Muhammad Taqi Usmani
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Muhammad Taqi Usmani (also spelled Uthmani) is a Hanafi
Islamic scholar from Pakistan
who was born in 1943. He served as a judge
on the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan
from 1981 to 1982 and the Shari'a Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
from 1982 to 2002. He is an expert in the fields of Islamic Jurisprudence
(fiqh
), economics
and hadith
. He also held a number of positions on the Shariah Board
s of prestigious Islamic institutions, and is one of the most influential Islamic authors outside the Middle East. He is the brother of another notable Islamic scholar, Muhammad Rafi Usmani
and Maulana Wali Razi.
, a city in the Saharanpur district
of Uttar Pradesh
, India
, in 1943. After completing the Alim course at Darul Uloom Karachi, he specialized in fiqh under the guidance of his eminent father, Grand Mufti of Deoband school Pakistan Mufti Muhammad Shafi
Usmani. He received his Takhassus degree in Islamic education from Darul Uloom Karachi in 1961. He also holds a Master of Arts
degree in Arabic literature
from the University of Punjab and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Karachi
. Usmani received ijaza to teach hadith from a number of scholars such as Sheikh Hasan Mashat, Mufti Muhammad Shafi
Uthmani, Maulana Idris Kandhlawi, Mufti Rashid Ahmad Ludhianvi, and Shaikhul Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi. He pioneered the concept of Islamic banking
in Pakistan when he established the Meezan Bank
. Usmani has authored a number of books in Arabic, Urdu, and English
on Islamic topics in addition to a large number of articles on Islamic banking
and finance published in a number of journals and magazines.
In March 2004, United Arab Emirates
Vice President and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
presented an award to Taqi Usmani in recognition of his lifetime service and achievement in Islamic finance during the annual International Islamic Finance Forum (IIFF) in Dubai
.
In accordance with the tradition of the scholars of Deoband
and recognizing the importance of tasawwuf, Usmani's bay'ah was accepted by Abdul Hayy Arifi Abdul Hayy Arifi and Maseehullah Khan. Usmani is currently a mentor to numerous spiritual aspirants all over the world and delivers weekly lectures on self-improvement at Darul Uloom Karachi on Sundays between Asr Salaah
and Maghrib Salaah
. http://www.ashrafiya.com/sayyidi-mawlana-mohammad-taqi-usmani-db/
He currently teaches Sahih al-Bukhari
, fiqh, and Islamic economics
at Darul Uloom Karachi and is known for his Islahi Khutbat. He was a key member of a team of scholars which helped declare Ahmadis (Qadianis), as non-Muslims by Pakistan's National Assembly during the era of former Pakistani president, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
, in the 1970s. During the presidency of General Zia ul Haq, he was instrumental in drafting laws pertaining to Hudood, Qisas
, and Dayiat. He strongly opposed the Women's Protection Bill
. According to him, it was designed to distract attention from issues such as flaws in the law enforcement system.
According to a comment piece in The Times
, Usmani "believes that aggressive military jihad should be waged by Muslims 'to establish the supremacy of Islam' worldwide." and "Muslims should live peacefully in countries such as Britain, where they have the freedom to practise Islam, only until they gain enough power to engage in battle". On October 23, 2009, he published a response to alleged misrepresentations of his views on Jihad. To a question whether he had issued any fatwas saying “Muslims living in the West conduct violent jihad against the infidels at every opportunity.” he declared: "I never made any such statement either in writing or verbally nor issued any so-called fatwa. Nor is there any sentence to that effect in any of my writings, including “Islam and Modernism”. If this statement is attributed to me in Mr. Norfolk’s interview with me, it is not but a blatant lie, because I never said this during the interview." In Norfolk's piece in The Times
this quote was not made.
Usmani did write in his book “Islam and Modernism” about aggressive jihad that: “The question is whether aggressive battle is by itself commendable or not. If it is, why should the Muslims stop simply because territorial expansion in these days is regarded as bad? And if it is not commendable, but deplorable, why did Islam not stop it in the past?” and that peace agreements with non-Muslims in power is acceptable if: "If Muslims do not possess the capability of "Jihad with power" agreement may be made till the power is attained."
