Nazir Ahmad Qasmi
Nazir Ahmad Qasmi | |
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.jpg) Qasmi in March 2023 | |
| Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah | |
| Assumed office "unknown" | |
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| Born | 20 June 1964 Bunjwah, Kishtwar |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
Nazir Ahmad Qasmi (born 20 June 1964) is a Kashmiri Sunni Islamic scholar and jurist who serves as the Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah. He is an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband and the Imārat-e-Sharia; and a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and general secretary of the Majlis-e-Fiqhi, Jammu and Kashmir.
Qasmi's works include Mirzaiyat ka radd - Usūl awr Tarīqa-e-Behs and Islam awr AIDS se tahaffuz ka tarīqa. His religious edicts appear regularly in the Friday edition of Kashmir Uzma.
Biography
[edit]Nazir Ahmad Qasmi was born on 20 June 1964 in Bunjwah, Kishtwar.[1] He memorized the Quran at Madrasa Asghria in Deoband and studied primary books of Arabic language at Madrasa Khādim al-Ulūm in Muzaffarnagar.[2] He graduated from Darul Uloom Deoband in the traditional dars-e-nizami course in 1404 A.H and then studied ifta for one year. Qasmi specialized in Islamic law at Imārat-e-Sharia in Patna.[2] His teachers include Abdul Haq Azmi, Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri and Riyasat Ali Bijnori.[3]
After completing his studies, Qasmi began teaching at Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah.[2] At the Raheemiyyah seminary, he serves as the Head Mufti[4][5] and Shaykh al-Hadith (senior hadith professor).[6] He is a founding member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board and general secretary of Majlis-e-Fiqhi, Jammu and Kashmir.[2] His fiqhi answers appear regularly in the Friday issue of Kashmir Uzma, a sister project of Greater Kashmir.[3]
Legal rulings
[edit]In July 2017, speaking in "Conservation of Environment and role of religion", a two-days conference organized by the Central University of Kashmir, Qasmi said, that, "Conservation and preservation of water and other natural resources is a religious obligation for all mankind and not complying is a violation against the compassion of the Creator."[7] Concerning Urdu language, Qasmi rules that, "To learn, write, and gain expertise in Urdu language is a religious obligation upon the Muslims living here (Kashmir)".[8]
Literary works
[edit]Qasmi's books include:[3]
- Mirza Qadiyani ke Jhūt
- Mirza Qadiyani na Mehdi na Masīh
- Mirzaiyat ka radd - Usūl awr Tarīqa-e-Behs
- Islam awr AIDS se tahaffuz ka tarīqa
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Kashmiri, Muhammad Anees (13 January 2023). "حضرت مفتی نذیر احمد صاحب ۔ حیات و خدمات" [Mufti Nazir Ahmad: Life and works]. Daily Udaan (in Urdu). No. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
The date of birth that Aftab Ghazi and other scholars have stated is wrong. I have referred to official documents and certificates of the Mufti and the birth date mentioned there is 20 June 1964 and not 1 June 1965.
- ^ a b c d Aftāb Ghāzi Qāsmi; Abdul Haseeb Qāsmi. Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat [Services of the Graduates of Deoband in Islamic Jurisprudence] (in Urdu) (February 2011 ed.). p. 420.
- ^ a b c Aftāb Ghāzi Qāsmi; Abdul Haseeb Qāsmi. Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat [Services of the Graduates of Deoband in Islamic Jurisprudence] (in Urdu) (February 2011 ed.). p. 421.
- ^ "Mufti Nazir for social reformist groups". Greater Kashmir. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Mufti Nazir Qasmi to deliver Friday sermon at Qamarwari". Greater Kashmir. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "جامعہ اشرف العلوم میں کنوکیشن: 20طلاب کی دستار بندی، علم حدیث کو کامیابی کے ساتھ مکمل کیا". Kashmir Uzma (in Urdu). 13 March 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "CUK's 2-day international conference on conservation and role of religion begins". Kashmir Vision. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Faiz Qāziābādi (27 August 2023). Madāris awr Urdu [Madrassas and Urdu] (in Urdu) (2019 ed.). Delhi: Kitabi Dunya. p. 345. ISBN 978-93-84271-27-5.
Bibliography
[edit]- Aftāb Ghāzi Qāsmi; Abdul Haseeb Qāsmi. "Mufti Nazīr Ahmad Kashmiri". Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat [Services of the Graduates of Deoband in Islamic Jurisprudence] (in Urdu) (February 2011 ed.). Deoband: Kutub Khana Naimia. pp. 420–421.
External links
[edit]- Kitāb-o-Sunnat Ke Hawāle Se Masā'il Ka Hal i.e. Problems and their Islamic solutions Archived 10 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine from 31 May 2019 issue of Kashmir Uzma.
