Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi

Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi is a Kashmiri Islamic scholar, founder and rector of Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah, one of the largest Islamic seminaries in Kashmir.[1][2][3] He is a senior member of the managing committee of Darul Uloom Deoband,[4] founding member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board[5] and a member of the working body of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind.[6]

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Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi
Personal
ReligionIslam
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
Founder ofDarul Uloom Raheemiyyah
Muslim leader
Disciple ofMahmood Hasan Gangohi

Education

Qasmi is an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband and a disciple of Mahmood Hasan Gangohi in Tasawwuf.[2][7]

Career

Qasmi established Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah, one of the largest Islamic madrasa in Bandipore, Kashmir in 1979.[8] The seminary follows the methodology of Darul Uloom Deoband.[9]

Qasmi is a founding member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board and a senior member of the managing committee of Darul Uloom Deoband. He is also a member of the working committee of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind.[5][6][4]

In 2018, Qasmi disagreed with the J&K State Board of Madrasa Education Act and said that:[10]

We know how government interference deteriorated those religious institutions which are affiliated with Waqf.

He also said that giving authorization to the boards to take control of accounts in these Madrasas will lead to malpractice in utilization of funds donated by people towards these institutions.[10]

Literary works

Qasmi’s books include:[11]

  • Immodesty in Islamic Perspective
  • Unexpected Disaster
  • Sailab! Aazmaish ya Azab (English: Flood! Test or Torment)
  • Mazureen Ke Liye Kursi Par Namaz (English: Prayer on Chair for the Handicaps).
  • Aazmin-e-Haramayn Sharifayn Ki Khidmat mai Hadya
  • Ulama-e-Kiram awr Aulia-e-Izam Ki Touheen Se Bachiye (English: Don't Defame Scholars and Awliya).
  • Khutbat-e-Iman (English: The Speeches of Faith)
  • RahmatoN Ka Maheena, Zaruri Masail awr Guzarishat (English: The Month of Mercy, Important Questions and Their Answers).
  • Ulama-e-Deoband and their love for Rasulullah[12]

References
  1. Muhammad Amin Malik (22 June 2016). "Remembering Kausar Sahib (RA)". Rising Kashmir. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. Shujaat Bukhari (12 May 2016). "Don't Make Kashmir a Battleground for Islamic Schools of Thought". The Citizen. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. "An Islamic University". Greater Kashmir. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. "ﻋﻠﻤﺎﺋﮯ ﺩﯾﻮ ﺑﻨﺪ کی ﺑﮍﮮ ﮔﻮﺷﺖ ﭘﺮ ﭘﺎﺑﻨﺪﯼ پر ﺗﺸﻮﯾﺶ کا اظہار (Deobandi Scholars express concerns over Beef ban)" (in Urdu). The Kashmir Pulse. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. "Founding members of AIMPLB". aimpbboard.in. All India Muslim Personal Law Board. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  6. "Working Committee of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind". jamiat.org.in. Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  7. Hadhrat Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gangohi: His Life and Works. Isipingo: Ta’limi Board (KZN). 1 February 2011. p. 236. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  8. Yoginder Sikand (29 July 2007). "Kashmir's Largest Madrasa: Dar ul-Uloom Raheemiyyah". Two Circles. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  9. "Places of Interest". bandipore.nic.in. Bandipore district administration. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  10. Syed Rizwan Geelani (13 August 2018). "Govt to regulate functioning of Madrasas in JK". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  11. "Publications of Darul Uloom Raheemiyah". raheemiyyah.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  12. Design, S. 1. 9. (11 September 2014). The Deoband Ulama and their Love for Rasulullah. p. 79. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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