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Ishtiaque Ahmad Qasmi

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Maulana, Mufti, Dr.
Ishtiaque Ahmad Qasmi
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Jhamta, Saharsa district, Bihar, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Islamic scholar, mufti, and writer
Academic background
EducationAalimiyyah, M.A., MPhil, PhD
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
Maulana Azad National Urdu University
Academic advisors
Academic work
Main interestsTafsir, Fiqh, Urdu literature
Notable worksTirāzi (commentary), Kulliyāt-e-Kashif (compilation), Mālā Budda Minhu (translation)

Ishtiaque Ahmad Qasmi (born March 1974) is an Indian Islamic scholar, mufti, and writer. He has been serving as a teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband since 2008. He is an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband and Maulana Azad National Urdu University.

Early life and education

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Ishtiaque Ahmad Qasmi was born in March 1974 in his maternal village, Jhamta, in the Saharsa district of the Indian state of Bihar.[1][2][3]

He received his primary and secondary education at Madrasa Maarif Uloom Jhagarua, Darbhanga, Madrasa Falah Al-Muslimeen, Bikram, Madrasa Qasim Uloom, Mungarawan, Azamgarh, and Madrasa Riyazul Uloom, Guraini, Jaunpur.[1][3]

In 1996, he completed his graduation in Dars-e-Nizami from Darul Uloom Deoband. In 1997 and 1999, he completed his postgraduate courses in Islamic jurisprudence from there, respectively.[1][4][3] At the Deoband seminary, his teachers included Mahmood Hasan Gangohi, Nizamuddin Azami, Abdul Haq Azmi, Nematullah Azami, Habibur Rahman Khairabadi, Zafeeruddin Miftahi, Naseer Ahmad Khan, Qamruddin Ahmad Gorakhpuri, Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri, Arshad Madani, Habibur Rahman Azami, Usman Mansoorpuri, and Abdul Khaliq Madrasi.[1][3]

He holds an MA, MPhil, and PhD in Urdu from Maulana Azad National Urdu University in Hyderabad.[1][5][6][7]

Career

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From 1999 to 2000, he was an assistant teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband. Between 2000 and 2008, he served as a teacher and Deputy Mufti at Darul Uloom, Hyderabad. He was appointed to Darul Uloom Deoband in 1430 AH (2008 AD) as a teacher and has been teaching there ever since.[1][8][9]

Literary works

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His M.Phil. thesis was titled Chand Muntakhab Ulama-e-Deoband Ki Shayari Ka Tajziyāti Mutāla'a (transl. Analytical Study of Poetry of a Few Selected Scholars of Deoband), which consisted of an analytical study of the published poetry of Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi, Kafilur Rahman Nishat Usmani, and Riyasat Ali Zafar Bajnori.[10][11] Also, his PhD thesis was entitled Ulama E Deoband Ki Swaneh Umriyon Ka Tanqeedi Tajziya [Azadi Se Qabl] (transl. A critical review of Deobandi scholars' Urdu biographies [pre-independence]).[12][5][13][11] More than 250 of his articles have been published in national and foreign magazines and newspapers.[1]

Books

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His works include:[1][14][3][10][15][16][17]

