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 life | |
| Born | 26 September 1954 |
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| Region | India |
| 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) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi Siddiqi (born 26 September 1954) is an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar [1] and current rector of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband. [2] [3]
Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi was born on 26 September 1954 into the Siddiqi family of Nanauta. [4] 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. [5] [6]
Qasmi graduated in traditional dars-e-nizami from the Darul Uloom Deoband in 1975. [7] 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. [8]
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. [7] [8] He served the seminary as the deputy rector for 12 years, [4] and was appointed the rector on 3 September 2014. [9] He is also a member of the executive council of All India Muslim Personal Law Board since 2007. [8]
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). [10]