Abul Qasim Nomani (born 14 January 1947) is an
Indian Islamic scholar and the current Vice Chancellor and
Sheikh al-Hadith of
Darul Uloom Deoband
Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic university and seminary ( darul uloom) in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India, at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. Established in 1866 by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Fazlur Rahman Usmani, Sayy ...
. He has been ranked among the
500 most influential Muslims in the world.
Biography
Abul Qasim Nomani was born in
Varanasi
Varanasi (, also Benares, Banaras ) or Kashi, is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.*
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(Banaras) UP on 14 January 1947.
In 1960, Nomani took admission in
Darul Uloom Mau for Arabic education. After that, in 1962, after studying for one year at
Miftahul Uloom Mau, he went to
Darul Uloom Deoband
Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic university and seminary ( darul uloom) in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India, at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. Established in 1866 by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Fazlur Rahman Usmani, Sayy ...
for higher education, and graduated from there in 1967. He became a member of
Majlis ash-Shura (the Governing body) of Darul Uloom in 1992.
Nomani was succeeded by
Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi as Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband on 24 July 2011.
On 14 October 2020, Nomani was appointed Sheikh al-Hadith in Deoband seminary.
References
External links
Times of India
*http://www.islah-ul-muslimeen.com/index.php
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Deobandis
1947 births
Living people
Indian Sufis
Chishtis
People from Varanasi
Darul Uloom Deoband alumni
Muhtamims of Darul Uloom Deoband
Sheikh al-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband
Members of the Majlis-e-Shura of Darul Uloom Deoband