Muhammad Taqi Amini | |
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| Born | 5 May 1926 |
| Died | 21 January 1991(1991-01-21) (aged 64) Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Title | Professor,[1] Mawlāna[2] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Madrasa Aminia |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Fiqh |
| Institutions | Aligarh Muslim University |
| Main interests | Fiqh,Hadith |
| Notable works | Fiqh-e-Islami Ka Tareekhi Pas-e-Manzar,Hadees Ka Dirayati Meyar |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Kifayatullah Dihlawi |
Muhammad Taqi Amīni ( 5 May 1926 – 21 January 1991) was anIndian Sunni Islamic scholar, jurist,Urdu author and the dean ofTheology faculty ofAligarh Muslim University.[3][4] He is known for his works on Islamic jurisprudence, and his bookFiqh Islami ka Tareekhi Pas-e-Manzar is a required reading for master's degree inIslamic studies at theIslamic University of Science & Technology.[5]
Amīni was an alumnus of the Jami’ul Ulum, Kanpur and theMadrasa Aminia. During his career, he taught atDarul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama and served as the Principal at Darul Uloom Muiniya in Ajmer. He became a Dean Professor in theTheology faculty atAligarh Muslim University and retired in 1986. He wrote books includingReconstruction of Culture and Islam,Ijtehad Ka Tareekhi Pas-e-Manzar andAhkam-e-Sharia Mai Halat-o-Zamana Ki Ri'ayat.
Muhammad Taqi Amīni was born on 5 May 1926 in Subeha,Barabanki,United Provinces of British India (nowUttar Pradesh).[6][7] He acquired his primary education in localmadrassas and then went to Jami’ul Ulum inKanpur. He completed hisdars-e-nizami studies underKifayatullah Dihlawi atMadrasa Aminia in Delhi.[6]
Amīni started teaching at Madrasa Subhania Delhi,Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama and Jami'ul-Uloom inKanpur.[8] He moved toNagpur in 1950, where he taught in Madrasa Sanwiya and High School for about 6 years and then moved toAjmer in 1956 to teach at Darul Uloom Muinia where he became Principal and Shaykh al-Hadith. His career in Darul Uloom Muinia lasted for about seven years and he mainly taughtHadith sciences.[8] At the request ofSaeed Ahmad Akbarabadi, Amīni joinedAligarh Muslim University (AMU) as a lecturer in the department of Sunni Theology in 1964.[8] He became a professor and department head, then the Dean of the Faculty of Theology, and stayed at the AMU until 1986. However, the Vice Chancellor of the AMU,Sayyid Hashim Ali extended his post up to 1989.[9] Amīni was a member of Majlis Tahqeeqat-e-Shariah, a jurisprudence council established byAbul Hasan Ali Nadwi.[9] Amīni died on 21 January 1991 inAligarh.[6]
At the AMU, Javed Ahsan Falahi wrote a doctoral thesis entitledMawlana Muhammad Taqi Amīni: Life and Contributions.[8]
InPunishment of Apostasy in Islam,S. A. Rahman says that, according to Amini,
the scope ofhudud [divinely mandated punishments] must be confined to Quranic prescriptions only and all other punishments should be classified in the category oftazir [discretionary]. There might be crimes for which punishments were prescribed during the times of first four Caliphs of Islam, and for which the claim of finality may be made on the basis of previous consensus. But, timely circumstances would justify their revision in accordance with explicit texts.[10]
Amīni's books include:[11][12][13]
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