDAGAR, SRINAGAR

Umm-ul-Masajid.
A living legacy.

The first established Ahle Hadees masjid of Jammu & Kashmir—known with affection across Kashmir as Umm-ul-Masajid.

THE GHURABA AHLE HADEES MASJID
A HERITAGE SINCE 1897

Kashmir’s first Ahle Hadees masjid.
A home of knowledge and da‘wah.

Ghuraba Ahle Hadees was established at Zaldagar, Srinagar, in 1897 by Mufakkir-e-Islam Moulana Mohammad Anwar Shopaini. He served as its first Imam and Khateeb.

For more than a century, the masjid has remained a centre of worship, knowledge and service, with its leadership continuing through successive generations of the founder’s family.

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OUR FOUNDATION

Clarity in belief.
Beauty in character.

Knowledge is not merely collected. It is understood, practised and reflected in the way we worship Allah and treat His creation.

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Authentic Sunnah

Following the teachings and example of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ through verified narrations.

03

Sound Understanding

Learning the revelation as understood and practised by the righteous early generations.

04

Excellent Character

Growing in mercy, patience, honesty and humility as the fruits of beneficial knowledge.

A PATH OF KNOWLEDGE

Learn what matters.
Live what you learn.

Start with the foundations and progress with purpose. Each pathway is designed to connect knowledge with worship and everyday character.

FOUNDATIONSREFLECTIONPRACTICE
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FOUNDATION

Understanding Tawheed

Why we were created and how worship shapes every part of life.
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ESSENTIAL

Following the Sunnah

Learning how authentic guidance brings clarity to belief and practice.
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DAILY LIFE

Purifying the Heart

Building sincerity, patience and reliance upon Allah.

A PROPHETIC REMINDER

Glad tidings
to the strangers.

The name Ghuraba reminds us that truth is measured by revelation, not popularity — and that steadfastness must always be joined with knowledge, mercy and wisdom.

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بَدَأَ الإِسْلاَمُ غَرِيبًا وَسَيَعُودُ كَمَا بَدَأَ غَرِيبًا فَطُوبَى لِلْغُرَبَاءِ

“Islam began as something strange and it will return to being strange as it began, so glad tidings to the strangers.”

SAHIH MUSLIM 145

العلم قبل القول والعمل

A lifelong journey
begins with one sincere step.

Return often for carefully sourced reminders, short lessons and practical pathways through the foundations of Islam.

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