Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi (born 14 October 1979) is an Indian Islamic scholar,

mufti A mufti (; , ) is an Islamic jurist qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion ('' fatwa'') on a point of Islamic law (''sharia''). The act of issuing fatwas is called ''iftāʾ''. Muftis and their ''fatāwa'' have played an important role thro ...

, writer, and trilingual translator of

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, and

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. He is an alumnus 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 ...

, Markazul Ma'arif Education and Research Centre,

Jamia Millia Islamia Jamia Millia Islamia is a Public university, public and research university located in Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British R ...

Maulana Azad National Urdu University Maulana Azad National Urdu University is a Central University located in the city of Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana. It was named after Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, India's first Minister of Education, a freedom fighter in India's str ...

, and

Jamia Hamdard Jamia Hamdard is an institute of higher education deemed to be university located in Delhi, India. Founded in 1963 as Hamdard Tibbi College by Hakim Abdul Hameed, it was given the status of deemed to be university in 1989. Its origins can be ...

; and has written several books in English, Urdu, and Arabic.

Early life and education

Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi was born on 14 October 1979 in

Hanswar Hanswar is a village in the Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India, located east of Tanda, Ambedaker Nagar, Tanda. Demographically, Hanswar resembles the rest of the Purvanchal area in which it is located. History Hanswar, located 70-8 ...

, Faizabad district (now

Ambedkar Nagar district Ambedkar Nagar is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Ayodhya division in the Awadh region of the state. This district was established on 29 September 1995 by carving out parts of the erst ...

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, India. His father Abdul Salam Muztar Hanswari (1924–2022) was a physician, Quran reciter, poet, and authorized disciple of Abdul Halim Jaunpuri. Qasmi received his early education from his parents and at Madrasah Ishā'at-ul-Uloom in Hanswar, and he studied Arabic at Madrasa Anwar-ul-Uloom in Bhulepur. In 1995, he enrolled in

in the sixth grade of Arabic and in 1997, he graduated with distinction. In 1998 and 1999, respectively, he completed courses in Arabic literature and

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at Darul Uloom Deoband. He studied ''

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'' with Naseer Ahmad Khan, ''Qawā'id al-Fiqh'' with

Nizamuddin Azami Nizamuddin Azami (; November 1910 – 26 February 2000) was an Islamic scholar who served as the twelfth and last Head Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband. He made contributions in Islamic jurisprudence, and his works include ''Muntakhabat-e-Nizām al- ...

in Ifta, and Arabic literature with

Noor Alam Khalil Amini Noor Alam Khalil Amini (18 December 1952 – 3 May 2021) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, academic and a litterateur of Arabic and Urdu. He was a senior professor of Arabic language and literature at the Darul Uloom Deoband. His book ''Falasti ...

. After completing his education at Darul Uloom Deoband, Qasmi studied for a

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in English language and literature at the Markazul Ma'arif Education and Research Centre in New Delhi and Mumbai in 2000 and 2001. In 2006 and 2008, he studied for a Bachelor of Arts in Arabic with English and political science at

, New Delhi. At the same time, he studied for a diploma in functional Arabic from the

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in New Delhi, from where he also studied for a diploma in English teaching in 2009. In 2009 and 2010, Qasmi completed a masters degree in Islamic Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi. In 2010, he received his diploma in journalism and mass communication from

, Hyderabad. He also passed the

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(NET) and

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(RF) examinations twice in two subjects at the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, in 2009 and 2010. After that, he studied for a Master of Arts (MA) in English at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, in 2012 and 2013. In 2018, he submitted his thesis on Islamic studies that is 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 at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, under the supervision of Ishtiyaque Danish and received his PhD in January 2019.

Career

Qasmi is the editor for the official websites of

and Darulifta-Deoband.com, and the coordinator of Darul Uloom Deoband's Internet and Online Fatwa sections. He also has a bilingual academic-and-literary website called Deoband Online. Prior to joining Darul Uloom Deoband, Qasmi worked at Markazul Maarif in Mumbai, where he taught English, conducted research, and provided management services for almost three years.

Literary works

Qasmi began writing theses and essays in 1993. Since his student days, his articles have been published in magazines and journals, and he has been associated with the editorial boards of magazines. During his stay at Markazul Maarif in Mumbai, he received training in English essay writing and journalism from the German novelist and journalist

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Views

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.

Books

Qasmi has published works in Urdu and English; he has also translated books to and from Urdu, English, and Arabic. Some of his works include: * ''Shama’il an-Nabi'' (compilation of his father's Poetry collection) * ''Madrasa Education: Its Strength and Weakness'' * ''Islamic Speeches'' (in two volumes) * ''Ulama, Post-Madrasa Education, Muslim Youth and Contemporary Challenges'' * ''Silk Latter Movement'' (English translation of the book "Tehreek-e-Reshmi Roomāl" by Muhammad Miyan Deobandi.) * ''Fighi Decisions and Resolutions of Idarat al-Mabahis al-Fiqhiyyah'' * ''Fatwas for America, Part Two'' * ''Thamarat-ul-Aqāid'' (English and Arabic translation of the book "Samrat al-Aqāid" by Sameeruddin Qasmi) * ''Fatāwā Ulama-e-Hind'' (English translation of Fatawa Ulama-e-Hind compiled by Aneesur Rahman Qasmi) * ''Majmoo'a-e-Ash'ār o Ghazaliyyāt'' (His poetry collection) * ''Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jāmi' O Mukhtasar Tareekh'' (Urdu) * ''Darul Uloom Deoband Ka Itihās'' (Hindi)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Qasmi, Muhammadullah Khalili 1979 births Living people Darul Uloom Deoband alumni People from Ambedkar Nagar district People from Ayodhya district Jamia Millia Islamia alumni Maulana Azad National Urdu University alumni Deobandis Deobandism scholars