2. The Rules of I'tikaf
3. What is Christianity?
4. Easy Good Deeds
5. Perform Salaah Correctly
6. The Language of the Friday Khutba
7. Discourse on the Islamic Way of Life
8. Sayings of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
9. The Legal Status of Following a Madhhab
10. Spiritual Discourses
11. Islamic Months
12. Radiant Prayers
13. Qur'anic Sciences
14. Islam and Modernism
15. Contemporary Fatawa
2. Nathrat Abarah Haul At Ta'limi Al Islami
3. Ahkamu Al Auraq An Naqdiyya
4. Buhooth Fi Qadaya Fiqhiyya Mu'asira
5. Ahkam uz Zibai’h
6. Takmila Fath al-Mulhim (6 volumes)
2. In'aamul Bari (Explanation/Commentary of Sahih ul Bukhari) (9 volumes, 3 published)
3. Asan Nakian (Easy Good Deeds)
4. Undulus Mein Chand Roz (A Few Days in Andalus)
5. Islam Aur Seasat-e-Hazra (Islam and Contemporary Politics)
6. Islam Aur Jidat Pasandi (Islam and Modernism)
7. Islahe Ma'ashara (Perfecting Society)
8. Islahi Mawa’iz (Discourses for Spiritual Perfection) (3 volumes)
9. Islahi Majalis (Discourses on Tasawwuf) (5 volumes)
10. Islahi Khutbat (Discourses on Individual Spiritual Perfection) (13 volumes)
11. Ihkami I'tikaf (The Rules of I'tikaf)
12. Islam Aur Jadeed Ma'eeshat Wa Tijarat (Islam and Modern Economics & Commerce)
13. Akabir Deoband Kya The? (The Significant Character of Scholars of Deoband)
14. Bible Se Qur'aan Tak (3 volumes)
15. Bible Kya Heh? (What is the Bible?)
16. Purnoor Dua'en (Radiant Prayers) (a collection of prayers for all occasions)
17. Tarashe (Excerpts from Islamic Works)
18. Taqleed Ki Shari'i Hasiat (The Legal Status of Following a Madhhab)
19. Jahan-e-Deda (Travelogue I)
20. Duniya Mere Aagaye (Travelogue II)
21. Hazrat Mu'awiyah (RA) Aur Tarikhi Haqa'iq (Hazrat Mu'awiyah (RA) and the Historical Facts)
22. Hujjiat Hadith (Authority of Hadith)
23. Huzur (SAW) Ne Farmaya (Sayings of Prophet (SAW)
24. Hakimul Ummat Ke Siasi Afkar (Political Thoughts of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi)
25. Dars-e-Tirmidhi (an explanation of the famous hadith collection, Sunan At Tirmidhi)
26. Deeni Madaris Ka Nisab Wa Nitham
27. Zikr-o-Fikr (a collection of articles written for Jang, a daily newspaper)
28. Zabat-e-Wiladat (Birth Control: Islamic Rulings)
29. Isayat Kya Hai? (What is Christianity?)
30. Ulum ul Qur'an (Qur'anic Sciences)
31. Idalat-e-Faisle (Court Rulings)
32. Fard Ke Islah (Individual Reform)
33. Fiqhi Maqalaat (Collection of Articles on Islamic Jurisprudence)
34. Ma'aasir Hadhrat Arifi (Sayings and Memories of Hadhrat Arifi)
35. Mere Walid, Mere Shaikh (My Father, My Shaikh)
36. Milkiat-e-Zamion Aur Uske Tahdid (Land Ownership and Its Limitations)
37. Nashri Taqreerain (Speeches Aired on Radio Pakistan)
38. Nuqoosh-e-Raftigan (Obituaries of Islamic Scholars and Other Dignitaries)
39. Nifaz-e-Shari'a Aur Uske Masaa'il (Establishment of Shari'a and Its Problems)
40. Namazein Sunnah Ke Mutabiq Parhe (Pray Salaah According to the Sunnah)
41. Hamare A'eli Masaa'il (Our Family Issues)
42. Hamara Ta'limi Nizam (Our Educational System)
43. Hamara Ma'ashi Nizam (Our Economic System)
44. Dastoor ul A'maal Baer-e-Talibeen-e-Islah (Instructions for Aspirants of Spiritual Improvement)
45. Murawwaja islami bankari
46. Gher soodi bankari
Hanafi
The Hanafi school is one of the four Madhhab in jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. The Hanafi madhhab is named after the Persian scholar Abu Hanifa an-Nu‘man ibn Thābit , a Tabi‘i whose legal views were preserved primarily by his two most important disciples, Abu Yusuf and Muhammad al-Shaybani...
