Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi

{{Infobox religious biography

| religion = Islam

| name = Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi

| birth_date = 1953

| birth_place = Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

| creed = Maturidi

| denomination = Sunni

| jurisprudence = Hanafi

| movement = Barelvi

| death_date = {{death date and age|7 May 2023|1953}}

| known_for = Qadri Mosque, Delhi

}}

Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi (1953 – 7 May 2023) was an Indian Sunni Sufi Islamic scholar and journalist, associated with the Raza Academy. He was the vice-president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and the chairman of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat. He was an alumnus of Al Jamiatul Ashrafia and authored books including Angrez-nawazi ki Haqeeqat.

Early life and education

Misbahi was born in 1953 in Khalispur, Adari, Mau, Uttar Pradesh , India.{{cite book |last1=Jamal |first1=Malik |title=Madrasas in South Asia: Teaching Terror? |date=27 November 2007 |publisher=Routledge |pages=38–39 |isbn=9781134107629 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KLl9AgAAQBAJ |access-date=16 August 2019 |archive-date=16 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216145348/https://books.google.com/books?id=KLl9AgAAQBAJ |url-status=live }} He received his religious education at Al Jamiatul Ashrafia, and graduated in 1970. He enrolled at the Lucknow University for a B.A. and then shifted to study Arabic and Persian Board exams at the Allahabad Board. He went to Saudi Arabia during 1982–84 for extensive study of the Arabic language.

Career

During his studies in Allahabad, Misbahi taught Arabic language at a local madrasa, and subsequently taught Arabic literature at his alma mater, Al Jamiatul Ashrafia. He taught Islamiyat in the Department of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia from 1988 to 1990.

Misbahi established the Qadri Mosque in Zakir Nagar, New Delhi.{{cite news |title=Renowned Islamic scholar Maulana Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi passes away |url=https://muslimmirror.com/eng/renowned-islamic-scholar-maulana-yaseen-akhtar-misbahi-passes-away/ |work=Muslim Mirror |date=8 May 2023 |access-date=8 May 2023 |archive-date=8 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508124532/https://muslimmirror.com/eng/renowned-islamic-scholar-maulana-yaseen-akhtar-misbahi-passes-away/ |url-status=live }} He was affiliated with Raza Academy and served as the vice-president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board. He founded Al-Jamiatul Qadria in Jogabai Extension, Okhla, and chaired Darul Qalam, a research and writing house,{{cite news |last1=Dehlvi |first1=Ghulam Rasool |title=Why Maulana Misbahi was arrested? |url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/11803-why-maulana-misbahi-was-arrested |access-date=11 May 2023 |work=Milli Gazette |date=28 February 2015 |archive-date=16 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516111229/https://www.milligazette.com/news/11803-why-maulana-misbahi-was-arrested/ |url-status=live }} that he had established in 1991. He also served as the chairman of the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat.

On 23 July 2015, Delhi Police special cell called him to Okhla Jamia Nagar police station and questioned him at another location. Zakir Nagar residents, led by local politicians, gathered in protest outside Jamia Nagar police station. His detention was protested by local residents of the area and later Police released him with respect and apologised.{{cite news |last1=Bhardwaj |first1=Ananya |last2=Iqbal |first2=Naveed |title=Police detain Jamia Nagar cleric over calls from Pakistan |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/police-detain-jamia-nagar-cleric-over-calls-from-pakistan |access-date=11 May 2023 |work=Indian Express |date=23 January 2015 |archive-date=13 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513114441/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/police-detain-jamia-nagar-cleric-over-calls-from-pakistan/ |url-status=live }}

