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Nazir Ahmad Qasmi

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Nazir Ahmad Qasmi
Qasmi in March 2023
Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah
Assumed office
"unknown"
Personal
Born (1964-06-20) 20 June 1964 (age 60)
Bunjwah, Kishtwar
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
Alma materDarul 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

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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]

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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

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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

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Citations

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Mufti Nazir for social reformist groups". Greater Kashmir. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Mufti Nazir Qasmi to deliver Friday sermon at Qamarwari". Greater Kashmir. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "CUK's 2-day international conference on conservation and role of religion begins". Kashmir Vision. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  8. ^ 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

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  • 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.
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