Islamic scholar from Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
who was born in 1943. He served as a judge
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
on the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan
Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan
The Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan is a court which has the power to examine and determine whether the laws of the country comply with Shari'a law...
from 1981 to 1982 and the Shari'a Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court is the apex court in Pakistan's judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. The Supreme Court has a permanent seat in Islamabad. It has number of Branch Registries where cases are heard. It has a number of de jure powers which are outlined in the...
from 1982 to 2002. He is an expert in the fields of Islamic Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal theorists , hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law, of legal reasoning, legal systems and of legal institutions...
(fiqh
Fiqh
Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
), economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and hadith
Hadith
The term Hadīth is used to denote a saying or an act or tacit approval or criticism ascribed either validly or invalidly to the Islamic prophet Muhammad....
. He also held a number of positions on the Shariah Board
Shariah Board
- See also :*Shariah investments*...
s of prestigious Islamic institutions, and is one of the most influential Islamic authors outside the Middle East. He is the brother of another notable Islamic scholar, Muhammad Rafi Usmani
Muhammad Rafi Usmani
Muhammad Rafi Uthmani is the renowned religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He is serving as the crrent Grand Mufti of Pakistan and President of Darul Uloom Karachi. He is the son of the late Mufti Muhammad Shafi Uthmani, the founder of Darul Ulum Karachi. He is recognized for...
and Maulana Wali Razi.
Biography
Taqi Usmani was born in DeobandDeoband
Deoband is a city and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the upper Doab region of Uttar Pradesh. Deoband used to be surrounded by dense forests, and was believed to be the abode of the Goddess Durga, according to one tradition this is...
, a city in the Saharanpur district
Saharanpur District
Saharanpur district is the northernmost of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Bordering the states of Haryana and Uttarakhand, and close to the foothills of Shivalik range, it lies in the northern part of the Doab region...
of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, in 1943. After completing the Alim course at Darul Uloom Karachi, he specialized in fiqh under the guidance of his eminent father, Grand Mufti of Deoband school Pakistan Mufti Muhammad Shafi
Mufti Muhammad Shafi
Maulana Mufti Muhammad Shafi‘ was a Hanafi Islamic scholar from India. During his life he served as the grand Mufti of India and later Pakistan as well.-Biography:...
Usmani. He received his Takhassus degree in Islamic education from Darul Uloom Karachi in 1961. He also holds a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
degree in Arabic literature
Arabic literature
Arabic literature is the writing produced, both prose and poetry, by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is adab which is derived from a meaning of etiquette, and implies politeness, culture and enrichment....
from the University of Punjab and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Karachi
University of Karachi
The University of Karachi is a public university located in Karachi, Pakistan. It serves an on-campus student population of more than 24,000. According to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, it is ranked among the top three universities of the country...
. Usmani received ijaza to teach hadith from a number of scholars such as Sheikh Hasan Mashat, Mufti Muhammad Shafi
Mufti Muhammad Shafi
Maulana Mufti Muhammad Shafi‘ was a Hanafi Islamic scholar from India. During his life he served as the grand Mufti of India and later Pakistan as well.-Biography:...
Uthmani, Maulana Idris Kandhlawi, Mufti Rashid Ahmad Ludhianvi, and Shaikhul Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi. He pioneered the concept of Islamic banking
Islamic banking
Islamic banking is banking or banking activity that is consistent with the principles of Islamic law and its practical application through the development of Islamic economics. Sharia prohibits the fixed or floating payment or acceptance of specific interest or fees for loans of money...
in Pakistan when he established the Meezan Bank
Meezan Bank
Meezan Bank Limited is a publicly listed company offering Islamic Banking in Pakistan. It was first incorporated on January 27, 1997, starting operations as an Islamic investment bank in August of that year...
. Usmani has authored a number of books in Arabic, Urdu, and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
on Islamic topics in addition to a large number of articles on Islamic banking
Islamic banking
Islamic banking is banking or banking activity that is consistent with the principles of Islamic law and its practical application through the development of Islamic economics. Sharia prohibits the fixed or floating payment or acceptance of specific interest or fees for loans of money...
and finance published in a number of journals and magazines.
In March 2004, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
Vice President and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , also Sheikh Mohammed, , is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates , and absolute monarch of Dubai.-Personal life and education:...
presented an award to Taqi Usmani in recognition of his lifetime service and achievement in Islamic finance during the annual International Islamic Finance Forum (IIFF) in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
.
