Maulana Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi | |
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| 2nd Rector ofDarul Uloom Waqf, Deoband | |
| Assumed office 3 September 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Salim Qasmi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | (1954-09-26)26 September 1954 (age 71) |
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| Region | India |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband,Aligarh Muslim University,Al-Azhar University |
| Relatives | Qari Muhammad Tayyib (grandfather),Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad (great-grandfather),Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi (great-great-grandfather) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi Siddiqi (born 26 September 1954) is anIndianSunni Muslim scholar[1] and current rector ofDarul Uloom Waqf, Deoband.[2][3]
Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi was born on 26 September 1954 into theSiddiqi family of Nanauta.[4] His fatherMuhammad Salim Qasmi was former rector ofDarul Uloom Waqf, Deoband, whilst his grandfatherMuhammad Tayyib Qasmi remained vice-chancellor of theDarul Uloom Deoband for about half century.[5][6]
Qasmi graduated in traditionaldars-e-nizami from theDarul Uloom Deoband in 1975.[7] He studied intermediate classes in private fromAligarh Muslim University (AMU). He got a BA and an MA degree from the AMU in private and acquired an MA in Islamic theology from theAl-Azhar University.[8]
Qasmi began teaching at theDarul Uloom Waqf in 1983. He has taught the books of Hadith such asSahih Bukhari andTirmidhi along with other primary books of dars-e-nizami.[7][8] He served the seminary as the deputy rector for 12 years,[4] and was appointed the rector on 3 September 2014.[9] He is also a member of the executive council ofAll India Muslim Personal Law Board since 2007.[8]
Qasmi maintains the view that knowledge is a unit and it is wrong to divide it as Islamic and Non-Islamic. He argues that in Islam, knowledge can be grouped as profitable (نافع) and non-profitable (غیر نافع).[10]