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'''Nazir Ahmad Qasmi''' (born 1 June 1965) is a [[Kashmiri people|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 (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].
'''Nazir Ahmad Qasmi''' (born 20 June 1964) is a [[Kashmiri people|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 (union territory)|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.
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==
==Biography==
Nazir Ahmad Qasmi was born on 1 June 1965 in Bonjwah, [[Kishtwar district|Kishtwar]].<ref name="edu">{{cite book |author1=Aftāb Ghāzi Qāsmi |author2=Abdul Haseeb Qāsmi |title=Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat|trans-title=Services of the Graduates of Deoband in Islamic Jurisprudence|page=420|edition=February 2011 |language=Urdu}}</ref> He memorized the [[Quran]] at Madrasa Asghria in [[Deoband]] and studied primary books of Arabic language at Madrasa Khādim al-Ulūm in [[Muzaffarnagar]].<ref name="edu"/> He graduated from [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] in the traditional [[dars-e-nizami]] course in 1404 [[Hijri year|A.H]] and then studied [[ifta]] for one year. Qasmi specialized in Islamic law at Imārat-e-Sharia in [[Patna]].<ref name="edu"/> His teachers include [[Abdul Haq Azmi]], [[Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri]] and Riyasat Ali Bijnori.<ref name="books" />
Nazir Ahmad Qasmi was born on 20 June 1964 in [[Bunjwah]], [[Kishtwar district|Kishtwar]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kashmiri |first1=Muhammad Anees |title=حضرت مفتی نذیر احمد صاحب ۔ حیات و خدمات |trans-title= Mufti Nazir Ahmad: Life and works|url=https://epaper.dailyudaan.com/e-paper-issue/udaan-srinagar-13-jan-2024/5 |quote= 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.|access-date=13 January 2023 |work=Daily Udaan |issue=11 |date=13 January 2023 |language=ur}}</ref> He memorized the [[Quran]] at Madrasa Asghria in [[Deoband]] and studied primary books of Arabic language at Madrasa Khādim al-Ulūm in [[Muzaffarnagar]].<ref name="edu">{{cite book |author1=Aftāb Ghāzi Qāsmi |author2=Abdul Haseeb Qāsmi |title=Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat|trans-title=Services of the Graduates of Deoband in Islamic Jurisprudence|page=420|edition=February 2011 |language=Urdu}}</ref> He graduated from [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] in the traditional [[dars-e-nizami]] course in 1404 [[Hijri year|A.H]] and then studied [[ifta]] for one year. Qasmi specialized in Islamic law at Imārat-e-Sharia in [[Patna]].<ref name="edu"/> His teachers include [[Abdul Haq Azmi]], [[Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri]] and Riyasat Ali Bijnori.<ref name="books" />


After completing his studies, Qasmi began teaching at [[Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah]].<ref name="edu"/> At the Raheemiyyah seminary, he serves as the Head Mufti.<ref name="gk">{{cite news |title=Mufti Nazir for social reformist groups |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/more/news/mufti-nazir-for-social-reformist-groups/ |accessdate=5 September 2020 |work=[[Greater Kashmir]] |date=14 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mufti Nazir Qasmi to deliver Friday sermon at Qamarwari |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/srinagar/mufti-nazir-qasmi-to-deliver-friday-sermon-at-qamarwari/ |accessdate=5 September 2020 |work=[[Greater Kashmir]] |date=31 March 2017}}</ref> He is a founding member of [[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]] and general secretary of Majlis-e-Fiqhi, [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="edu"/> His [[Fiqh|fiqhi]] answers appear regularly in the Friday issue of Kashmir Uzma, a sister project of [[Greater Kashmir]].<ref name="books"/>
After completing his studies, Qasmi began teaching at [[Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah]].<ref name="edu"/> At the Raheemiyyah seminary, he serves as the Head Mufti<ref name="gk">{{cite news |title=Mufti Nazir for social reformist groups |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/more/news/mufti-nazir-for-social-reformist-groups/ |accessdate=5 September 2020 |work=[[Greater Kashmir]] |date=14 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mufti Nazir Qasmi to deliver Friday sermon at Qamarwari |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/srinagar/mufti-nazir-qasmi-to-deliver-friday-sermon-at-qamarwari/ |accessdate=5 September 2020 |work=[[Greater Kashmir]] |date=31 March 2017}}</ref> and Shaykh al-Hadith (senior hadith professor).<ref> {{Cite news |title=جامعہ اشرف العلوم میں کنوکیشن: 20طلاب کی دستار بندی، علم حدیث کو کامیابی کے ساتھ مکمل کیا
|url=https://www.kashmiruzma.net/NewsDetail?action=view&ID=106450 |date=13 March 2022 |accessdate= 4 June 2022 |work= Kashmir Uzma |lang=ur}}</ref> He is a founding member of [[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]] and general secretary of Majlis-e-Fiqhi, [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="edu"/> His [[Fiqh|fiqhi]] answers appear regularly in the Friday issue of Kashmir Uzma, a sister project of [[Greater Kashmir]].<ref name="books"/>