In accordance with the tradition of the scholars of Deoband
Deoband
Deoband is a city and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the upper Doab region of Uttar Pradesh. Deoband used to be surrounded by dense forests, and was believed to be the abode of the Goddess Durga, according to one tradition this is...
and recognizing the importance of tasawwuf, Usmani's bay'ah was accepted by Abdul Hayy Arifi Abdul Hayy Arifi and Maseehullah Khan. Usmani is currently a mentor to numerous spiritual aspirants all over the world and delivers weekly lectures on self-improvement at Darul Uloom Karachi on Sundays between Asr Salaah
Asr
The Asr prayer is the afternoon daily prayer recited by practising Muslims. It is the third of the five daily prayers . The five daily prayers collectively are one pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam, in Sunni Islam, and one of the ten Practices of the Religion according to Shia Islam...
and Maghrib Salaah
Maghrib
The Maghrib prayer , prayed just after sunset, is the fourth of five formal daily prayers performed by practicing Muslims.The formal daily prayers of Islam comprise different numbers of units, called rak'at. The Maghrib prayer has three obligatory rak'at. The first two fard rak'at are prayed...
. http://www.ashrafiya.com/sayyidi-mawlana-mohammad-taqi-usmani-db/
He currently teaches Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih Bukhari
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī , as it is commonly referred to, is one of the six canonical hadith collections of Islam. These prophetic traditions, or hadith, were collected by the Persian Muslim scholar Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari, after being transmitted orally for generations. Muslims view this as one of...
, fiqh, and Islamic economics
Islamic economics
Islamic economics refers to the body of Islamic studies literature that "identifies and promotes an economic order that conforms to Islamic scripture and traditions," and in the economic world an interest-free Islamic banking system, grounded in Sharia's condemnation of interest...
at Darul Uloom Karachi and is known for his Islahi Khutbat. He was a key member of a team of scholars which helped declare Ahmadis (Qadianis), as non-Muslims by Pakistan's National Assembly during the era of former Pakistani president, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that, 4th President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973. Bhutto was the founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party — the largest and most influential political party in Pakistan— and served as its chairman until his...
, in the 1970s. During the presidency of General Zia ul Haq, he was instrumental in drafting laws pertaining to Hudood, Qisas
Qisas
Qisas is an Islamic term meaning "retaliation," and follows the principle of an eye for an eye, or lex talionis, first set forth by Hammurabi, and subsequently included in the Old Testament and later legal codes...
, and Dayiat. He strongly opposed the Women's Protection Bill
Women's Protection Bill
The Women's Protection Bill which was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on 15 November 2006 is an attempt to amend the heavily criticized Hudood Ordinance laws which govern the punishment for rape and adultery in Pakistan.-Impact of the Bill:...
. According to him, it was designed to distract attention from issues such as flaws in the law enforcement system.
According to a comment piece in The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, Usmani "believes that aggressive military jihad should be waged by Muslims 'to establish the supremacy of Islam' worldwide." and "Muslims should live peacefully in countries such as Britain, where they have the freedom to practise Islam, only until they gain enough power to engage in battle". On October 23, 2009, he published a response to alleged misrepresentations of his views on Jihad. To a question whether he had issued any fatwas saying “Muslims living in the West conduct violent jihad against the infidels at every opportunity.” he declared: "I never made any such statement either in writing or verbally nor issued any so-called fatwa. Nor is there any sentence to that effect in any of my writings, including “Islam and Modernism”. If this statement is attributed to me in Mr. Norfolk’s interview with me, it is not but a blatant lie, because I never said this during the interview." In Norfolk's piece in The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
this quote was not made.
Usmani did write in his book “Islam and Modernism” about aggressive jihad that: “The question is whether aggressive battle is by itself commendable or not. If it is, why should the Muslims stop simply because territorial expansion in these days is regarded as bad? And if it is not commendable, but deplorable, why did Islam not stop it in the past?” and that peace agreements with non-Muslims in power is acceptable if: "If Muslims do not possess the capability of "Jihad with power" agreement may be made till the power is attained."
Associations
Muhammad Taqi Uthmani is currently a member of the following organizations:- Islamic Fiqah Academy, JeddahJeddahJeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...
