Muhammad Rafi Usmani

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Muhammad Rafi' 'Usmani
3rd President of Darul Uloom Karachi
Assumed office
27 March 1986
Preceded byAbdul Hai Arifi
2nd Mufti of Darul Uloom Karachi
Assumed office
1976
Preceded byMuhammad Shafi Deobandi
Personal
Born (1936-07-21) 21 July 1936 (age 85)
Deoband, United Provinces, British India
ReligionIslam
Parents
  • Muhammad Shafi Deobandi (father)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
MovementDeobandi
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband, University of the Punjab, Darul Uloom Karachi
RelationsMuhammad Taqi Usmani (brother), Usmani family of Deoband

Muhammad Rafi Usmāni (born 21 July 1936) is a Pakistani Muslim scholar, jurist and author who serves as the President of Darul Uloom Karachi .[1]

Born in 1936 in Deoband to Muhammad Shafi Deobandi, Usmāni is an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband, University of the Punjab and the Darul Uloom Karachi. He has authored books including Ahkām-e-Zakāt, Al-Tālīqāt al-nāfi'ah alā fath al-mulhim, Islām mai aurat ki hukmrāni and Nawādir al-Fiqh. He is a syndicate member of the University of Karachi, and a member of the executive council of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia. He is the elder brother of Muhammad Taqi Usmani.

Background and early life[]

See also: Usmani family of Deoband § Miyānji Shukrullah

Usmāni was born on 21 July 1936 into the Usmani family of Deoband, in the Indian town of Deoband.[2] He was named Muḥammad Rafī by Ashraf Ali Thanwi.[3] Usmāni's father Muhammad Shafi Deobandi was a Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband and one of the pioneer figures of Pakistan Movement.[4] He is the elder brother of Muhammad Taqi Usmani.[5]

Education[]

Usmāni memorized half of the Quran at Darul Uloom Deoband, and migrated to Pakistan on 1 May 1948.[6] He completed memorizing the Quran at the Masjid Bab al-Islam in Aram Bagh, under the direction of Palestanian Grand Mufti, Amin al-Husseini.[7] He entered the Darul Uloom Karachi in 1951, and graduated in the traditional "dars-e-nizami" in 1960.[7] In 1378 AH, he passed the "molvi" and "munshi" (also known as "Molvi Fazil"[7]) examinations from University of the Punjab.[6][7] He specialized in Islamic jurisprudence (ifta) at Darul Uloom Karachi in 1960.[6]

Usmāni studied Sahih Bukhari with Rashid Ahmed Ludhianvi, Sahih Muslim with Akbar Ali Saharanpuri, and Sunan Nasai with Sahban Mehmood, Sunan Abu Dawood with Ri'ā'yatullah and Jami' al-Tirmidhi with Saleemullah Khan.[8] He studied parts of Sunan ibn Majah with Muhammad Haqīq, and completed studying it under the tutelage of Ri'ā'yatullah.[8]

Usmāni is authorized to transmit hadith by Hasan bin Muhammad al-Musyath, Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi, Muhammad Shafi Deobandi, Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi, Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi and Zafar Ahmad Usmani.[9]

Career[]

Usmāni has been a member of All Pakistan Ulema Council, Council of Islamic Ideology, Ruet-e-Hilal Committee and Zakat Council of the Government of Sindh.[10] He was an advisor to Shariat Appellate Bench, Supreme Court of Pakistan.[10] He served as a member of the examinations committee of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia.[10] Usmani was a syndicate member of the NED University of Engineering & Technology.[10]He is a syndicate member of the University of Karachi, and a member of the executive council of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia.[11]

Usmāni succeeded Abdul Hai Arifi as the president of Darul Uloom Karachi. At Darul Uloom Karachi, Usmāni taught all the books related to "dars-e-nizami" from 1380 AH to 1390 AH. Since 1391 AH, he has been teaching the sciences of "hadith" and "ifta" in the seminary.[12] He teaches Sahih Muslim in the Darul Uloom Karachi, and trains the students of Islamic jurisprudence.[13]

He always asked students to keep a distance from politics.[14]

Literary works[]

Usmāni has authored about 27 books in Arabic and Urdu.[15] His books include:[15]