  • Tirāzi (an Urdu commentary on Siraj al-Din al-Sajawandi's Sirāji; it is translated into Persian, Pashto, and Bangla as well.)
  • Sab Se Āsān Tarjama-e-Quran Majīd (an Urdu translation of the Quran)
  • Khāssiyāt-e-Fusool-e-Akbari (Research and footnote on Ali Akbar Hussaini's authored book Fusool-e-Akbari)
  • Mukhtasar Khāssiyāt-e-Abwāb (a partial Urdu translation of Hussaini's same book)
  • Maulan Bastavi Ka Zikr-e-Jamīl (a biographical sketch of Abdur Rahim Bastavi)
  • Maulan Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi Ka Zikr-e-Jamīl (a biographical sketch of Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi)
  • Zaib o Zeenat Ke Ahkām (transl. Islamic rules of adornment)
  • Kulliyāt-e-Kāshif (Compilation of Usman Kashif Al-Hashmi's Poetry Collection[18][19])
  • Mā lā Budda Minhu (An Urdu translation of Sanaullah Panipati's Persian book, Mā lā Budda Minhu, is included in the curriculum of the Persian department of Darul Uloom Deoband.[11])
  • An-Noor Al-Faïd (an Urdu translation and commentary of Anwar Shah Kashmiri's Persian verse booklet and accompanying Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad's continuation.)
  • Imān Bachāiye! (transl. Save faith!)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Mayurbhanji, Muhammad Rūhul Amīn (5 December 2021). "Maulana Ishtiaque Ahmad Qasmi: Life and work". www.baseeratonline.com (in Urdu). Baseerat Online. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ Abbasi, Ibn al-Hasan (October 2020). Yādgār-e-Zamāna Shakhsiyyāt Ka Ahwāl-e-Mutāla'a [Study life of memorable personalities] (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Karachi: Majlis Turāth al-Islam. p. 593.
  3. ^ a b c d e Khagariawi, Muhammad Waqar Ahmad (22 June 2022). ""Mā lā Budda Minhu Urdu" is a masterpiece of translation" (in Urdu). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ^ Abbasi 2020, p. 593.
  5. ^ a b "دارالعلوم دیوبند کے استاد مفتی اشتیاق احمد قاسمی کو پی ایچ ڈی کی ڈگری تفویض" [Mufti Ishtiaque Ahmad Qasmi, teacher of Darul Uloom Deoband, is awarded a PhD degree.]. qindeelonline.com (in Urdu). 24 February 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. ^ Abbasi 2020, p. 600.
  7. ^ "MAANU alumni". 20 September 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  8. ^ Abbasi 2020, pp. 593, 597, 600.
  9. ^ Qasmi, Muhammadullah Khalili (October 2020). Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tareekh (in Urdu) (3rd ed.). India: Shaikhul Hind Academy. p. 769. OCLC 1345466013.
  10. ^ a b Jam'i, Muhammad Salim, ed. (October 2017). "Al-Jamiat weekly's special issue on Riyasat Ali Zafar Bijnori". Al-Jamiat Weekly (in Urdu). Madani Hall, 1-Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-2: The office of Al-Jamiat weekly: 76–77.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  11. ^ a b c Abbasi 2020, p. 601.
  12. ^ Ahmad, Ishtiaque (2020). Ulama E Deoband Ki Swaneh Umriyon Ka Tanqeedi Tajziya Azadi Se Qabl (PhD thesis) (in Urdu). India: Department of Urdu, Maulana Azad National Urdu University. hdl:10603/338413.
  13. ^ "Mufti Ishtiaq Ahmed Qasmi ko MANUU se Ph.D ki Degree". Y This News (in Urdu). 26 February 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  14. ^ Rūhul Amīn, Muhammad (11 August 2023). "Maulana Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi Ka Zikr-e-Jamīl (A book review)" (in Urdu). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  15. ^ Azami, Ijaz Ahmad (February 2010). Khairabadi, Ziyaul Haque (ed.). Hadīth-e-Dostāñ (in Urdu). Khairabad, Mau: Ziya al-Kutub Book Depot. p. 386.
  16. ^ Qasmi, Badrul Islam (2024-02-25). "The easiest translation of the Quran by Mufti Ishtiaque Ahmad Qasmi (book review)". Baseerat Online (in Urdu). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  17. ^ Qasmi Nadwi, Mueenuddin (2024-04-24). "Mufti Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmad Qasmi and his Translation of the Qur'an: An Introduction". Baseerat Online (in Urdu). Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  18. ^ Azmi, Habibur Rahman, ed. (August–September 2017). "A contemporary personality Maulana Riyāsat Ali Zafar Bajnori (R.A) By Riyāsat Ali Rampuri". Monthly Darul Uloom (in Urdu). 101 (8–9). Darul Uloom Deoband: 101–105.
  19. ^ Bijnori, Muhammad Salman (April 2017). "New Book: Kulliyāt-e-Kashif". darululoom-deoband.com (in Urdu). Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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