Maulana Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi | |
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2nd Rector of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband | |
Assumed office 3 September 2014 | |
Preceded by | Muhammad Salim Qasmi |
Personal | |
Born | 26 September 1954 |
Religion | Islam |
Parent |
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Region | India |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband, Aligarh Muslim University, Al-Azhar University |
Relatives | Qari Muhammad Tayyib (grandfather), Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad (great-grandfather), Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi (great-great-grandfather) |
Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi Siddiqi is an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar [1] and current rector of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband. [2]
Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi was born on 26 September 1954 into the Siddiqi family of Nanauta. [3] His father Muhammad Salim Qasmi was former rector of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband, whilst his grandfather Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi remained vice-chancellor of the Darul Uloom Deoband for about half century. [4] [5]
Qasmi graduated in traditional dars-e-nizami from the Darul Uloom Deoband in 1975. [6] He studied intermediate classes in private from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). He got a BA and an MA degree from the AMU in private and acquired an MA in Islamic theology from the Al-Azhar University. [7]
Qasmi began teaching at the Darul Uloom Waqf in 1983. He has taught the books of Hadith such as Sahih Bukhari and Tirmidhi along with other primary books of dars-e-nizami. [6] [7] He served the seminary as the deputy rector for 12 years, [3] and was appointed the rector on 3 September 2014. [8] He is also a member of the executive council of All India Muslim Personal Law Board since 2007. [7]
Qasmi maintains the view that knowledge is a unit and it is wrong to divide it as Islamic and Non-Islamic. He argues that in Islam, knowledge can be grouped as profitable (نافع) and non-profitable (غیر نافع). [9]
Maulana Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi | |
---|---|
2nd Rector of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband | |
Assumed office 3 September 2014 | |
Preceded by | Muhammad Salim Qasmi |
Personal | |
Born | 26 September 1954 |
Religion | Islam |
Parent |
|
Region | India |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband, Aligarh Muslim University, Al-Azhar University |
Relatives | Qari Muhammad Tayyib (grandfather), Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad (great-grandfather), Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi (great-great-grandfather) |
Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi Siddiqi is an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar [1] and current rector of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband. [2]
Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi was born on 26 September 1954 into the Siddiqi family of Nanauta. [3] His father Muhammad Salim Qasmi was former rector of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband, whilst his grandfather Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi remained vice-chancellor of the Darul Uloom Deoband for about half century. [4] [5]
Qasmi graduated in traditional dars-e-nizami from the Darul Uloom Deoband in 1975. [6] He studied intermediate classes in private from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). He got a BA and an MA degree from the AMU in private and acquired an MA in Islamic theology from the Al-Azhar University. [7]
Qasmi began teaching at the Darul Uloom Waqf in 1983. He has taught the books of Hadith such as Sahih Bukhari and Tirmidhi along with other primary books of dars-e-nizami. [6] [7] He served the seminary as the deputy rector for 12 years, [3] and was appointed the rector on 3 September 2014. [8] He is also a member of the executive council of All India Muslim Personal Law Board since 2007. [7]
Qasmi maintains the view that knowledge is a unit and it is wrong to divide it as Islamic and Non-Islamic. He argues that in Islam, knowledge can be grouped as profitable (نافع) and non-profitable (غیر نافع). [9]