Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi (known as Qari Muhammad Tayyib) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar who served as Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband for more than half a century. He was grandson of Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, the founder of the Darul Uloom Deoband.[3][4]
Qari Muhammad Tayyib قاری محمد طیب | |
|---|---|
| 10th Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband | |
| In office 1929 – 9 August 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Habibur Rahman Usmani |
| Succeeded by | Marghoobur Rahman Bijnori |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muzaffaruddin/Khurshid Qasim May 1897 Deoband, British India |
| Died | 17 July 1983 (aged 86) Deoband, India |
| Resting place | Deoband, India |
| Children | Muhammad Salim Qasmi (son) |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi (grandfather), Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi (grandson), Abidullah Ghazi (grandson) |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Personal | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi[1] |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Notable work(s) | Human Being: A Distinguished Creature, The Maslak of Ulama of Deoband, Mas'ala Zuban-e-Urdu Hindustan Mein |
| Organization | |
| Founder of | All India Muslim Personal Law Board |
| Muslim leader | |
| Disciple of | Ashraf Ali Thanwi |
Biography
Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi was born in 1892 or 1897 into the Siddiqi family of Nanauta.[a][5] He served as Deputy Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband from 1344 AH to 1347 AH (1924 to 1928 AD).[6][7][b] He succeeded Habibur Rahman Usmani as Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom in mid-1348 AH (1929 AH) and resigned on August 9, 1982 AD (Dhu al-Qadah 18, 1402 AH), after disagreements and disturbances erupted in Darul Uloom Deoband in 1980 (1400 AH).[9][7][10][11][12] He also founded the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and headed it until his death.[3][4]
He wrote devotional poetry in Urdu to Muhammed, entitled Nabi e Akram Shafi e Azam. His poetical compositions have been published as Irfan-e-Arif.[4]
He died in Deoband on 17 July 1983. His funeral prayer was led by his eldest son Muhammad Salim Qasmi.[3][13]
Literary works
Muhammad Tayyib’s books include:[4]
- Al-Tashabbuh fil-Islam
- Mashaheer-e-Ummat
- Kalimat-e-Tayyibat
- Atyab al-Thamar fi Mas'alat al-Qaza wal-Qadr
- Science aur Islam
- Talimat-e-Islam aur Maseehi Aqwaam
- Mas'alah Zuban-e-Urdu Hindustan Mein
- Din-o-Siyasat
- Asbab Urooj-o-Zawaley Aqwaam
- Islami Azadi Ka Mukammal Program
- Al-Ijtehad wal Taqleed
- Usool Dawat-e-Islam
- Islami Masawat
- Fitri Hukumat
Translations of his books
See also
Notes
References
Source
- Moosa, E. (1 November 2010). "History and Normativity in Traditional Indian Muslim Thought: Reading Shari'a in the Hermeneutics of Qari Muhammad Tayyab (d.1983)". Rethinking Islamic Studies: 281–301.
- Shah, Syed Ihsan Ullah; Ullah, Atta (2021). "Hakim ul Islam Qari Tayyab Qasmi style of acting in biography". Malakand University Research Journal of Islamic Studies (in Urdu). 3 (2): 51–63. ISSN 2708-6577.
- Sanaullah, Syed; Shah, Syed Hayder (2018). "Qari Muhammad Tayyab as seerah Writer". Rahat-ul-Quloob (in Urdu). 2 (2): 216–228. doi:10.51411/rahat.2.2.2018.43. ISSN 2521-2869. S2CID 239101350.
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