Muhammad Salim Qasmi

Muhammad Salim Qasmi Siddiqi (8 January 1926 — 14 April 2018) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar. He was the great grandson of the founder of Darul Uloom Deoband, Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, being the eldest son of Qari Muhammad Tayyib.[1] He co-founded Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband along with Anzar Shah Kashmiri.[2]

Khatīb al-Islām, Mawlāna

Muhammad Salim Qasmi
Chief-Rector of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband
In office
25 March 1982 – 3 September 2014
Succeeded byMuhammad Sufyan Qasmi
Personal
Born8 January 1926
Deoband, Saharanpur District, UP, British India
Died14 April 2018(2018-04-14) (aged 92)
Deoband, Saharanpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Resting placeMazar-e-Qasmi, Deoband
ReligionIslam
Parents
  • Qari Muhammad Tayyib (father)
RegionIndia
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Ilm al-Kalam, Islamic Philosophy
Notable work(s)Mabaadi al Tarbiyat al Islami (Arabic)
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
Founder ofDarul Uloom Waqf, Deoband
Muslim leader
Disciple ofAshraf Ali Thanwi
AwardsImam Muhammad Qasim Nanotwi Award, Imam Shah Waliullah Award, Nishan-e-Imtiyaz (Egypt)

Name and lineage

His ism (given name) was Muhammad Salim. His nasab (patronymic) is: Muhammad Salim ibn Muhammad Tayyib ibn Muhammad Ahmad ibn Muhammad Qāsim ibn Asad Ali ibn Ghulam Shāh ibn Muhammad Bakhsh ibn Alāuddīn ibn Muhammad Fateh ibn Muhammad Mufti ibn Abd al-Samī ibn Muhammad Hāshim.[3]

Early life and education

Muhammad Salim was born on 8 January 1926 at Deoband, a town in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.[4] He graduated from Darul Uloom Deoband in 1948 where his teachers included Hussain Ahmed Madani, Izaz Ali Amrohi, Ibrahim Balyawi and Syed Fakhrul Hasan Moradabadi.[4] He studied Mizan, a book of Arabic grammar under Ashraf Ali Thanwi.[4]

Career

After Qasmi completed his studies at Darul Uloom Deoband in 1948, he was appointed as a teacher there in 1949.[5] He taught the important books of dars-e-nizami, and his class of Sharah Aqa'id was largely admired. In 1982, along with Anzar Shah Kashmiri, he left Darul Uloom Deoband and co-founded Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband and remained its chief rector.[6][7][8]

Literary works

Qasmi's works include:[9]

  • Mabaadi al Tarbiyat al Islami (Arabic)
  • Jaizah Tarjama Quran Karim
  • Taajdar e Arze Haram ka Paigham
  • Mardaan-e-Ghaazi
  • Ek Azeem Tarikhi Khidmat
  • Safar Nama Burma
  • Khutbat e Khatibul Islam (collection of his speeches) has been published in 5 volumes.

Positions held

Salim Qasmi held the following positions during his lifetime:[4]

Awards and recognition
  • Nishan-e-Imtiyaz (Mark of Distinction) from the Government of Egypt for being a distinguished Aalim of the Indian Sub-Continent[4]
  • Fourth Shah Waliullah Award[11]
  • Imam Muhammad Qasim Nanotwi Award, 2014 [12]

Death and legacy

Muhammad Salim Qasmi died on Saturday 14 April 2018 in Deoband, aged 92.[7][13] Hujjatul Islam Academy held a 3 days international seminar in August 2018 on The Life and Achievements of Qasmi.[8] His son Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi has been the rector of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband since 3 September 2014.[14] Jamiatul Qasim Darul Uloom Al-Islamiah organized a one-day seminar in collaboration with the Islamic Studies department of Jamia Millia Islamia on Qasmi's life and works. The seminar was held in the Ansari Auditorium of the Jamia Millia Islamia and was attended by Akhtarul Wasey.[15]

See also

References
  1. Dr. Mohammad Shakaib Qasmi; Sheikh Ghulam Nabi Qasmi. The Life and Times of Hakimul Islam Mawlana Qari Muhammad Tayyib (PDF). Hujjat al-Islam Academy, Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband. p. 194. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  2. Noor Alam Khalil Amini. Pas-e-Marg-e-Zindah (PDF). Archive.org (in Urdu). Idara Ilm-o-Adab, Deoband. pp. 798–818.
  3. Gīlānī, Manāzir Ahsan. Sawānih Qāsmi [Biography of Qāsim] (in Urdu). 1. Deoband: Maktaba Darul Uloom Deoband. p. 113.
  4. "Obituary: Maulana Muhammad Salim Qasmi, an ocean of knowledge". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. Mahtab, Ahsan, ed. (16–31 January 2017). "Urdu Ke Farogh Mai Ulama-e-Deoband Ka 150 Saala Kirdar" [150 year role of the scholars of Darul Uloom Deoband in the propagation of Urdu]. Fikr-e-Inqelab (in Urdu). All India Tanzeem Ulma-e-Haque Trust. 5 (112): 289.
  6. Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi. "Mawlana Anzar Shah Kashmiri: A Tribute to His Life and Services". IlmGate.org. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  7. "Deoband rector Maulana Salim Qasmi no more". RisingKashmir.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. M. Burhanuddin Qasmi. MAULANA MOHAMMAD SALIM QASMI AND HIS CONTRIBUTION THROUGH ALL INDIA MUSLIM PERSONAL LAW BOARD (AIMPLB). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. "Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Salim Qasmi (RA)". dud.edu.in. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. A Brief Report (Islamic Fiqh Academy) Year 1989-2014 (PDF). Islamic Fiqh Academy, India. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  11. "Waliullah Award presented to Maulana Salim". MilliGazette.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. "Imam Muhammad Qasim Nanotwi award to Maulana Salim Qasmi". MilliGazette.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  13. "Rector Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband Maulana Mohammad Salim Qasmi dies at 92". Ummid.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  14. "Maulana Mohammad Sufyan Qasmi, The Rector, Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband". dud.edu.in. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  15. "مولانا محمد سالم قاسمی اتحاد امت کے عظیم پیامبر تھے: مقررین". 3 March 2019.
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