==Legal rulings==
==Legal rulings==
In July 2017, speaking in "Conservation of Environment and role of religion", a two-days conference organized by [[Central University of Kashmir]], Qasmi said, "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."<ref>{{cite news |title=CUK’s 2-day international conference on conservation and role of religion begins |url=https://kashmirvision.in/2017/07/06/cuks-2-day-international-conference-on-conservation-and-role-of-religion-begins/ |accessdate=5 September 2020 |work=Kashmir Vision |date=6 July 2017}}</ref> 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)".<ref>{{cite book |author1=Faiz Qāziābādi |title=Madāris awr Urdu |trans-title= Madrassas and Urdu |publisher=Kitabi Dunya |location=[[Delhi]] |isbn=978-93-84271-27-5 |page=345 |edition=2019 |language=Urdu}}</ref>
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."<ref>{{cite news |title=CUK's 2-day international conference on conservation and role of religion begins |url=https://kashmirvision.in/2017/07/06/cuks-2-day-international-conference-on-conservation-and-role-of-religion-begins/ |accessdate=5 September 2020 |work=Kashmir Vision |date=6 July 2017}}</ref> 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)".<ref>{{cite book |author1=Faiz Qāziābādi |title=Madāris awr Urdu |date=27 August 2023 |trans-title= Madrassas and Urdu |publisher=Kitabi Dunya |location=[[Delhi]] |isbn=978-93-84271-27-5 |page=345 |edition=2019 |language=Urdu}}</ref>


==Literary works==
==Literary works==
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===Bibliography===
===Bibliography===
*{{cite book |author1=Aftāb Ghāzi Qāsmi |author2=Abdul Haseeb Qāsmi |title=Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat|trans-title=Services of the Graduates of Deoband in Islamic Jurisprudence |publisher=Kutub Khana Naimia |location=[[Deoband]] |pages=420-421 |chapter = Mufti Nazīr Ahmad Kashmiri|edition=February 2011 |language=Urdu}}
*{{cite book |author1=Aftāb Ghāzi Qāsmi |author2=Abdul Haseeb Qāsmi |title=Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat|trans-title=Services of the Graduates of Deoband in Islamic Jurisprudence |publisher=Kutub Khana Naimia |location=[[Deoband]] |pages=420–421 |chapter = Mufti Nazīr Ahmad Kashmiri|edition=February 2011 |language=Urdu}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.kashmiruzma.net/NewsDetail?action=view&ID=57441 Kitāb-o-Sunnat Ke Hawāle Se Masā'il Ka Hal i.e. Problems and their Islamic solutions] from 31 May 2019 issue of [[Kashmir Uzma]].
* [https://www.kashmiruzma.net/NewsDetail?action=view&ID=57441 Kitāb-o-Sunnat Ke Hawāle Se Masā'il Ka Hal i.e. Problems and their Islamic solutions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710130218/https://www.kashmiruzma.net/NewsDetail?action=view&ID=57441 |date=10 July 2019 }} from 31 May 2019 issue of [[Kashmir Uzma]].


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Latest revision as of 16:29, 14 December 2023

For other people with similar names, see Nazir Ahmed.

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

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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