Taqi Usmani


Taqi Usmani
مُحَمَّدٌ تَقِيٌّ عُثْمَانِيٌّ
Taqi Usmani
TitleMufti, Qadi, Imam and Sheikh-ul-Islam
Personal
Born (1943-10-05) 5 October 1943
Deoband, United Provinces, British India
ReligionIslam
Nationality Pakistani
Parents
Era21st-century philosophy
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi[2]
MovementDeobandi[1]
Main interest(s)Quran, Arabic, Shari'a, Hadith, Fiqh, Tafsir, Sufism, Islamic finance, Kalam
Notable idea(s)Evolution of Islamic economics, Islamic banking, Meezan Bank, The Hadith Encyclopedia, The Jurisprudence of Trade
Notable work(s)Muhammad Taqi Usmani bibliography
Alma mater
RelationsMuhammad Rafi Usmani (brother)
Signature
Senior posting
Disciple ofAbdul Hai Arifi
Influenced
  • Muhammad ibn Adam Al-Kawthari, Muhammad Abdul Malek
AwardsSitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) by the President of Pakistan in 2019
Websitemuftitaqiusmani.com/en/

Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (Urdu: مُحَمَّدٌ تَقِيٌّ عُثْمَانِيٌّ; born 1943) is a prominent Islamic figure in Pakistan. He is an expert in Islamic jurisprudence, hadith, and economics. He has been selected as the most influential Muslim person in the world. He is currently one of the most active figures in Islamic economics. He was a judge of the Central Shariah Court of Pakistan from 1980 to 1982 and the Shariah Appeal Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1982 to 2002. He is the translator of the famous commentary "Maariful Qur'an" by Mufti Shafi Usmani into English.

References

  1. https://al-irsyad.uis.edu.my/index.php/alirsyad/article/view/29/
  2. Jocelyne Cesari, Encyclopedia of Islam in the United States, p 23. ISBN 0313336253.("The Pakistani Hanafi scholar and judge Muhammad Taqi al-Deen Usmani...")

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