Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi Sambhali is an

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

Sunni Islamic scholar who established Al-Noor Public School,

Sambhal Sambhal is a city located in the Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh state in India. The city lies approximately 158 kilometres (98 mi) east of New Delhi and 355 kilometres (220 mi) north-west of state capital Lucknow. History Sambhal ...

. He is an alumnus of

Darul Uloom Deoband The Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic seminary ( darul uloom) in India at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. It is located in Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The seminary was established by Muhammad Qa ...

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and the

Jamia Millia Islamia Jamia Millia Islamia () is a central university located in New Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British Raj in 1920, it moved to its current location in Okhla in ...

. He has authored ''Dars-e-Hadith'', ''Dars-e-Quran'', ''Islahi Mazameen'', ''Journey to Madina'', ''Qur'an and Hadith - Main Sources of Islamic Ideology'' and ''Umrah Ka Tariqah''

Biography

Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi is a grandson of Ismail Sambhali who was a hadith scholar and an activist of the

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. Ismail Sambhali was professor of

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at the

Madrasa Shahi Madrassa Shahi (alternatively known as Jamia Qasmia) is an Islamic seminary in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1879 by the poor Muslims of Moradabad under the supervision of Islamic scholar, Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi, who also est ...

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and his students include

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and

Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi Nizāmuddīn Asīr Adrawi (also known as Asīr Adrawi; 1926 – 20 May 2021) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, biographer, historian and author in the Urdu language. He established Madrassa Darus Salam in Adari and served as Officer In Charg ...

. Najeeb Qasmi studied traditional

dars-e-nizami Dars-i Nizami is a study curriculum or system used in many Islamic institutions (madrassas) and Dar Ul Ulooms, which originated in the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century and can now also be found in parts of South Africa, Canada, the United St ...

at the

and graduated from there in 1994. He received a

B.A. Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four ye ...

from

and an

M.A A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

in Arabic from the

. He completed his

doctoral studies A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is a ...

at the Jamia Millia Islamia. Qasmi established Al-Noor Public School in

, Uttar Pradesh on 21 December 2018. The foundation stone was laid down by teachers of the Darul Uloom Deoband and Jamia Millia Islamia. His articles have appeared in ''Monthly al-Bayyinat'' of

Jamia Binoria Jamia Binoria Aalamia is an Islamic educational institute in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is regarded as one of the most modern madrassas. Noman Naeem is the principal (chancellor) of the seminary. History Jamia Binoria was founded by Mufti ...

and in ''Jahan-e-Urdu''. His articles regularly appear in

The Inquilab ''The Inquilab'' is an Urdu-language daily newspaper published from Mumbai. It is owned by the Jagran Prakashan Limited, which also publishes Dainik Jagran ''Dainik Jagran'' ( Hi:दैनिक जागरन , , ) is an Indian Hindi lan ...

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and other Indian and Pakistani newspapers like

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and Daily Express. He also writes on his website, which was released in a function held in

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, Literal translation, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi Arabic, Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyad ...

on 4 January 2013 by a number of Indian scholars.

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in its report called the website a brain child of Qasmi. At the launch program, Qasmi said, "Given the popularity of the Internet, many new websites with Islamic names are launched regularly, misinterpreting Islamic teachings. This website provides reliable Islamic content for users". He launched Hajj-e-Mabroor application to help provide accurate information about Hajj and

Umrah The ʿUmrah ( ar, عُمْرَة, lit=to visit a populated place) is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca (the holiest city for Muslims, located in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia) that can be undertaken at any time of the year, in contrast to ...

. It was released in 2015 in by

Muhammad Mustafa Azmi Muhammad Mustafa Al-A'zami (1930 – 20 December 2017) was an Indian-born Saudi Arabian contemporary hadith scholar best known for his critical investigation of the theories of fellow Islamic scholars Ignác Goldziher, David Margoliouth, and Jo ...

. The application has articles, books and videos of Qasmi in English,

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of North India, northern, Central India, centr ...

and

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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covering various aspects of Hajj and

. In 2019, Qasmi was conferred with the Watan Ke Ratna Award.

Literary works

Qasmi's set of 38 books was released by

whilst his six books were released in Ansari auditorium of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) by the former VC of JMI,

Talat Ahmad Talat Ahmad is an Indian Earth scientist and professor at department of geology, University of Delhi. He commenced his second stint as vice chancellor of University of Kashmir on 6 August 2018 after serving as vice chancellor of Jamia Millia Is ...

Akhtarul Wasey Akhtarul Wasey (born 1 September 1951) is the president of Maulana Azad University, Jodhpur, India, and a former professor of Islamic Studies. He taught at Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University) in New Delhi, where he remains professor em ...

and

Abul Qasim Nomani Abul Qasim Nomani (Arabic: مفتي أبوالقاسم نعماني) is an Indian people, Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and the current List of Mohtamims of Darul Uloom Deoband, Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband. He is ranked among The 500 ...

. His books include: *''Dars-e-Hadith'' * ''Dars-e-Quran'' * ''Islahi Mazameen'' (released by Akhtarul Wasey) * ''Journey to Madina'' * ''Qur'an and Hadith - Main Sources of Islamic Ideology'' * ''Umrah Ka Tariqah''

References

External links

Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi Sambhali - Official WebsiteDr. Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi's posts - The Clear Evidence
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