Muhammad Rashid Azmi

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Muhammad Rashid Azmi
Deputy Vice-chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 2021
Preceded byAbdul Khaliq Sambhali
Personal life
Born(1959-12-16)16 December 1959
Bamhaur, Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
Religious life
ReligionIslam

Muhammad Rashid Azmi (born 16 December 1959) is an Indian Islamic scholar, Mufti, and educator. He has served as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Naib Mohtamim) of Darul Uloom Deoband since October 2021, succeeding Abdul Khaliq Sambhali.

Early life and education

Muhammad Rashid Azmi was born on 16 December 1959, in the village of Bamhaur, Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] His father, Muhammad Muslim Bamhauri 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, 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]

  • Muhaadharaat-e-Ilmiyyah (transl. Scholarly Discourses on the Refutation of Non-Conformist Ideology)
  • Mas'ala-e-Taqlīd (transl. The Issue of Taqlid)

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Azmi, Abul Hasan (2020). Yaadon Ki Kehkashān (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Deoband: Al-Hira Book Depot. pp. 86, 640–641.
  3. ^ Muzaffarnagari & Saharanpuri 2023, p. 100.
  4. ^ Muzaffarnagari, Saharanpuri & 2023, p. 101.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b Qasmi 2020, p. 791.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "National Executive Council of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind". jamiat.org.in. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  10. ^ Mas-ala e Taqleed by Muhammad Rashid Azmi (in Urdu). Retrieved 5 January 2025.