Khalid Saifullah Rahmani (born November 1956) is an Indian Muslim scholar, author and jurist who serves as the fifth president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.[1][2][3][4] He is the general secretary of Islamic Fiqh Academy of India. He has authored books including The Islamic Jurisprudence: Introduction and Codification and Kitāb-ul-Fatāwa.
Mufti, Mawlāna Khalid Saifullah Rahmani | |
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 Rahmani in 2018 | |
| President of All India Muslim Personal Law Board | |
| Assumed office 3 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Rabey Hasani Nadwi |
| General Secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board | |
| In office 2021 – 3 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Wali Rahmani |
| Succeeded by | Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi |
| General Secretary of Islamic Fiqh Academy, India | |
| Personal | |
| Born | November 1956 (age 67–68) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Children |
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| Main interest(s) | Islamic Jurisprudence |
| Notable work(s) | Qamusul Fiqh, Contemporary jurisprudence |
| Alma mater | Jamia Rahmani Munger, Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Relatives | Mujahidul Islam Qasmi (uncle) |
| Organization | |
| Founder of | Al Mahadul Aali Al Islami, Hyderabad |
| Website | khalidrahmani |
Biography
editKhalid Saifullah Rahmani was born in November 1956.[5] He is the nephew of Islamic scholar and jurist, Mujahidul Islam Qasmi.[5] He received his primary education at home and studied at Madrasa Qasimul Uloom Hussainia for two years. He graduated from Jamia Rahmani in Munger and studied "dawra-e-hadith" (the hadith class of Dars-e-Nizami) again at Darul Uloom Deoband, and graduated from there in 1395 AH.[6] He later specialized in Islamic law and jurisprudence at Amarat-e-Sharia, Patna. His teachers include Sharif Hasan Deobandi, Mahmood Hasan Gangohi, Naseer Ahmad Khan, Nizamuddin Azami, Anzar Shah Kashmiri, and Muhammad Salim Qasmi. Rahmani also benefitted from his uncle Mujahidul Islam Qasmi.[6]
In 1398 AH, Rahmani started to teach at Madrasa Sabeelus-Salam, where he was appointed head teacher in 1399 AH. He taught there for 22 years and went on to establish Al Mahadul Aali Al Islami, Hyderabad.[7][8] He has also helped to found institutions such as Sabilul Falaah and Madrasa al-Falihat in Darbhanga; Madrasa Nurul Uloom, in Andhra Pradesh and Madrasa Talimul Quran lil-Banat in Karnataka.[9]
Rahmani is a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board's Legal Council[10][9] and the general secretary of Islamic Fiqh Academy.[9] He is a regular columnist of the Friday edition of Munsif, and editor of Three Monthly Behs-o-Nazar, an Islamic juristic journal that Mujahidul Islam Qasmi had started.[11] In 2021, he was appointed interim, and subsequently prominent, general secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board following Wali Rahmani's death,[12][13][14] after having served as a secretary of the Board.[15] On 3 June 2023, he was elected as the fifth president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board following the demise of Rabey Hasani Nadwi.[16][17][18][19][20]
Literary works
editRahmani's works include:[21]
- Aasaan Tafsir-e-Quran Majid (A commentary on the Quran)
- Fiqh-e-Islāmi: Tadwīn-o-Ta'āruf (The Islamic Jurisprudence: Introduction and Codification)
- Islām ka Nizām Ushr-o-Zakāt
- Khawātīn ke Māli Huqūq: Shariat-e-Islāmi ki Nazar mai
- Kitāb al-Fatāwa (The Book of the Fatāwa)
- Qāmus al-Fiqh
- Qur'ān: Ek Ilhāmi Kitāb
- Asan Usul-e Hadith[22]
- Prophet for the World (English translation of his Urdu book Paighambar-e-Aalam)[23][24]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Dasgupta, Sravasti (22 August 2024). "Naidu and Nitish to Oppose Waqf Bill in Parliament, Says Muslim Personal Law Board". The Wire. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Fatima, Heena (23 August 2024). "Naidu, Nitish assured they will oppose Waqf Bill, says AIMPLB chief. 'Nationwide stir if it's passed'". ThePrint. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Gyanvapi mosque row: Varanasi court ruled in 'haste', says All India Muslim Personal Law Board". Live Mint. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Muslim Personal Law Board president, AIMIM chief meet CM Revanth over Waqf Bill". The Hindu. 24 August 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ a b Ghāzi Qāsmi & Haseeb Qāsmi 2011, p. 395.
- ^ a b Ghāzi Qāsmi & Haseeb Qāsmi 2011, p. 396.
- ^ Ghāzi Qāsmi & Haseeb Qāsmi 2011, p. 398.
- ^ "Seminary with a modern outlook". The Hindu. 18 May 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Ghāzi Qāsmi & Haseeb Qāsmi 2011, p. 404.
- ^ "Nadvi expelled from AIMPLB for meeting Sri Sri without permission". The Statesman. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Ghāzi Qāsmi & Haseeb Qāsmi 2011, p. 406.
- ^ "Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani is the new acting general secretary of Muslim Board". Muslim Mirror. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Muslims going through more difficult situation than in 1857, 1947: AIMPLB official". The Economic Times. 4 April 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ ANI (2 September 2022). "AIMPLB slams BJP, says action against madrassas "unconstitutional"". ThePrint. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "AIMPLB accepts Salman Nadvi's 'disassociation'". Business Standard. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani elected fifth president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board". ANI. 4 June 2023.
- ^ Mohammed, Syed (8 June 2023). "Fight against Uniform Civil Code a key challenge, says AIMPLB president". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ ""A meeting against UCC": Akhilesh Yadav meets All India Muslim Personal Law Board chief". The Economic Times. 17 July 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani elected fifth president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board". ThePrint. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड को नया अध्यक्ष मिला, मौलाना खालिद सैफुल्लाह रहमानी AIMPLB के अध्यक्ष" [All India Muslim Personal Law Board gets new president, Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani becomes AIMPLB president]. Navbharat Times (in Hindi). 4 June 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Ghāzi Qāsmi & Haseeb Qāsmi 2011, p. 409.
- ^ Kaleem, Mohd (2017). Contribution of Old boys of Darul uloom Deoband in Hadith Literature (PhD) (in Urdu). India: Department of Sunni Theology, Aligarh Muslim University. pp. 207–208. hdl:10603/364028. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Telangana CM releases book 'Prophet for the World'". ThePrint. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Revanth terms Asad Owaisi as the voice of poor". The Hindu. 15 September 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Ghāzi Qāsmi, Aftāb; Haseeb Qāsmi, Abdul (February 2011). "Khalid Saifullah Rahmani". Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat [Services of the Graduates of Deoband in Islamic Jurisprudence] (in Urdu). Deoband: Kutub Khana Naimia. pp. 395–410.