Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi | |
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Born | Hanswar, Faizabad district (now Ambedkar Nagar district), Uttar Pradesh, India | October 14, 1979
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Islamic scholar, mufti, and writer |
Academic background | |
Education | Aalimiyyah, Double M.A., PhD |
Alma mater | |
Academic advisors | Naseer Ahmad Khan, Nizamuddin Azami, Noor Alam Khalil Amini, Ishtiyaque Danish |
Academic work | |
Main interests | Fiqh,Islamic studies,translation |
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Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi (born 14 October 1979) is an Indian Islamic scholar,mufti,writer,and trilingual translator of Urdu,Arabic,and English. He is an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband,Markazul Maarif,Jamia Millia Islamia,Maulana Azad National Urdu University,and Jamia Hamdard. He is the author of several books in English,Urdu,and Arabic.
Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi was born on 14 October 1979,in Hanswar,Faizabad district (now Ambedkar Nagar district),Uttar Pradesh. [1] [2] [3] His father,Abdul Salam Muztar Hanswari (1924–2022),was a physician,Quran reciter,poet,and authorized disciple of Abdul Halim Jaunpuri. [4]
Qasmi received his early education from his parents and at Madrasah Ishā'at-ul-Uloom in Hanswar. He studied Arabic at Madrasa Anwar-ul-Uloom in Bhulepur. In 1995,he enrolled in Darul Uloom Deoband in the sixth grade of Arabic,and in 1997,he graduated from there with distinction. In 1998 and 1999,respectively,he completed Arabic literature and Ifta courses from Darul Uloom Deoband. He studied Sahih al-Bukhari with Naseer Ahmad Khan,Qawā'id al-Fiqh with Nizamuddin Azami in Ifta,and Arabic literature with Noor Alam Khalil Amini. [4] [5]
After completing his education from Darul Uloom Deoband,Qasmi did his Diploma in English Language and Literature from the Markazul Maarif in New Delhi and Mumbai in 2000 and 2001. [4] [6] In 2006 and 2008,he did his Bachelor of Arts in Arabic with English and Political Science from Jamia Millia Islamia,New Delhi. At the same time,he did a diploma in functional Arabic from the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language in New Delhi,and from there,he did a diploma in English teaching in 2009. [1]
In 2009 and 2010,he completed his masters degree in Islamic Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia,Delhi. In 2010,he received his Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from Maulana Azad National Urdu University,Hyderabad. He also passed the NET and JRF examinations twice in two different subjects from the University Grants Commission,New Delhi,in 2009 and 2010. After that,he did his MA in English from Maulana Azad National Urdu University,Hyderabad,in 2012 and 2013. [1] In 2018,he submitted his thesis on Islamic studies entitled The Contribution of Deoband School to Hanafi Fiqh:A Study of Its Response to Modern Issues and Challenges to the Department of Islamic Studies,Jamia Hamdard,New Delhi,under the supervision of Ishtiyaque Danish [4] [7] and received his PhD in January 2019. [8]
Qasmi is the web editor for the official websites of Darul Uloom Deoband and Darulifta-Deoband.com,as well as the coordinator for Darul Uloom Deoband's Internet and Online Fatwa sections. [4] [9] [10] [11] [12] He also has a bilingual academic and literary website,Deoband Online. Prior to joining Darul Uloom Deoband,he worked at Markazul Maarif in Mumbai,where he taught English,conducted research,and provided management services for almost three years. [4]
Qasmi's thesis and essay writing had already started in 1993. [11] Since his student days,his articles have been published in various magazines and journals,and he has been associated with the editorial boards of various magazines. [11] [4] During his stay at Markazul Maarif in Mumbai,he also received training in English essay writing and journalism from the famous German novelist and journalist Ilija Trojanow. [4]
According to Qasmi,"As Islam is a comprehensive religion,its education system is also comprehensive. It includes all kinds of sciences and arts that are beneficial for human beings in this world and hereafter. Islam does not encourage such things that seem to be sciences,but they are based on ignorance and useless or even harmful for human beings. Thus,Islam classifies the useful sciences from the useless and harmful ones. Islam gave every science its due position and importance so that people can benefit from them as per their importance and need." [13]
Qasmi has published many works in Urdu and English;he has also translated many books from Urdu to English,Arabic,or English to Urdu. Some of his works include: [4] [11] [1] [3]
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