Mawlana, Qazi Mujahidul Islam Qasmi قاضی مجاہد الاسلام قاسمی | |
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| President ofAll India Muslim Personal Law Board | |
| Succeeded by | Rabey Hasani Nadwi[1] |
| 1st President ofIslamic Fiqh Academy | |
| In office "office established" – 4 April 2002 | |
| Succeeded by | Zafeeruddin Miftahi[2] |
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| Born | 1936 Jale, Darbhanga, British India |
| Died | 4 April 2002(2002-04-04) (aged 65–66) |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
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| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni Hanafi |
| Founder of | Islamic Fiqh Academy |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Disciple of | Hussain Ahmad Madani,Sayyid Minatullah Rahmani |
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Mujahidul Islam Qasmi (1936–4 April 2002) was anIndianMufti,Qadhi and Islamic scholar, founder ofIslamic Fiqh Academy. He served as the President ofAll India Muslim Personal Law Board.[1][3][4]
Qasmi was born in 1936 in JaleDarbhanga,British India. He was educated at Madrasa Mahmood al-Ulum,Damla and local madrasas ofMau,Uttar Pradesh and later joinedDarul Uloom Deoband from where he graduated in 1955. In Deoband, he studied underHussain Ahmad Madani,Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad and Abdul Haffeez Balyawi.[3][5]
Qasmi taught in Jamia Rahmania inMunger and establishedIslamic Fiqh Academy in 1989. He was also a member ofInternational Islamic Fiqh Academy, Jeddah, Fiqh Academy ofMecca andAligarh Muslim University's court.[6] He was founding member ofAll India Muslim Personal Law Board[7] and was appointed as its president after the death ofAbul Hasan Ali Nadwi in 1999. He launchedAll India Milli Council to bring Muslim organizations altogether on a single platform. Through Milli Council, Qasmi played a key role in the removal ofTADA and restored confidence of Muslim youth.[3]
Qāsmi's religious and legal verdicts have been published asFatawa Qadhi in Urdu by theIslamic Fiqh Academy.[8]
He died of cancer on 4 April 2002.[5]
Qasmi authored over 40 books which include:[3]
Qasmi was conferred with following awards:[11][12]
Nomana Khalid wrote herM Phil thesis "Qadhi Mujahidul Islam Ki Fiqh-e-Islami Mein Khidmat" fromPunjab University, Lahore.[14]
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