Nazir Ahmad Qasmi (born 20 June 1964) is a

Kashmiri Kashmiri may refer to: * People or things related to the Kashmir Valley or the broader region of Kashmir * Kashmiris, an ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley * Kashmiri language, their language People with the name * Kashmiri Saikia Baruah ...

Sunni Islamic scholar and jurist who serves as the Grand Mufti of

Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah ( ur, دار العلوم رحیمیہ) is an Islamic seminary in Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. It was established in 1979 by Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi, an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband. It is regarded as the biggest Isl ...

. He is an alumnus of

Darul Uloom Deoband The Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic seminary (darul uloom) in India at which the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement began. It is located in Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The seminary was established by Muhammad Qasim ...

and the Imārat-e-Sharia; and a member of the

All India Muslim Personal Law Board The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is a non-government organisation constituted in 1973 by that time Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi to adopt suitable strategies for the protection and continued applicability of Muslim Personal ...

and general secretary of the Majlis-e-Fiqhi,

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...

. Qasmi's works include ''Mirzaiyat ka radd - Usūl awr Tarīqa-e-Behs'' and ''Islam awr AIDS se tahaffuz ka tarīqa''. His religious edicts appear regularly in the Friday edition of Kashmir Uzma.

Biography

Nazir Ahmad Qasmi was born on 20 June 1964 in

Bunjwah Bunjwah (also known as Bonjwah) is a region and tehsil located in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It comprises nine panchayat and two nayabats; it became a tehsil in 2014. Demographics Bunjwah is an economically underdevelop ...

Kishtwar Kishtwar is a town, municipality and administrative headquarter of the Kishtwar District in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The district was carved out of the Doda district in 2007. It is located in the Jammu division. T ...

. He memorized the

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at Madrasa Asghria in

Deoband Deoband is a town and a municipality in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, about 150 km from Delhi. Darul Uloom Deoband, an Islamic seminary and one of the largest Islamic Institution of India is located there. Etymo ...

and studied primary books of Arabic language at Madrasa Khādim al-Ulūm in

Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarnagar is a city under Muzaffarnagar District in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated midway on the Delhi - Haridwar/Dehradun National Highway (NH 58) and is also well connected with the national railway network. It is kno ...

. He graduated from

in the traditional

dars-e-nizami Dars-i Nizami is a study curriculum or system used in many Islamic institutions (madrassas) and Dar Ul Ulooms, which originated in the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century and can now also be found in parts of South Africa, Canada, the United S ...

course in 1404 A.H and then studied

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for one year. Qasmi specialized in Islamic law at Imārat-e-Sharia in

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

. His teachers include

Abdul Haq Azmi Abdul Haq Azmi (1928 – 30 December 2016) was an Indian Muslim scholar who was a senior professor of hadith at the Darul Uloom Deoband. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Mau and Darul Uloom Deoband. His students included Mahmood Madani, Mohamma ...

Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri (also written as Saʻīd Aḥmad Pālanpūrī) (1940 – 19 May 2020), was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and author who served as Shaykh al-Hadith and Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. A number of his books are required ...

and Riyasat Ali Bijnori. After completing his studies, Qasmi began teaching at

. At the Raheemiyyah seminary, he serves as the Head Mufti and Shaykh al-Hadith (senior hadith professor). He is a founding member of

and general secretary of Majlis-e-Fiqhi,

. His fiqhi answers appear regularly in the Friday issue of Kashmir Uzma, a sister project of

Greater Kashmir ''Greater Kashmir'' is an English daily newspaper printed and published from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir . The newspaper initially began its edition in 1987 as a weekly newspaper and later, started its first daily publicat ...

Legal rulings

In July 2017, speaking in "Conservation of Environment and role of religion", a two-days conference organized by the

Central University of Kashmir Central University of Kashmir (often abbreviated as cukashmir), formerly Central University of Jammu and Kashmir, is a central university located in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It has been established in March 2009 thro ...

, Qasmi said, that, "Conservation and preservation of water and other natural resources is a religious obligation for all mankind and not complying is a violation against the compassion of the Creator." Concerning

Urdu language Urdu (;"Urdu"
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, Qasmi rules that, "To learn, write, and gain expertise in Urdu language is a religious obligation upon the Muslims living here (Kashmir)".

Literary works

Qasmi's books include: * ''Mirza Qadiyani ke Jhūt'' * ''Mirza Qadiyani na Mehdi na Masīh'' * ''Mirzaiyat ka radd - Usūl awr Tarīqa-e-Behs'' * ''Islam awr AIDS se tahaffuz ka tarīqa''

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Kitāb-o-Sunnat Ke Hawāle Se Masā'il Ka Hal i.e. Problems and their Islamic solutions
from 31 May 2019 issue of

Kashmir Uzma Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompass ...

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