Maulana Mustafa Hussain Ansari (Arabic: مولانا (علامه) مصطفى حسين انصارى, (born 21 March 1945, died 27 April 2006 in Srinagar) was a Kashmiri writer, scholar and preacher in Jammu and Kashmir. He was the brother of Mohammad Abbas Ansari and uncle of Masroor Abbas Ansari.[citation needed]
He was from the influential Ansari family of Srinagar, and was known for his oratorical skill. He was often called to defuse heated confrontations arising between sects due to misunderstandings and to mediate between them.[1][2]
He was also noted for his treatises including the Kashmiri commentary of the Quran as well as biographical works on Muhammad and Imam Hussain.[3][4][5]
Ansari died after a brief illness on 27 April 2006 in Srinagar. Tens of thousands attended his funeral procession.[6]
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