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Taqi Usmani was born on 5 October, 1943 in Deoband, United Provinces, British India, is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and judge (born 1943). Discover Taqi 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 80 years old?

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Born 5 October, 1943
Birthday 5 October
Birthplace Deoband, United Provinces, British India
Nationality India

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1865

His grandfather Muhammad Yasin (1865/66 – 1936) taught Persian at Darul Uloom Deoband.

Born the year before the madrasah's founding, he had been one of its first students and studied with some of its early teachers including Muhammad Yaqub Nanautawi, Sayyid Ahmad Dihlawi, Mulla Mahmud Deobandi, and Mahmud al-Hasan Deobandi.

Usmani's father Muhammad Shafi was also a product of the Deoband seminary.

1897

He was the fifth and youngest son of Mufti Muhammad Shafi (1897–1976).

With his full nasab (patronymic), he is Muhammad Taqi ibn Muhammad Shafi ibn Muhammad Yasin ibn Khalifah Tahsin Ali ibn Imam Ali ibn Karim Allah ibn Khair Allah ibn Shukr Allah.

The forefathers of Miyanji Shukr Allah are unknown, but the family claims descent from Uthman, the third caliph and a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, hence the nisbat "Usmani".

Usmani was born to several generations of educators.

The title "Miyanji" applied to several of his ancestors indicates that they were teachers.

1943

Muhammad Taqi Usmani (محمد تقی عثمانی; born 3 October 1943) SI, OI, is a Pakistani jurist and a leading scholar in the fields of Qur'an, Hadith, Islamic law, Islamic economics, and comparative religion.

Muhammad Taqi Usmani was born on 5 Shawwal 1362 AH (3 October 1943) in the city of Deoband in Saharanpur district, United Provinces, British India.

1948

His father, Shafi Usmani, was the Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband and migrated to Pakistan with his family after the partition of India in 1948.

Usmani studied at Darul Uloom Karachi, the University of Karachi, and the University of the Punjab.

1960

He began teaching at Darul Uloom Karachi in 1960.

1967

Since 1967, he has been the editor of the Urdu magazine Al-Balagh and the English magazine Al-Balagh International since 1976.

He is recognized as an authority in the field of Islamic law and its application.

He is a permanent member of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy of the OIC and a former deputy chairman.

He is also a member of the Muslim World League based in Mecca.

At the age of 17, he wrote his first book titled Islam and Birth Control.

He is the author of 143 books on various subjects in Arabic, English, and Urdu.

He is widely recognized for his contributions to Islamic economics, where he has played a leading role in Islamizing the banking and finance industry in Pakistan and abroad.

1977

He was a member of the Council of Islamic Ideology from 1977 to 1981, a judge of the Federal Shariat Court from 1981 to 1982, and a judge in the Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1982 to 2002.

1998

In 1998, his book on Islamic economics, An Introduction to Islamic Finance, was considered significant.

His extensive work in Islamic economics led to his appointment as the Chairman of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), a Bahrain-based Islamic Financial Institution of the Islamic Development Bank.

2010

In 2010, Abdullah II of Jordan bestowed upon him the Order of Independence.

In 2022, he received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from an American International Theism University.

2014

In 2014, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Shariah Board of the State Bank of Pakistan.

He has also served as the Chairman of the Shariah Board in more than a dozen Islamic banks and financial institutions.

In recognition of his contributions to Islamic economics, he received the Islamic Development Bank Prize in 2014.

Under his supervision, the English translation of Ma'ariful Qur'an was completed.

He has authored translations and explanations of the Quran in both English and Urdu, which were published as The Noble Quran and Tauzeeh Al-Qur'an, respectively.

Along with Ulum al-Quran, these works are his major contributions to the study of the Quran.

In the field of Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), his notable works include Fatawa-e-Usmani, Fiqh al-Buyu, Fiqhi Maqalat, Islam and Modern Economic Problems, and Buhuth fi Qadhaya Fiqhiyyah Mu`asirah, among others.

His comprehensive explanation of Sahih Muslim, titled Takmilah Fath al-Mulhim, spans six volumes and is considered his finest work.

The Hadith encyclopedia Al-Mudawwanah al-Jāmiʿah was compiled under his supervision.

Among his other works in the field of hadith sciences are Inamul Bari, Darus Tirmizi, and The Authority of Sunnah.

2019

In recognition of his services in public welfare, he was honored with Pakistan's civil award, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, in 2019.

2020

In 2020, he was selected as the most influential Muslim personality in the world.

He has been conferred the title of Shaykh al-Islām for his knowledge in Islamic studies.

He is considered a leading intellectual of the contemporary Deobandi movement, and his opinions and fatwas are widely accepted by Deobandi scholars and institutions worldwide, including the Darul Uloom Deoband in India.

Since 2021, he has been serving as the Chairman of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia.