Muhammad Salim Qasmi
{{Short description|Indian Muslim scholar and academic (1926–2018)}}
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{{Infobox religious biography
|religion= Islam
|honorific_prefix = {{small|Khatīb al-Islām, Mawlānā}}
|name =Muhammad Salim Qasmi
|birth_date = 8 January 1926
|birth_place = Deoband, United Provinces, British Raj
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2018|04|14|1926|01|09}}
|death_place = Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India
|resting_place = Mazar-e-Qasmi, Deoband
|father = Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi
|image = Muhammad Salim Qasmi gravestone (cropped) (cropped).jpg
|caption = Gravestone
|region = India
|denomination = Sunni
|jurisprudence = Hanafi
|movement = Deobandi
|main_interests = Ilm al-Kalam, Islamic Philosophy
|alma_mater = Darul Uloom Deoband
|notable_works = Mabaadi al Tarbiyat al Islami (Arabic)
|office1 = Chief-Rector of Darul Uloom Waqf
|term_start1 = 25 March 1982
|term_end1 = 3 September 2014
|successor1 = Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi
|disciple_of = Ashraf Ali Thanwi
|founder = Darul Uloom Waqf
}}
Muhammad Salim Qasmi Siddiqi (8 January 1926 — 14 April 2018) was an Indian Muslim scholar who co-founded the Darul Uloom Waqf in Deoband, India and served as its first rector. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband. He received the fourth Shah Waliullah Award and was honoured with the Mark of Distinction from the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt.
Birth and education
Muhammad Salim Qasmi was born on 8 January 1926 at Deoband, India into the Siddiqi family of Nanauta.{{cite web |title=Obituary: Maulana Muhammad Salim Qasmi, an ocean of knowledge |url=http://twocircles.net/2018apr28/422881.html |website=TwoCircles.net |date=28 April 2018 |access-date=2 June 2019}} He was the eldest son of Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi.{{cite book |author1=Mohammad Shakaib Qasmi |author2=Sheikh Ghulam Nabi Qasmi |title=The Life and Times of Hakimul Islam Mawlana Qari Muhammad Tayyib |publisher=Hujjat al-Islam Academy |location=Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband |page=194|language=en}} He graduated from Darul Uloom Deoband in 1948 where his teachers included Hussain Ahmad Madani, Izaz Ali Amrohi, Ibrahim Balyawi and Fakhrul Hasan Moradabadi. He studied Mizan, a book of Arabic grammar with Ashraf Ali Thanwi.
Career
Qasmi was appointed as a teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband in 1949.{{cite journal |editor1-last=Mahtab |editor1-first=Ahsan |title=Urdu Ke Farogh Mai Ulama-e-Deoband Ka 150 Saala Kirdar |journal=Fikr-e-Inqelab |date=16-31 January 2017 |volume=5 |issue=112 |page=289 |trans-title=150 year role of the scholars of Darul Uloom Deoband in the propagation of Urdu |publisher=All India Tanzeem Ulma-e-Haque Trust |language=ur}} In 1982, alongside Anzar Shah Kashmiri, he co-founded Darul Uloom Waqf and was appointed its chief rector.{{cite web |author1=Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi |title=Mawlana Anzar Shah Kashmiri: A Tribute to His Life and Services |url=http://www.ilmgate.org/mawlana-anzar-shah-kashmiri-a-tribute-to-his-life-and-services/ |website=IlmGate.org |date=28 October 2010 |access-date=22 May 2019}}{{cite web |title=Deoband rector Maulana Salim Qasmi no more |url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/deoband-rector-maulana-salim-qasmi-no-more |website=RisingKashmir.com |access-date=2 June 2019 |archive-date=24 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724012921/http://risingkashmir.com/news/deoband-rector-maulana-salim-qasmi-no-more |url-status=dead }}{{cite book |author1=M. Burhanuddin Qasmi |title=MAULANA MOHAMMAD SALIM QASMI AND HIS CONTRIBUTION THROUGH ALL INDIA MUSLIM PERSONAL LAW BOARD (AIMPLB) |url=https://www.academia.edu/37182650 |access-date=2 June 2019}}
