Muhammad Rafi Usmani

Muhammad Rafi Usmani (Urdu: محمد رفیع عثمانی‎, Muḥammad Rafī‘ Us̱mānī) is a Pakistani Sunni Islamic scholar who serves as President of Darul Uloom Karachi, the largest seminary or religious institution in the city of Karachi, Pakistan.[2][3][4][5][6]

Muhammad Rafi Usmani
محمد رفیع عثمانی
3rd President of Darul Uloom Karachi[1]
In office
Assumed office
1986
2nd Mufti of Darul Uloom Karachi
In office
In office
1976
Personal
Born (1936-07-21) July 21, 1936
Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, British India
ReligionIslam
ChildrenZubair Ashraf Usmani (son)
Parents
DenominationSunni Islam
MovementDeobandi
RelationsTaqi Usmani (brother)

Biography

Rafi Usmani was born on 21 July 1936 at Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, British India.[7] He is the elder brother of Taqi Usmani. They are the sons of Muhammad Shafi Usmani, the founder of Darul Uloom Karachi.[8][7]

His son Zubair Ashraf Usmani is a scholar in Islamic law and Islamic finance.[9][10]

He always asked students to keep a distance from politics.[11]

Literary works

Rafi Usmani has authored books in Urdu and Arabic.[12] They include:[7]

  • The three systems of economics in Europe : feudalism, capitalism, socialism and their historical background.
  • Islāmī maʻīshat aur ṣanʻatī taʻalluqāt , study of the religious aspects of economics and industrial relations in Islam.
  • Ḥayāt-i Muftī-yi Aʻẓam : faqīhulʻaṣr Muftī Aʻẓam Pākistān, on the life and works of Muftī Muḥammad Shafī, his father.
  • Javāhirulfiqh, collection of author's scholarly writings on Islamic jurisprudence.
  • ʻAlāmāt-i qiyāmat aur nuzūl-i Masīḥ, collection of Islamic teachings on the advent of Jesus and the day of judgement.
  • Tīn Islāmī mulkon̲ kā safar nāmah, Anbiyāʼ kī sarzamīn men̲, travelogs to Saudi Arab, Syria and Jordan.
  • Mere murshid Ḥaẓrat-i ʻĀrifī, biography of Muḥammad ʻAbdulḥaʼī ʻĀrifī,1898-1986, a religious scholar from the Deobandi School of thought.
  • ʻAurat kī sarbarāhī kī sharʻī ḥais̲īyat, criticism on a woman becoming the head of an Islamic state according to Islamic law.

References
  1. "ڈاکٹر اوج کے خلاف مدرسے سے منسلک فتویٰ جعلی تھا: مفتی رفیع عثمانی". BBC News (Urdu Service) website.
  2. "Third victim of attack on Mufti Taqi Usmani laid to rest". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 4 April 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. "Pakistan clerics explain 'jihad'". BBC News website. 23 July 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. "اسداللہ بھٹو کی مفتی محمد رفیع عثمانی سے ملاقات". Nawaiwaqt (in Urdu). 29 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. "آسیہ مسیح کیس میں نکالے گئے شبہات قابل غور ،حکومت فوری نظر ثانی کی اپیل دائر کرے اور لارجر بنچ تشکیل دیا جائے،جذبات کی رو میں بہنے کی اسلام اجازت نہیں دیتا :مفتی محمد رفیع عثمانی". Daily Pakistan. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. "مفتی رفیع عثمانی سمیت جید علمائے اکرام نے نیٹوسپلائی بند اور ڈرون مار گرانے کا مطالبہ کردیا". ایکسپریس اردو. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. "Muhammad Rafi Usmani published books list". Goodreads.com website. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  8. "Mufti Taqi Usmani survives assassination attempt in Karachi". Dawn (newspaper). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  9. Board of Sharia & Experts' profile on The centre for Halal assurance
  10. Sharia Board Members' profile on HabibMetro Sirat
  11. "مفتی رفیع عثمانی کی مدارس کے طلبہ کو سیاست سے دور رہنے کی تلقین". jang.com.pk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  12. "Mufti Rafi asks madrassa students to stay away from politics". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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