Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi (known as Qari Muhammad Tayyib) was an
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Sunni Islamic scholar who served as Vice Chancellor 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 ...
for more than half a century. He was grandson of
Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi
Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi (1832 – 15 April 1880) () was an Indian Sunni Hanafi Maturidi Islamic Scholar, theologian and a Sufi who was one of the main founders of the Deobandi Movement, starting from the Darul Uloom Deoband.
Name and li ...
, the founder of the
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 ...
.
Biography
Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi was born in 1892 or 1897 into the
Siddiqi family of Nanauta
The Siddiqi family of Nanauta are the descendants of the first Rashidun Caliph, Abu Bakr, based primarily in the town of Nanauta in India. The notable people of this family include Mamluk Ali Nanautawi, Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi, Muhammad Yaqub N ...
.
He served as the vice-chancellor 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 ...
from 1928 to 1980.
[
*Amini states that Qari Tayyab was selected as mohtamim in 1928 and he remained in this post throughout his life. However, the 1980-1982 phase 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 ...
is regarded as one of the darkest phases of its history which led to bifurcation of Darul Uloom and then formation of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband
Al-Jamia Al-Islamia Darul Uloom Waqf Deoband (known as Darul Uloom Waqf) is an Islamic seminary situated in the Indian town of Deoband. It was established by scholars led by Muhammad Salim Qasmi and Anzar Shah Kashmiri in 1982 as a result of ...
. Hence, the later years have been skipped and his timeline as a VC of Deoband is stated as 1928-1980. He also founded 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 headed it until his death.
He wrote devotional poetry in Urdu to
Muhammed
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monot ...
, entitled ''Nabi e Akram Shafi e Azam''. His poetical compositions have been published as ''Irfan-e-Arif''.
He died 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 ...
on 17 July 1983. His funeral prayer was led by his eldest son
Muhammad Salim Qasmi
Muhammad Salim Qasmi Siddiqi (8 January 1926 — 14 April 2018) was an Indian Muslim scholar who co-founded the Darul Uloom Waqf in Deoband and served as its first rector. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband. He received the fourth Shah Wa ...
.
Literary works
Muhammad Tayyib’s books include:
*''Al-Tashabbuh fil-Islam''
*''Mashaheer-e-Ummat''
*''Kalimat-e-Tayyibat''
*Atyab al-Thamar fi Mas'alat al-Qaza wal-Qadr''
*''Science aur Islam''
*''Talimat-e-Islam aur Maseehi Aqwaam''
*''Mas'alah Zuban-e-Urdu Hindustan Mein''
*''Din-o-Siyasat''
*''Asbab Urooj-o-Zawaley Aqwaam''
*''Islami Azadi Ka Mukammal Program''
*''Al-Ijtehad wal Taqleed''
*''Usool Dawat-e-Islam''
*''Islami Masawat''
*''Fitri Hukumat''
Translations of his books
*''Human Being: A Distinguished Creature''
*The Maslak of Ulama of Deoband
*''Islam and Sectarianism''
See also
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List of Darul Uloom Deoband alumni
Darul Uloom Deoband is a major Islamic seminary in India. It was established by Fazlur Rahman Usmani, Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi, Sayyid Muhammad Abid and few other scholars in the town of Deoband. Its well known alumni include Mahmud Hasan Deoban ...
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Deobandis
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1897 births
1983 deaths
People from Deoband
Darul Uloom Deoband alumni
Academic staff of Darul Uloom Deoband
Qasmi family
Students of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi
Students of Anwar Shah Kashmiri
Vice-Chancellors of Darul Uloom Deoband
Disciples of Ashraf Ali Thanwi