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Muhammad Rafi Usmani was born on 21 July, 1936 in Deoband, United Provinces, British India, is a Pakistani mufti (1936–2022). Discover Muhammad Rafi Usmani's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

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Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 21 July 1936
Birthday 21 July
Birthplace Deoband, United Provinces, British India
Date of death 18 November, 2022
Died Place Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality India

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1936

Muhammad Rafi Usmani (محمد رفیع عثمانی; 21 July 1936 – 18 November 2022) was a Pakistani Muslim scholar, jurist and author who served as the President of Darul Uloom Karachi.

He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband, University of the Punjab and the Darul Uloom Karachi.

He authored books including Ahkām-e-Zakāt, Al-Tālīqāt al-nāfi'ah alā fath al-mulhim, Islām mai aurat ki hukmrāni and Nawādir al-Fiqh.

He was a syndicate member of the University of Karachi, vice-president and a member of the executive council of Wifaq-ul-Madaris.

His brother Muhammad Taqi Usmani is also a senior scholar.

Muḥammad Rafi Usmani was born on 21 July 1936 into the Usmani family of Deoband, in British India, in a town called Deoband.

He was named Muḥammad Rafī by Ashraf Ali Thanwi.

Usmāni's father Muhammad Shafi Deobandi was a Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband and one of the pioneer figures of Pakistan Movement.

Islamic scholar Muhammad Taqi Usmani is his younger brother.

1948

Usmani memorized half of the Quran at Darul Uloom Deoband, and migrated to Pakistan on 1 May 1948.

He completed memorizing the Quran at the Masjid Bab al-Islam in Aram Bagh, and recited the last lesson with the Palestinian Grand Mufti, Amin al-Husseini.

1951

He entered the Darul Uloom Karachi in 1951, and graduated in the traditional "dars-e-nizami" in 1960.

In 1378 AH, he passed the "molvi" and "munshi" (also known as "Molvi Fazil") examinations from University of the Punjab.

1960

He specialized in Islamic jurisprudence (ifta) at Darul Uloom Karachi in 1960.

Usmani studied Sahih Bukhari with Rashid Ahmed Ludhianvi, Sahih Muslim with Akbar Ali Saharanpuri, Muwatta Imam Muhammad and Sunan Nasai with Sahban Mehmood, Sunan Abu Dawood with Ri'ā'yatullah and Jami' al-Tirmidhi with Saleemullah Khan.

He studied parts of Sunan ibn Majah with Muhammad Haqīq, and completed studying it under the tutelage of Ri'ā'yatullah.

He was authorized to transmit hadith by Hasan bin Muhammad al-Musyath, Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi, Muhammad Shafi Deobandi, Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi, Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi and Zafar Ahmad Usmani.

Usmani was a member of All Pakistan Ulema Council, Council of Islamic Ideology, Ruet-e-Hilal Committee and Zakat Council of the Government of Sindh.

He was an advisor to Shariat Appellate Bench, Supreme Court of Pakistan and a syndicate member of the NED University of Engineering & Technology and the University of Karachi.

He served as a member of the examinations committee and the executive council of Wifaq-ul-Madaris, and subsequently became its patron.

1980

In the late 1980s, he participated in the jihad against the Soviets with the group Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HUJI).

1986

After the death of Abdul Hai Arifi in 1986, Usmani succeeded him and became the third president of Darul Uloom Karachi.

At Darul Uloom Karachi, Usmani taught all the books related to dars-e-nizami from 1380 AH to 1390 AH (the 1960s).

From 1391 AH (1971) onwards, he taught the sciences of hadith and ifta in the seminary.

He gave lectures on Sahih Muslim and trained the students of Islamic jurisprudence.

His students included Muhammad ibn Adam Al-Kawthari.

He always asked students to keep a distance from politics.

Usmani authored about 27 books in Arabic and Urdu.

His Urdu translation and commentary of Inayat Ahmad's Ilm al-Sīgha is taught in the traditional dars-e-nizami curriculum in many madrasas of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, England, South Africa and United States of America.

His other books include:

Usmani was given the title of Mufti-e-Azam (Grand Mufti) through a consensus opinion for his scholarly contributions.

1988

From 1988 to 1991, he published his jihad memoirs in the Urdu monthly of Darul Uloom Karachi, Al-Balagh, as well in the Urdu daily Jang and the Urdu monthly al-Irshad belonging to HUJI.

These jihad memoirs were later published into a book titled Ye Tere Pur-Asrār Bande.

1995

According to Dawn, he was appointed Grand Mufti by scholars representing the Deoband school of thought in 1995.

He was seen as a learned scholar, jurist, muhaddith, researcher and author, an excellent administrator, and a successful teacher and lecturer.

Usmani was suffering several health issues after surviving COVID-19 and was being treated for these complications.

He died after a prolonged illness in Karachi on 18 November 2022, aged 86.

Arif Alvi and Shehbaz Sharif expressed sorrow on his death.

Marriyum Aurangzeb termed the scholar's death as an irreparable loss and the Governor of Sindh, Kamran Tessori, called it a loss to the whole of the Islamic world.

2017

He served as the vice-president of Wifaq-ul-Madaris between 5 October 2017 and 16 June 2021.