Rafi Usmani was the Grand Mufti of Pakistan who served as the third president of Darul Uloom Karachi.
24 Facts About Rafi Usmani
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Rafi Usmani was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband, University of the Punjab and the Darul Uloom Karachi.
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Rafi Usmani authored books including Ahkam-e-Zakat, Al-Taliqat al-nafi'ah ala fath al-mulhim, Islam mai aurat ki hukmrani and Nawadir al-Fiqh.
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Rafi Usmani was a syndicate member of the University of Karachi, vice-president and a member of the executive council of Wifaq-ul-Madaris.
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Muhammad Rafi Usmani was born on 21 July 1936 into the Usmani family of Deoband, in British India, in a town called Deoband.
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Rafi Usmani was named Muhammad Rafi by Ashraf Ali Thanwi.
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Rafi Usmani memorized half of the Quran at Darul Uloom Deoband, and migrated to Pakistan on 1 May 1948.
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Rafi Usmani 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.
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Rafi Usmani entered the Darul Uloom Karachi in 1951, and graduated in the traditional "dars-e-nizami" in 1960.
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Rafi Usmani specialized in Islamic jurisprudence at Darul Uloom Karachi in 1960.
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Rafi 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'a'yatullah and Jami' al-Tirmidhi with Saleemullah Khan.
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Rafi Usmani studied parts of Sunan ibn Majah with Muhammad Haqiq, and completed studying it under the tutelage of Ri'a'yatullah.
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Rafi Usmani was authorized to transmit hadith by Hasan bin Muhammad al-Musyath, Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi, Muhammad Shafi Deobandi, Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi, Zakariyya Kandhlawi and Zafar Ahmad Usmani.
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Rafi 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.
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Rafi Usmani served as a member of the examinations committee and the executive council of Wifaq-ul-Madaris, and subsequently became its patron.
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Rafi Usmani served as the vice-president of Wifaq-ul-Madaris between 5 October 2017 and 16 June 2021.
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At Darul Uloom Karachi, Rafi Usmani taught all the books related to dars-e-nizami from 1380 AH to 1390 AH.
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Rafi Usmani gave lectures on Sahih Muslim and trained the students of Islamic jurisprudence.
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Rafi Usmani always asked students to keep a distance from politics.
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Rafi Usmani was given the title of Mufti-e-Azam through a consensus opinion for his scholarly contributions.
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Rafi Usmani was seen as a learned scholar, jurist, muhaddith, researcher and author, an excellent administrator, and a successful teacher and lecturer.
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Rafi Usmani was suffering several health issues after surviving COVID-19 and was being treated for these complications.
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Rafi Usmani died after a prolonged illness in Karachi on 18 November 2022, aged 86.
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Rafi Usmani was buried near his father's grave in the cemetery of Darul Uloom Karachi.