(Permanent Member) - Darul Uloom Karachi, KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
(Vice Principal) - Accounting and Auditing Organization of Islamic Financial Institutions, BahrainBahrain' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
(Chairman of Shari'a Standard Council) - Central Bank of Bahrain, BahrainBahrain' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
(Chairman of Shariah BoardShariah Board- See also :*Shariah investments*...
) - Amana Investments Limited, Sri LankaSri LankaSri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
(Chairman of Shariah BoardShariah Board- See also :*Shariah investments*...
) - Abu Dhabi Islamic BankAbu Dhabi Islamic BankAbu Dhabi Islamic Bank is an Islamic bank based in Abu Dhabi city, in the United Arab Emirates.-Establishment:Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank was established on 20 May 1997 as a Public Joint Stock Company through the Amiri Decree No. 9 of 1997...
, UAE. (Chairman of Shari'a Board) - Guidance Financial Group, USA (Chairman of Shari'a Supervisory Board)
- Meezan BankMeezan BankMeezan Bank Limited is a publicly listed company offering Islamic Banking in Pakistan. It was first incorporated on January 27, 1997, starting operations as an Islamic investment bank in August of that year...
, PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
(Chairman of Shari'a Board) - BankIslami Pakistan LimitedBankIslami Pakistan LimitedBankIslami Pakistan Limited is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. BankIslami Pakistan Limited was the first Islamic Commercial Bank to receive the Islamic banking license under the Islamic banking policy of 2003 from State Bank of Pakistan on March 31, 2005...
(Chairman of Shari'a Board), http://www.bankislami.com.pk/ - Jamiatul Ulama USA, USA
- Pak Qatar Takaful (Chairman of Shari'a Board)
Publications
- Takmila Fathul Mulhim. An Arabic commentary on Sahih MuslimSahih MuslimSahih Muslim is one of the Six major collections of the hadith in Sunni Islam, oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. It is the second most authentic hadith collection after Sahih Al-Bukhari, and is highly acclaimed by Sunni Muslims...
in six volumes. - Ulum ul Qur'an. An Urdu work on the sciences related to the revelation and exegesis of the Qur'anQur'anThe Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
. It has been translated into English under the title An Approach to the Qur'anic Sciences. - Ma'ariful Qur'an. An eight-volume English edition of the famous commentary of the Qur'an compiled in UrduUrduUrdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
by his father Mufti Muhammad ShafiMufti Muhammad ShafiMaulana Mufti Muhammad Shafi‘ was a Hanafi Islamic scholar from India. During his life he served as the grand Mufti of India and later Pakistan as well.-Biography:...
. - The Meanings of the Noble Qur'an. A two-volume English translation of the Qur'an with explanatory notes.
- Islamic Laws of Animal Slaughter.
- An Introduction to Islamic Finance.
- Islam and Modernism, Adam Publishers & Distributors, India, May 4, 2005.
English books
1. The Authority of Sunnah2. The Rules of I'tikaf
3. What is Christianity?
4. Easy Good Deeds
5. Perform Salaah Correctly
6. The Language of the Friday Khutba
7. Discourse on the Islamic Way of Life
8. Sayings of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
9. The Legal Status of Following a Madhhab
10. Spiritual Discourses
11. Islamic Months
12. Radiant Prayers
13. Qur'anic Sciences
14. Islam and Modernism
15. Contemporary Fatawa
Arabic books
1. Ma Hia An Nasraniyya?2. Nathrat Abarah Haul At Ta'limi Al Islami
3. Ahkamu Al Auraq An Naqdiyya
4. Buhooth Fi Qadaya Fiqhiyya Mu'asira
5. Ahkam uz Zibai’h
6. Takmila Fath al-Mulhim (6 volumes)
Urdu books
1. Tozeeh-ul-Quran (Aasan Tarjuma e Quran) (Urdu Translation of Quran e Majeed)2. In'aamul Bari (Explanation/Commentary of Sahih ul Bukhari) (9 volumes, 3 published)