Views

Misbahi stated about the community-run Shairah courts in India that, "If they help in solving the problems related to a particular community, no one should object."{{Cite news|url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/shariat-has-no-legal-sanctity-sc-rules-114070701151_1.html|title = Shariat has no legal sanctity, SC rules|newspaper = Business Standard India|date = 7 July 2014|access-date = 29 July 2015|archive-date = 9 March 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190309022245/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/shariat-has-no-legal-sanctity-sc-rules-114070701151_1.html|url-status = live}} He expressed that Indian Muslims should proudly call themselves Indians and stated that "Indian Muslims are against every form of terror whether physical or theoretical." He believed that Muslims in India were living in a safe haven in comparison to many Muslim-majority countries.Islamic Voice, July 2015 Vol. 28-07 No. 343 Ramadan / Shawwal 1436 H>

Misbahi was of the view that, that Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Muhammad, Al-Qaida and ISIS are perpetrating atrocities, brazenly violating Islam in the name of Islam, Jihad and Khilafat. In a national seminar organised to condemn terrorism in New Delhi, he stated, "We also proclaim that they have nothing to do with the peace-loving and pluralistic Indian Muslims who are vehemently opposed to the handful terrorist goons".{{Cite web | url=http://islamicvoice.com/indian-muslims-condemn-all-forms-of-terror/ | title=Indian Muslims Condemn all Forms of Terror – Islamic Voice | access-date=29 July 2015 | archive-date=5 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305094759/http://islamicvoice.com/indian-muslims-condemn-all-forms-of-terror/ | url-status=live }}

Misbahi criticised the Indian National Congress and regarded it as prejudiced against Muslims. In his words, "Successive Congress prime ministers had only exploited the Muslims without ensuring benefits of development for them".{{cite journal |title=ays Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi |journal=India Today |date=1990 |volume=15 |issue=4 |page=45 |publisher=Thomson Living Media India Limited}}

Works

Misbahi was a journalist and edited a monthly magazine titled Kanzul Iman. In 2015, the Delhi Police had detained him for questioning due to his book 24 Ayat Ka Qurani Mafhoom.{{cite news |last1=Reyaz |first1=M |title=Sufi Imam picked up by Delhi police; released after furor |url=https://twocircles.net/2015jan21/1421852795.html#.VbjqBfmqqko |access-date=11 May 2023 |work=Two Circles |date=21 January 2015 |archive-date=5 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305085529/https://twocircles.net/2015jan21/1421852795.html#.VbjqBfmqqko |url-status=live }} His other works include:{{cite web |title=Miṣbāhī, Yāsīn Ak̲h̲tar |url=https://viaf.org/viaf/72690582 |website=VIAF |access-date=11 May 2023 |archive-date=16 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516035752/https://viaf.org/viaf/72690582/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Urdu Books of Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi |url=https://www.rekhta.org/authors/yaseen-akhtar-misbahi/ebooks |website=Rekhta |access-date=11 May 2023 |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511050254/https://www.rekhta.org/authors/yaseen-akhtar-misbahi/ebooks |url-status=live }}{{Cite web | title=Books by Maulana Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi | url=https://www.islamicacademy.org/html/authors/YasAkhMisbahi.htm | access-date=2025-07-12 | website=www.islamicacademy.org}}

Ahle Sunnat Ka Taaruf By Allama Yaseen Misbahi{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/AhleSunnatKaTaarufByAllamaYaseenMisbahi | title=Ahle Sunnat Ka Taaruf by Allama Yaseen Misbahi | date=5 February 2015 }}
Angrez-nawazi ki Haqeeqat
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Khaleej ka Bahran
Shaarih-e-Bukhari
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″Gunbad-e-Khizra Urdu
″Imam Ahmad Raza Ki Fiqhi Basirat Urdu
″Imam Ahmad Raza Ki Muhaddisana Azmat Urdu
″Islahe Fikro Aitiqad Urdu
″Jashn-e-Milad-un-Nabi Urdu
″Mooe Mubarak Urdu
″Muarife Kanzul Iman Urdu
″Muslim Personal Law Ka Thaffuz Urdu
″Paigham-e-Amal Urdu
″Radde Bidat-o-Monkirat(Imam Raza) Urdu
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