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DeutschMujahidul Islam Qasmi
Mawlana, Qazi Mujahidul Islam Qasmi قاضی مجاہد الاسلام قاسمی | |
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| President of All India Muslim Personal Law Board | |
| Succeeded by | Rabey Hasani Nadwi[1] |
| 1st President of Islamic Fiqh Academy | |
| In office "office established" – 4 April 2002 | |
| Succeeded by | Zafeeruddin Miftahi[2] |
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| Born | 1936 Jale, Darbhanga, British India |
| Died | 4 April 2002 (aged 65–66) |
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| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
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| Founder of | Islamic Fiqh Academy |
| Muslim leader | |
| Disciple of | Husain Ahmad Madani, Sayyid Minatullah Rahmani |
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Mujahidul Islam Qasmi (1936–4 April 2002) was an Indian Mufti, Qadhi and Islamic scholar, founder of Islamic Fiqh Academy. He served as the President of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.[1][3][4]
Biography
[edit]Qasmi was born in 1936 in Jale Darbhanga, British India. He was educated at Madrasa Mahmood al-Ulum, Damla and local madrasas of Mau, Uttar Pradesh and later joined Darul Uloom Deoband from where he graduated in 1955. In Deoband, he studied under Hussain Ahmad Madni, Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad and Abdul Haffeez Balyawi.[3][5]
Qasmi taught in Jamia Rahmania in Munger and established Islamic Fiqh Academy in 1989. He was also a member of International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Jeddah, Fiqh Academy of Mecca and Aligarh Muslim University's court.[6] He was founding member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board[7] and was appointed as its president after the death of Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi in 1999. He launched All India Milli Council to bring Muslim organizations altogether on a single platform. Through Milli Council, Qasmi played a key role in the removal of TADA and restored confidence of Muslim youth.[3]
Qāsmi's religious and legal verdicts have been published as Fatawa Qadhi in Urdu by the Islamic Fiqh Academy.[8]
He died of cancer on 4 April 2002.[5]
Literary works
[edit]Qasmi authored over 40 books which include:[3]
- Al-Waqf
- Annizamul Qadai
- The Islamic Concept of Animal Slaughter[9]
- Contemporary Medical Issues in Islamic Jurisprudence.[10]
Awards
[edit]Qasmi was conferred with following awards:[11][12]
- Community Leadership Award from Al-Ameen Educational Trust
- 2nd Shah Waliullah Award from Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi [13]
- Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi Award from American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin
- Best Islamic Personality Award from Muslim Educational Association of Southern India
- Fiqh Award from Executive Arbitration Committee, Government of Kuwait
- Gold Medal from the Cabinet of Morocco
Legacy
[edit]Nomana Khalid wrote her M Phil thesis "Qadhi Mujahidul Islam Ki Fiqh-e-Islami Mein Khidmat" from Punjab University, Lahore.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rabey Hasani Nadwi re-elected president of AIMPlB". The Pioneer. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Ateeque Ahmad Bastawi. "Mawlāna Mufti Zafeeruddin ki Ilmi wa Dīni Khidmāt (Educational and Religious Services of Mawlāna Mufti Zafeeruddin)". In Qāsmi, Muhammad Saud Alam (ed.). Hayāt-e-Zafeer [The Life of Zafeer] (in Urdu) (September 2011 ed.). Islamic Fiqh Academy, India: IFA Publications. pp. 153–154.
- ^ a b c d M Sulaiman Akhtar Farooqui. "Qazi Mujahidul Islam Qasmi remembered". The Milli Gazette. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ ULLAH, MOHAMMED (2018). The Contribution of Deoband School to Hanafi Fiqh A Study of Its Response to Modern Issues and Challenges (Phd thesis). Centre for Federal Studies, Jamia Hamdard University. pp. 129–132. hdl:10603/326073.
- ^ a b Dr Muhammad Ghitreef Shahbaz Nadwi. Aalam-e-Islam Ke Chand Mashaheer (Sawaneh wa Afkar ka Mutala) [Few Islamic Contemporaries] (in Urdu) (March 2017 ed.). Rahbar Book Service, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi. pp. 222–230.
- ^ Zafar Ahmad Nizami (2015). "Mawlāna Qazi Mujāhidul Islam Qāsmi". Qalmi Khake (in Urdu) (1st, 2013 ed.). New Delhi: Institute of Objective Studies. pp. 233–234. ISBN 978-81-89964-96-2.
- ^ Weigl, Constanze (2010). Reproductive Health Behavior and Decision-making of Muslim Women: An Ethnographic Study in a Low-income Community in Urban North India. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 9783643107701. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Qasmi, Maulana Mujahidul Islam. "Legal Judgments by the Great Qazi".
- ^ The Islamic Concept of Animal Slaughter. Lebanon: Dar Al-Kotob Al-ilmiyah. January 2009. ISBN 978-2-7451-6060-7.
- ^ Contemporary Medical Issues in Islamic Jurisprudence. Translated by Salar M Khan. Lebanon: Dar Al-Kotob Al-ilmiyah. January 2009. p. 232. ISBN 978-2-7451-6064-5.
- ^ Noor Alam Khalil Amini. "Mawlana Qadhi Mujahid al-Islam Qasmi.. Ek Azeem Faqeeh". Pas-e-Marg-e-Zindah (in Urdu) (5th, February 2017 ed.). Deoband: Idara Ilm-o-Adab. pp. 592–622.
- ^ Khalid Saifullah Rahmani. Hayat-e-Mujahid [The Life of Mujahid] (in Urdu) (June 2004 ed.). Delhi: Farid Book Depot. pp. 153–154.
- ^ "Shah Waliullah Award". iosworld.org. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Nomana Khalid. Qadhi Mujahidul Islam Ki Fiqh-e-Islami Mein Khidmat. Islamic Fiqh Academy, India.
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