Abul Qasim Nomani

Abul Qasim Nomani (Arabic: مفتي أبوالقاسم نعماني) is an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and the current Vice Chancellor and Sheikh al-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband. He is ranked among the 500 Most Influential Muslims.[2]

Mufti, Shaikhul Hadith
Abul Qasim Nomani
ابوالقاسم نعمانی
13th Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband
Assumed office
24 July 2011
Preceded byGhulam Mohammad Vastanvi
10th Sheikh al-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband[1]
Assumed office
14 October 2020
Preceded bySaeed Ahmad Palanpuri
Personal
Born
Abul Qasim Nomani

(1947-01-14) 14 January 1947
Benares, Benares State, British India
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband Darul Uloom Mau Jamia Miftahul Uloom
Muslim leader
Disciple ofMahmood Hasan Gangohi
Part of a series on the
Deobandi movement
Ideology and influences
Founders and key figures
Notable institutions
Darul ulooms and madrasas
Centres (markaz) of Tablighi Jamaat
Associated organizations

Biography

Abul Qasim Nomani was born in Varanasi (Banaras) UP on 14 January 1947.[3] In 1960, Nomani took admission in Darul Uloom Mau for Arabic education After that, in 1962, after studying for one year at Miftah Uloom mau, he went to Darul Uloom Deoband for higher education. He graduated from Darul Uloom Deoband in 1967. He became a member of Majlis-Ash-Shura (Governing Body) of Darul Uloom in 1992.[2]

Nomani was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband on 24 July 2011 after Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi. [4][5]

On 14 October 2020, Nomani was appointed as Sheikh al-Hadith in Deoband seminary.[6]

References
  1. Qasmi 2020, pp. 748–749.
  2. "Abul Qasim Nomani". TheMuslim500. Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. Qasmi, Muhammadullah Khalili (October 2020). Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tareekh (in Urdu) (3rd ed.). India: Shaikh-Ul-Hind Academy. p. 662. OCLC 1345466013.
  4. Abantika Ghosh (25 July 2011). "Vastanvi axed as Darul V-C for praising Modi". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. "Maulana Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani, New Acting Mohtamim of Darul Uloom Deoband". DEOBAND ONLINE. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  6. "مہتمم دارالعلوم دیوبند مفتی ابو القاسم نعمانی شیخ الحدیث اور مولانا ارشد مدنی صدر المدرسین منتخب" [Abul Qasim Nomani, VC of Deoband appointed as Shaykh al-Hadīth, and Arshad Madani as the Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband]. AsreHazir. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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