Nazir Ahmad Qasmi

For other people with similar names, see Nazir Ahmed.

Nazir Ahmad Qasmi (born 20 June 1964) is a Kashmiri Sunni Islamic scholar and jurist who serves as the Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah. He is an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband and the Imārat-e-Sharia; and a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and general secretary of the Majlis-e-Fiqhi, Jammu and Kashmir.

Mufti Nazir Ahmad Qasmi
Qasmi in March 2023
Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah
Incumbent
Assumed office "unknown"
Personal
Born	(1964-06-20) 20 June 1964 (age 60) Bunjwah, Kishtwar
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Alma mater	Darul Uloom Deoband

Qasmi's works include Mirzaiyat ka radd - Usūl awr Tarīqa-e-Behs and Islam awr AIDS se tahaffuz ka tarīqa. His religious edicts appear regularly in the Friday edition of Kashmir Uzma.

Biography

Nazir Ahmad Qasmi was born on 20 June 1964 in Bunjwah, Kishtwar.^[1] He memorized the Quran at Madrasa Asghria in Deoband and studied primary books of Arabic language at Madrasa Khādim al-Ulūm in Muzaffarnagar.^[2] He graduated from Darul Uloom Deoband in the traditional dars-e-nizami course in 1404 A.H and then studied ifta for one year. Qasmi specialized in Islamic law at Imārat-e-Sharia in Patna.^[2] His teachers include Abdul Haq Azmi, Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri and Riyasat Ali Bijnori.^[3]

After completing his studies, Qasmi began teaching at Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah.^[2] At the Raheemiyyah seminary, he serves as the Head Mufti^[4][5] and Shaykh al-Hadith (senior hadith professor).^[6] He is a founding member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board and general secretary of Majlis-e-Fiqhi, Jammu and Kashmir.^[2] His fiqhi answers appear regularly in the Friday issue of Kashmir Uzma, a sister project of Greater Kashmir.^[3]

Legal rulings

In July 2017, speaking in "Conservation of Environment and role of religion", a two-days conference organized by the Central University of Kashmir, Qasmi said, that, "Conservation and preservation of water and other natural resources is a religious obligation for all mankind and not complying is a violation against the compassion of the Creator."^[7] Concerning Urdu language, Qasmi rules that, "To learn, write, and gain expertise in Urdu language is a religious obligation upon the Muslims living here (Kashmir)".^[8]

Literary works

Qasmi's books include:^[3]

• Mirza Qadiyani ke Jhūt
• Mirza Qadiyani na Mehdi na Masīh
• Mirzaiyat ka radd - Usūl awr Tarīqa-e-Behs
• Islam awr AIDS se tahaffuz ka tarīqa

References

Citations

1. Kashmiri, Muhammad Anees (13 January 2023). "حضرت مفتی نذیر احمد صاحب ۔ حیات و خدمات" [Mufti Nazir Ahmad: Life and works]. Daily Udaan (in Urdu). No. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2023. The date of birth that Aftab Ghazi and other scholars have stated is wrong. I have referred to official documents and certificates of the Mufti and the birth date mentioned there is 20 June 1964 and not 1 June 1965.
2. Aftāb Ghāzi Qāsmi; Abdul Haseeb Qāsmi. Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat [Services of the Graduates of Deoband in Islamic Jurisprudence] (in Urdu) (February 2011 ed.). p. 420.
3. Aftāb Ghāzi Qāsmi; Abdul Haseeb Qāsmi. Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat [Services of the Graduates of Deoband in Islamic Jurisprudence] (in Urdu) (February 2011 ed.). p. 421.
4. "Mufti Nazir for social reformist groups". Greater Kashmir. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
5. "Mufti Nazir Qasmi to deliver Friday sermon at Qamarwari". Greater Kashmir. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
6. "جامعہ اشرف العلوم میں کنوکیشن: 20طلاب کی دستار بندی، علم حدیث کو کامیابی کے ساتھ مکمل کیا". Kashmir Uzma (in Urdu). 13 March 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
7. "CUK's 2-day international conference on conservation and role of religion begins". Kashmir Vision. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
8. Faiz Qāziābādi (27 August 2023). Madāris awr Urdu [Madrassas and Urdu] (in Urdu) (2019 ed.). Delhi: Kitabi Dunya. p. 345. ISBN 978-93-84271-27-5.

Bibliography

• Aftāb Ghāzi Qāsmi; Abdul Haseeb Qāsmi. "Mufti Nazīr Ahmad Kashmiri". Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat [Services of the Graduates of Deoband in Islamic Jurisprudence] (in Urdu) (February 2011 ed.). Deoband: Kutub Khana Naimia. pp. 420–421.

External links

• Kitāb-o-Sunnat Ke Hawāle Se Masā'il Ka Hal i.e. Problems and their Islamic solutions Archived 10 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine from 31 May 2019 issue of Kashmir Uzma.