  • Ahkām-e-Zakāt
  • Alāmāt-i qiyāmat aur nuzūl-i Masīḥ
  • Al-Tālīqāt al-nāfi'ah alā fath al-mulhim
  • Bai al-wafā
  • Europe ke tīn mu'āshi nizām, jāgīrdāri, sarmāyadāri, ishtirākiyat awr unka tārikhi pas-e-manzar. Its English translation is published separately as The three systems of economics in Europe: feudalism, capitalism, socialism and their historical background.
  • Ilm al-Sīgha, This book is taught in the "dars-e-nizami" curriculum in the madrasas of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, England, South Africa and United States of America.
  • Islām mai aurat ki hukmrāni
  • Ḥayāt-i Muftī-yi Aʻẓam
  • Kitābat-e-Hadees ahd-e-risālat o ahd-e-sahāba mai
  • Mere murshid Ḥaẓrat-i ʻĀrifī
  • Nawādir al-Fiqh

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Mufti Ikram Ul Haq (2014). Companion of Hajj. Xlibris Corporation. p. 11. ISBN 9781493166374.
  2. ^ Usmani, Muhammad Rafi, "Kuchh Mu'allif ke bāre mai (Something about the author) by Asmatullah", Nawādir al-Fiqh, 1, p. 11
  3. ^ Muhammad Rafi Usmani, "Sāhib-e-fatawa ke mukhtasar hālāt-e-zindagi (Short biographical information of the Mufti) by Aejaz Ahmad Samdani", Fatāwa Darul Uloom Karachi, 1, p. 48
  4. ^ Syed Mehboob Rizwi. Tārīkh Dārul Uloom Deoband [History of The Dar al-Ulum Deoband]. Translated by Murtaz Hussain F, Quraishi. Darul Uloom Deoband: Idārah Ehtemam. pp. 93–94.
  5. ^ "Mufti Taqi Usmani survives assassination attempt in Karachi". Dawn (newspaper). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Usmani, Muhammad Rafi, "Kuchh Mu'allif ke bāre mai (Something about the author) by Asmatullah", Nawādir al-Fiqh, 1, p. 12
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Muhammad Rafi Usmani, "Sāhib-e-fatawa ke mukhtasar hālāt-e-zindagi (Short biographical information of the Mufti) by Aejaz Ahmad Samdani", Fatāwa Darul Uloom Karachi, 1, pp. 49–50
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Usmani, Muhammad Rafi, "Kuchh Mu'allif ke bāre mai (Something about the author) by Asmatullah", Nawādir al-Fiqh, 1, p. 20
  9. ^ Usmani, Muhammad Rafi, "Kuchh Mu'allif ke bāre mai (Something about the author) by Asmatullah", Nawādir al-Fiqh, 1, p. 20–21
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Usmani, Muhammad Rafi, "Kuchh Mu'allif ke bāre mai (Something about the author) by Asmatullah", Nawādir al-Fiqh, 1, p. 15
  11. ^ Usmani, Muhammad Rafi, "Kuchh Mu'allif ke bāre mai (Something about the author) by Asmatullah", Nawādir al-Fiqh, 1, p. 13
  12. ^ Usmani, Muhammad Rafi, "Kuchh Mu'allif ke bāre mai (Something about the author) by Asmatullah", Nawādir al-Fiqh, 1, pp. 14–15
  13. ^ Usmani, Muhammad Rafi, "Kuchh Mu'allif ke bāre mai (Something about the author) by Asmatullah", Nawādir al-Fiqh, 1, p. 12
  14. ^ "مفتی رفیع عثمانی کی مدارس کے طلبہ کو سیاست سے دور رہنے کی تلقین". jang.com.pk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b Usmani, Muhammad Rafi, "Kuchh Mu'allif ke bāre mai (Something about the author) by Asmatullah", Nawādir al-Fiqh, 1, pp. 16–17

Bibliography[]

  • Muhammad Rafi Usmani. "Kuchh Mu'allif ke bāre mai (Something about the author) by Asmatullah". Nawādir al-Fiqh. 1. Karachi: Maktabah Darul Uloom Karachi. pp. 11–21.
  • Muhammad Rafi Usmani. "Sāhib-e-fatawa ke mukhtasar hālāt-e-zindagi (Short biographical information of the Mufti) by Aejaz Ahmad Samdani". Fatāwa Darul Uloom Karachi. 1 (January 2010 ed.). Karachi: Idāratul Ma'ārif. pp. 48–81.

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