Mufti, Shaikhul Hadith
Abul Qasim Nomani
ابوالقاسم نعمانی
13th Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband
Assumed office
24 July 2011
Preceded byGhulam Mohammad Vastanvi
Personal
Born
Abul Qasim Nomani

(1947-01-14) 14 January 1947 (age 77)
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
Muslim leader
Disciple ofMahmood Hasan Gangohi

Abul Qasim Nomani (Arabic: مفتي أبوالقاسم نعماني) is an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and the current Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband. He is ranked among The 500 Most Influential Muslims.[1]

Biography

Abul Qasim Nomani was born in Varanasi (Banaras) UP on 14 January 1947.[2] He graduated from Darul Uloom Deoband in 1967. He became a member of Majlis-Ash-Shura (Governing Body) of Darul Uloom in 1992.[1]

Nomani was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband on 24 July 2011 after Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi. [3][4]

On 14 October 2020, Nomani was appointed as the Hadīth professor in Deoband seminary.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Abul Qasim Nomani". TheMuslim500. Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ Dr Maulāna Muhammadullāh Qāsimi. Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tārīkh. Shaykhul Hind Academy, Darul Uloom Deoband. p. 662.
  3. ^ Abantika Ghosh (25 July 2011). "Vastanvi axed as Darul V-C for praising Modi". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Maulana Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani, New Acting Mohtamim of Darul Uloom Deoband". DEOBAND ONLINE. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  5. ^ "مہتمم دارالعلوم دیوبند مفتی ابو القاسم نعمانی شیخ الحدیث اور مولانا ارشد مدنی صدر المدرسین منتخب" [Abul Qasim Nomani, VC of Deoband appointed as Shaykh al-Hadīth, and Arshad Madani as the Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband]. AsreHazir. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.