Mufti Taqi Usmani
Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani is one of the leading Islamic scholars
living today. He is an expert in the fields of Islamic Jurisprudence, Economics,
Hadith and Tasawwuf. Born in Deoband in 1362H(1943 CE), he graduated par
excellence form Dars e Nizami at Darul Uloom, Karachi, Pakistan. Then he
specialized in Islamic Jurisprudence under the guidance of his eminent father,
Mufti Muhammad Shafi, the late Grand Mufti of Pakistan. Since then, he has been
teaching hadith and Fiqh at the Darul-Uloom, Karachi.
He has authority to teach hadith from his father Mufti Muhammad
Shafi, Maulana Idrees Khandhelawi, Qari Mohammed Tayyeb, Maulana Saleemullah
Khan, Mufti Rasheed, Moulana Sehban Mahmood, Allama Zafar Ahmed Usmani, Sheikhul
Hadith Moulana Zakariya Khandelawi, Sheikh Hassan Meshat (ra) and others.
In tradition to the scholars of Deoband, recognizing the importance
of Tasawwuf, he traversed the path under the guidance of Sheikh Dr. Abdul Hayy
Arifi and Moulana Maseehullah Khan both khulafa of Hakeemul Ummat Moulana Ashraf
Ali Thanvi (rahmetullah ajmaeen). And is authorized by both of his mentors in
Silsila e Ashrafia: Chistiyyah, Naqshbandiyah, Qadiriyah and Suharwardiyah. In
addition to his busy schedule he is himself a mentor to numerous spiritual
aspirants all over the world.
He also holds a degree in law and was a Judge at the Sharia
Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan till recently.
He is a consultant to several international Islamic financial
institutions and has played a key part in the move toward interest free banking
and the establishment of Islamic financial institutions. He is considered to be
an authority on this subject.
He is the deputy chairman of the Jeddah based Islamic Fiqh Council
of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).
He has been writing on various Islamic topics and is author of more
than 60 books and numerous articles.
Presently he is the Vice-president of Darul-Uloom, Karachi,
Pakistan, where he teaches Sahih Bukhari, Fiqh and Islamic economics.
He also conducts a weekly session for the public interested in
spiritual improvement.
List of
publications.
Here is a partial list of publications authored by Justice Taqi
Usmani. (Updated May 2004)
English Books:
- The Authority of Sunnah
- The Rules of I'tikaf
- What is Christianity?
- Easy Good Deeds
- Perform Salah Correctly
- An Introduction to Islamic Finance
- Historic Judgment on Interest
- The Language of Friday Khutbah
- Discourse on Islamic way of Life
- Sayings of Prophet Muhammad sallalaho alehey wasalam
- The Legal Status of Following a Madhab
- Spiritual Discourses
- Islamic Months
- Radiant Prayers
- Quranic Sciences
- Islam and Modernism
- Contemporary Fatawa
Arabic Books:
- Takmala Fathul Mulhim (An encyclopedic work of interpretation of
Sahih Muslim in six volumes).
- Ma Hea An-Nasraniyah? (What is Christianity?)
- Nathrat 'Abarah Houl At-Ta'limi Al-Islamiyah (About Islamic
Education).
- Ahkamu Al-Auraq An-Naqdiyah (Rulings regarding paper money).
- Bahouth Fee Qadaya Fiqheyah Ma'asirah (Fiqh discussions on some
important contemporary issues).
- Ahkam uz Zibai’h (Islamic rulings for slaughtering animals)
Urdu Books:
- Ina’mul Bari (Explanation of famous hadith collection Sahih
Bukhari) (9 volumes, 3 published as yet)
- Asan Nakian (Easy Good Deeds)
- Undulus Mei Chand Rooz (A Few Days in Andalus/Spain)
- Islam aur Seasate Hazra ( Islam and Contemporary Politics)
- Islam aur Jidat Pasandi (Islam and Modernism)
- Islahe Ma'ashara (Perfecting society)
- Islahi mawa’iz (Discourses for spiritual perfection) (3 volumes)
- Islahi Majalis (Discourses on Tasawwuf) (5 volumes)
- Islahi Khutubat (Discourses on individual spiritual perfection) (13
volumes)
- Ihkami I'tikaf (The Rules of I'tikaf)
- Islam aur Jadeed Ma'eeshat wa Tijarat (Islam and Modern Economics &
Commerce)
- Akabir Deoband Kea They? (The Significant Character of Scholars of
Deoband)
- Bible sey Quran Tak (3 volumes)
- Bible Kea Heh? (What is the Bible?)
- Pur noor Duain (Radiant Prayers) (Collection of Prayers for all
occasions)
- Tarashey (Excerpts from Islamic works)
- Taqleed Ki Shari'i Hasiat (The Legal Status of Following a Madhab)
- Jahaney Deda (Travelogue I)
- Dunya meray aa’gay (Travelogue II)
- Hazrat Mu'awiyah (Radi-Allahu anhu) aur Tarikhi Haqa`iq (Hazrat
Mu'awiyah Radi-Allahu anhu and the Historical Facts)
- Hujjiat Hadith (Authority of hadith)
- Hudhur (Salla-Allahu alayhi wa Sallam) ney Farmaya (Sayings of
Prophet Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam)
- Hakeemul Ummat Kay Siasi Afkar (Political Thoughts of Maulana
Ashraf Ali Thanvi)
- Durse Tirmidhi (Explanation of famous hadith collection Sunan e
Tirmizi)
- Deeny Madaris ka Nisab wa Nitham
- Zikr o Fikr (Collection of articles written for Daily newspaper
Jang)
- Zabet-e-weladat (Birth Control: Islamic rulings)
- 'Iesayat kea hey? (What is Christianity?)
- 'Uloom ul-Quran (Quranic Sciences)
- 'Idalatey Faiseley (Court Rulings)
- Fard key Islah (Individual Reform)
- Fiqhi Maqalat (Collection of articles on Islamic Jurisprudence)
- Maasir Hazrat Arifi (Sayings and memories of Dr Adbul Hayy Arifi)
- Meray Walid Meray Sheikh (My Father, My Sheikh)
- Milkiate Zamion aur us key tahdid (Land ownership and its
limitation)
- Nashri Taqreerain (Speeches aired on Radio Pakistan)
- Nuqooshe Raftigan (Obituaries of Islamic Scholars and other
dignitaries)
- Nifaze Shariat aur us key masail (Establishment of Sharia: Problems)
- Namazein Sunnat key Mutabiq Parhey (Pray Salah according to Sunnah)
- Hamarey 'A`eli Masa`il (Our Family Issues)
- Hamara Ta'lemi Nizam (Our Educational System)
- Hamara Ma'ashi Nizam (Our Economic Sysytem)
- Dastoorul amal baeraey talibeen e islah (Instructions for aspirants of spiritual improvement)