3. Asan Nakian (Easy Good Deeds)
4. Undulus Mein Chand Roz (A Few Days in Andalus)
5. Islam Aur Seasat-e-Hazra (Islam and Contemporary Politics)
6. Islam Aur Jidat Pasandi (Islam and Modernism)
7. Islahe Ma'ashara (Perfecting Society)
8. Islahi Mawa’iz (Discourses for Spiritual Perfection) (3 volumes)
9. Islahi Majalis (Discourses on Tasawwuf) (5 volumes)
10. Islahi Khutbat (Discourses on Individual Spiritual Perfection) (13 volumes)
11. Ihkami I'tikaf (The Rules of I'tikaf)
12. Islam Aur Jadeed Ma'eeshat Wa Tijarat (Islam and Modern Economics & Commerce)
13. Akabir Deoband Kya The? (The Significant Character of Scholars of Deoband)
14. Bible Se Qur'aan Tak (3 volumes)
15. Bible Kya Heh? (What is the Bible?)
16. Purnoor Dua'en (Radiant Prayers) (a collection of prayers for all occasions)
17. Tarashe (Excerpts from Islamic Works)
18. Taqleed Ki Shari'i Hasiat (The Legal Status of Following a Madhhab)
19. Jahan-e-Deda (Travelogue I)
20. Duniya Mere Aagaye (Travelogue II)
21. Hazrat Mu'awiyah (RA) Aur Tarikhi Haqa'iq (Hazrat Mu'awiyah (RA) and the Historical Facts)
22. Hujjiat Hadith (Authority of Hadith)
23. Huzur (SAW) Ne Farmaya (Sayings of Prophet (SAW)
24. Hakimul Ummat Ke Siasi Afkar (Political Thoughts of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi)
25. Dars-e-Tirmidhi (an explanation of the famous hadith collection, Sunan At Tirmidhi)
26. Deeni Madaris Ka Nisab Wa Nitham
27. Zikr-o-Fikr (a collection of articles written for Jang, a daily newspaper)
28. Zabat-e-Wiladat (Birth Control: Islamic Rulings)
29. Isayat Kya Hai? (What is Christianity?)
30. Ulum ul Qur'an (Qur'anic Sciences)
31. Idalat-e-Faisle (Court Rulings)
32. Fard Ke Islah (Individual Reform)
33. Fiqhi Maqalaat (Collection of Articles on Islamic Jurisprudence)
34. Ma'aasir Hadhrat Arifi (Sayings and Memories of Hadhrat Arifi)
35. Mere Walid, Mere Shaikh (My Father, My Shaikh)
36. Milkiat-e-Zamion Aur Uske Tahdid (Land Ownership and Its Limitations)
37. Nashri Taqreerain (Speeches Aired on Radio Pakistan)
38. Nuqoosh-e-Raftigan (Obituaries of Islamic Scholars and Other Dignitaries)
39. Nifaz-e-Shari'a Aur Uske Masaa'il (Establishment of Shari'a and Its Problems)
40. Namazein Sunnah Ke Mutabiq Parhe (Pray Salaah According to the Sunnah)
41. Hamare A'eli Masaa'il (Our Family Issues)
42. Hamara Ta'limi Nizam (Our Educational System)
43. Hamara Ma'ashi Nizam (Our Economic System)
44. Dastoor ul A'maal Baer-e-Talibeen-e-Islah (Instructions for Aspirants of Spiritual Improvement)
45. Murawwaja islami bankari
46. Gher soodi bankari
See also
- Darul Uloom Karachi
- Muhammad Rafi UsmaniMuhammad Rafi UsmaniMuhammad Rafi Uthmani is the renowned religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He is serving as the crrent Grand Mufti of Pakistan and President of Darul Uloom Karachi. He is the son of the late Mufti Muhammad Shafi Uthmani, the founder of Darul Ulum Karachi. He is recognized for...
- Islamic BankingIslamic bankingIslamic banking is banking or banking activity that is consistent with the principles of Islamic law and its practical application through the development of Islamic economics. Sharia prohibits the fixed or floating payment or acceptance of specific interest or fees for loans of money...
- Meezan BankMeezan BankMeezan Bank Limited is a publicly listed company offering Islamic Banking in Pakistan. It was first incorporated on January 27, 1997, starting operations as an Islamic investment bank in August of that year...
- Islamic Scholars
- Contemporary Islamic philosophy
External links
- Official website Darul Uloom Karachi
- http://www.albalagh.net/taqi.shtml Bio of Mufti Taqi Usmani
- http://islamicbankingzone.com/component/content/article/114-pakistan/49-mufti-muhammad-taqi-usmani Mufti Taqi Usmani's Profile
- http://www.altafsir.com/Mufti_Taqi_Uthmani.asp English translation of Tafseer-e-Uthmani and tafseer(commentary) of the Holy Qur'an
- An Introduction to Islamic Finance