14 Facts About Nizamuddin Azami

Nizamuddin Azami was an Islamic scholar who served as the twelfth and last Head Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband.

Nizamuddin Azami made contributions in Islamic jurisprudence, and his works include Muntakhabat-e-Nizam al-Fatawa, a collection of selected fatwas he wrote during his tenure at Deoband.

Nizamuddin Azami was born in 1910 in Undra, Azamgarh district.

Nizamuddin Azami belonged to a lineage of scholars and had a strong inclination towards religious education from a young age.

Nizamuddin Azami began his studies at Madrasa Ihyaul Uloom in Mubarakpur, Azamgarh, where he had the opportunity to learn from renowned teachers, including Shah Wasiullah.

Nizamuddin Azami eventually joined the Darul Uloom Deoband, where he completed the Dawra-e Hadith in 1933.

Nizamuddin Azami's teachers included Shukrullah Mubarakpuri, Hussain Ahmad Madani, Asghar Hussain Deobandi, Izaz Ali Amrohi, Muhammad Ibrahim Balyawi, and Muhammad Shafi.

Nizamuddin Azami served as a teacher at Madrasa Jami'ul Uloom in Jatinpur, Azamgarh for five years, followed by Madrasa Jami'ul Uloom Dhamal in Gorakhpur for three years.

Nizamuddin Azami then went to Darul Uloom Mau on the recommendation of his spiritual guide, Shah Wasiullah, and spent twenty-five years teaching and issuing fatwas there.

In 1965, Nizamuddin Azami joined Darul Uloom Deoband as a Mufti and served there until his death on February 26,2000.

Nizamuddin Azami was known for his expertise in resolving contemporary issues and applying Islamic principles through Qiyas and Ijtihad.

Nizamuddin Azami's students included Abdul Haq Azmi, Mujahidul Islam Qasmi, Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi and Khalid Saifullah Rahmani.

Nizamuddin Azami authored around 75,000 responses to queries, stored in 125 extensive registers, with a separate register dedicated to the compilation of the most significant fatwas.

Nizamuddin Azami edited and published the book Fath al-Rahman fi Ithbat Madhab al-Nu'man by 'Abd al-Haqq al-Dehlawi.