Muhammad Rashid Azmi
Muhammad Rashid Azmi (born 16 December 1959) is an Indian Islamic scholar, a Mufti and an educator. He currently serves as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Naib Mohtamim) of Darul Uloom Deoband. He succeeded Abdul Khaliq Sambhali as deputy vice-chancellor in October 2021. [1][2]
Early life and education
Muhammad Rashid Azmi was born on 16 December 1959, in the village of Bamhur, Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] His father, Muhammad Muslim Bamhuri Azmi, was also an Islamic scholar.[2] He began his early Islamic education at Madrasah Qurania and Jamia Husainia in Jaunpur. In 1983, he enrolled at Darul Uloom Deoband and completed the Dars-e-Nizami curriculum in 1984. He pursued further studies in Islamic jurisprudence (Ifta) at the same institution and graduated in 1985.[3]
Career
After completing his studies, Azmi taught at Jamia Husainia in Jaunpur until 1991. In 1992, he joined Darul Uloom Deoband as a teacher, eventually becoming an instructor for advanced-level (Darja-e-'Ulya) classes. He has taught various Islamic texts, including Muwatta Imam Malik and Sunan Ibn Majah, and currently teaches Sunan Abu Dawood.[4][5]
In 1428 AH (2007 CE), Azmi was appointed as the head of the Tahaffuz-e-Sunnah (Preservation of Sunnah) department at Darul Uloom Deoband. His work in this department involves countering ideologies deemed inconsistent with Islamic orthodoxy.[6]
In October 2021, Azmi was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband by its governing council in October 2021, succeeding Abdul Khaliq Sambhali.[7][8]
Azmi is also a member of the executive committee of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (M).[9]
Literary works
Azmi is the author of several works, including:[6][10]
- Muhaadhiraat-e-Ilmiyyah (transl. Scholarly Discourses on the Refutation of Non-Conformist Ideology)
- Mas'ala-e-Taqleed (transl. The Issue of Taqleed)
References
- ^ Muzaffarnagari, Muhammad Taslim Aarifi; Saharanpuri, Abdullah Sher Khan (2023). Asātizat-u-Dar al-Uloom Wa Asānīduhum Fi al-Hadith [Asanīd of Hadith teachers of Darul Uloom] (in Urdu) (2nd ed.). Deoband: Maktaba al-Haramain. p. 100.
- ^ Azmi, Abul Hasan (2020). Yaadon Ki Kehkashān (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Deoband: Al-Hira Book Depot. pp. 86, 640–641.
- ^ Muzaffarnagari & Saharanpuri 2023, p. 100.
- ^ Muzaffarnagari, Saharanpuri & 2023, p. 101.
- ^ Qasmi, Muhammadullah (October 2020). Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tareekh (in Urdu) (3rd ed.). India: Shaikh-Ul-Hind Academy. p. 768. OCLC 1345466013.
- ^ a b Qasmi 2020, p. 791.
- ^ "मुफ्ती राशिद आज़मी चुने गए दारुल उलूम देवबंद के नायब मोहतमिम" [Mufti Rashid Azmi elected as deputy Mohtamim of Darul Uloom Deoband]. Zee News (in Hindi). 4 October 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Choudhary, Sameer (4 October 2021). "Mufti Muhammad Rashid Azmi banaye gaye Darul Uloom Deoband ke naye Naib Mohtamim..." [Mufti Muhammad Rashid Azmi has been appointed as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband...]. Millat Times (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "National Executive Council of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind". jamiat.org.in. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Mas-ala e Taqleed by Muhammad Rashid Azmi (in Urdu). Retrieved 5 January 2025.