Qasmi served as the vice-president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and as the president of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat. He was a member of the Aligarh Muslim University's Court, member of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama's advisory board and Managing Committee, and member of the Mazahir Uloom's advisory board. He was a permanent member of the Fiqh Council of the Al-Azhar University. He patronised several institutions including Kul Hind Rabta Masajid and Islamic Fiqh Academy, India.{{cite book |title=A Brief Report (Islamic Fiqh Academy) Year 1989-2014 |publisher=Islamic Fiqh Academy, India |url=http://www.ifa-india.org/download.php?f=download/Brief_Report.pdf |access-date=2 June 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Literary works
He began his writing journey with Da'watul Haq.{{Cite thesis |last=Qamruzzaman |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/57789 |title=Maulavi Wahiduzzaman Karanvi his contribution to Arabic language and literature in India |publisher=Aligarh Muslim University |year=2001 |p=112 |location=India |language=ar |hdl=10603/57789 |degree=PhD}} His works include:{{cite web |title=Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Salim Qasmi (RA) |url=https://dud.edu.in/index.php/en?id=10 |website=dud.edu.in |access-date=2 June 2019}}
- Mabaadi al Tarbiyat al Islami (Arabic)
- Jaizah Tarjama Quran Karim
- Taajdar e Arze Haram ka Paigham
- Mardaan-e-Ghaazi
- Ek Azeem Tarikhi Khidmat
- Safar Nama Burma
- Khutbat e Khatibul Islam (collection of his speeches) has been published in 5 volumes.
Awards and recognition
Qasmi received the Nishan-e-Imtiyaz (Mark of Distinction) from the Government of Egypt for being a distinguished scholar of the Indian subcontinent. He was conferred with the fourth Shah Waliullah Award and the Imam Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi Award in 2014.{{cite web |title=Waliullah Award presented to Maulana Salim |url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/11367-waliullah-award-presented-to-maulana-salim |website=MilliGazette.com |access-date=2 June 2019}}{{cite web |title=Imam Muhammad Qasim Nanotwi award to Maulana Salim Qasmi |url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/9927-imam-muhammad-qasim-nanotwi-award-to-maulana-salim-qasmi |website=MilliGazette.com |access-date=2 June 2019}}
Death and legacy
Muhammad Salim Qasmi died on Saturday 14 April 2018 in Deoband, aged 92.{{cite web |title=Rector Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband Maulana Mohammad Salim Qasmi dies at 92 |url=https://www.ummid.com/news/2018/April/14.04.2018/muhammad-salim-qasmi-passes-away.html |website=Ummid.com |access-date=2 June 2019}} Hujjatul Islam Academy held a 3 days international seminar in August 2018 on The Life and Achievements of Qasmi. His son Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi has been the rector of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband since 3 September 2014.{{cite web |title=Maulana Mohammad Sufyan Qasmi, The Rector, Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband |url=https://dud.edu.in/index.php/en?id=12 |website=dud.edu.in |access-date=28 March 2020}}
Jamiatul Qasim Darul Uloom Al-Islamiah organized a one-day seminar in collaboration with the Islamic Studies department of Jamia Millia Islamia on Qasmi's life and works. The seminar was held in the Ansari Auditorium of the Jamia Millia Islamia and was attended by Akhtarul Wasey.{{Cite web| url=http://newsinkhabar.com/maulana-salim-qasmi-was-flag-bearer-of-unity/| title=مولانا محمد سالم قاسمی اتحاد امت کے عظیم پیامبر تھے: مقررین| date=3 March 2019| access-date=24 May 2020| archive-date=29 March 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329001725/http://newsinkhabar.com/maulana-salim-qasmi-was-flag-bearer-of-unity/| url-status=dead}}
References
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