Khalid Saifullah Rahmani (born November 1956) is an Indian Muslim scholar, author and jurist who serves as the fifth president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.[1][2][3][4] He is the general secretary of Islamic Fiqh Academy of India. He has authored books including The Islamic Jurisprudence: Introduction and Codification and The Book of Fatāwa.
Mufti, Mawlāna Khalid Saifullah Rahmani | |
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President of All India Muslim Personal Law Board | |
Assumed office 3 June 2023 | |
Preceded by | Rabey Hasani Nadwi |
General Secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board | |
In office 2021 – 3 June 2023 | |
Preceded by | Wali Rahmani |
Succeeded by | Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi |
General Secretary of Islamic Fiqh Academy, India | |
Personal | |
Born | November 1956 (age 67) |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Indian |
Children |
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Main interest(s) | Islamic Jurisprudence |
Notable work(s) | Qamusul Fiqh, Contemporary jurisprudence |
Alma mater | Jamia Rahmani Munger, Darul Uloom Deoband |
Relatives | Mujahidul Islam Qasmi (uncle) |
Organization | |
Founder of | Al Mahadul Aali Al Islami, Hyderabad |
Website | khalidrahmani |
Biography
editKhalid Saifullah Rahmani was born in November 1956.[5] He is the nephew of Islamic scholar and jurist, Mujahidul Islam Qasmi.[5] He received his primary education at home and studied at Madrasa Qasimul Uloom Hussainia for two years. He graduated from Jamia Rahmani in Munger and studied "dawra-e-hadith" (the hadith class of Dars-e-Nizami) again at Darul Uloom Deoband, and graduated from there in 1395 AH.[6] He later specialized in Islamic law and jurisprudence at Amarat-e-Sharia, Patna. His teachers include Sharif Hasan Deobandi, Mahmood Hasan Gangohi, Naseer Ahmad Khan, Nizamuddin Azami, Anzar Shah Kashmiri, and Muhammad Salim Qasmi. Rahmani also benefitted from his uncle Mujahidul Islam Qasmi.[6]
In 1398 AH, Rahmani started to teach at Madrasa Sabeelus-Salam, where he was appointed head teacher in 1399 AH. He taught there for 22 years and went on to establish Al Mahadul Aali Al Islami, Hyderabad.[7][8] He has also helped to found institutions such as Sabilul Falaah and Madrasa al-Falihat in Darbhanga; Madrasa Nurul Uloom, in Andhra Pradesh and Madrasa Talimul Quran lil-Banat in Karnataka.[9]
Rahmani is a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board's Legal Council and the general secretary of Islamic Fiqh Academy.[9] He is a regular columnist of the Friday edition of Munsif, and editor of Three Monthly Behs-o-Nazar, an Islamic juristic journal that Mujahidul Islam Qasmi had started.[10] In 2021, he was appointed interim general secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board following Wali Rahmani's death.[11][12][13] On 3 June 2023, he was elected as the fifth president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board following the demise of Rabey Hasani Nadwi.[14][15][16]
Literary works
editRahmani's works include:[17]
- Aasaan Tafsir-e-Quran Majid (A commentary on the Quran)
- Fiqh-e-Islāmi: Tadwīn-o-Ta'āruf (The Islamic Jurisprudence: Introduction and Codification)
- Islām ka Nizām Ushr-o-Zakāt
- Khawātīn ke Māli Huqūq: Shariat-e-Islāmi ki Nazar mai
- Kitāb al-Fatāwa (The Book of the Fatāwa)
- Qāmus al-Fiqh
- Qur'ān: Ek Ilhāmi Kitāb
- Asan Usul-e Hadith[18]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Dasgupta, Sravasti (22 August 2024). "Naidu and Nitish to Oppose Waqf Bill in Parliament, Says Muslim Personal Law Board". The Wire. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Fatima, Heena (23 August 2024). "Naidu, Nitish assured they will oppose Waqf Bill, says AIMPLB chief. 'Nationwide stir if it's passed'". ThePrint. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Gyanvapi mosque row: Varanasi court ruled in 'haste', says All India Muslim Personal Law Board". Mint. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Muslim Personal Law Board president, AIMIM chief meet CM Revanth over Waqf Bill". The Hindu. 24 August 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ a b Ghāzi Qāsmi & Haseeb Qāsmi 2011, p. 395.
- ^ a b Ghāzi Qāsmi & Haseeb Qāsmi 2011, p. 396.
- ^ Ghāzi Qāsmi & Haseeb Qāsmi 2011, p. 398.
- ^ "Seminary with a modern outlook". The Hindu. 18 May 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ a b Ghāzi Qāsmi & Haseeb Qāsmi 2011, p. 404.
- ^ Ghāzi Qāsmi & Haseeb Qāsmi 2011, p. 406.
- ^ "Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani is the new acting general secretary of Muslim Board". muslimmirror.com. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Muslims going through more difficult situation than in 1857, 1947: AIMPLB official". The Economic Times. 4 April 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ ANI (2 September 2022). "AIMPLB slams BJP, says action against madrassas "unconstitutional"". ThePrint. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani elected fifth president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board". ANI. 4 June 2023.
- ^ Mohammed, Syed (8 June 2023). "Fight against Uniform Civil Code a key challenge, says AIMPLB president". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ ""A meeting against UCC": Akhilesh Yadav meets All India Muslim Personal Law Board chief". The Economic Times. 17 July 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Ghāzi Qāsmi & Haseeb Qāsmi 2011, p. 409.
- ^ Kaleem, Mohd (2017). Contribution of Old boys of Darul uloom Deoband in Hadith Literature (PhD) (in Urdu). India: Department of Sunni Theology, Aligarh Muslim University. pp. 207–208. hdl:10603/364028. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
Bibliography
edit- Ghāzi Qāsmi, Aftāb; Haseeb Qāsmi, Abdul (February 2011). "Khalid Saifullah Rahmani". Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat [Services of the Graduates of Deoband in Islamic Jurisprudence] (in Urdu). Deoband: Kutub Khana Naimia. pp. 395–410.