Abul Qasim Nomani Explained

Abul Qasim Nomani (born 14 January 1947) is an Indian Islamic scholar and the current Vice Chancellor^[1] and Sheikh al-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband. He has been ranked among the 500 most influential Muslims in the world.^[2]

Biography

Abul Qasim Nomani was born in Varanasi (Banaras) UP on 14 January 1947.^[3] In 1960, Nomani took admission in Darul Uloom Mau for Arabic education. After that, in 1962, after studying for one year at Miftahul Uloom Mau, he went to Darul Uloom Deoband for higher education, and graduated from there in 1967. He became a member of Majlis ash-Shura (the Governing body) of Darul Uloom in 1992.

Nomani was succeeded Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi as Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband on 24 July 2011.^{[4] [5] [6]}

On 14 October 2020, Nomani was appointed as Sheikh al-Hadith in Deoband seminary.^[7]

External links

• Times of India
• Deoband Online News
• http://www.islah-ul-muslimeen.com/index.php

Notes and References

1. News: 2012-01-10 . India seminary urges bar on Salman Rushdie visit . 2024-09-17 . BBC News . en-GB.
2. Web site: Abul Qasim Nomani . TheMuslim500 . . 10 June 2020.
3. Book: Qasmi, Muhammadullah Khalili. Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi. Darul Uloom Deoband Ki Jame O Mukhtasar Tareekh . Shaikh-Ul-Hind Academy . 3rd. October 2020 . India . 662. ur. 1345466013.
4. News: Abantika Ghosh . Vastanvi axed as Darul V-C for praising Modi . 10 June 2020 . . 25 July 2011.
5. Web site: 2011-07-24 . Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi removed as Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband . 2024-09-17 . India Today . en.
6. News: 2011-07-24 . Vastanvi removed as Darul Uloom chief . 2024-09-17 . . en-IN . 0971-751X.
7. News: مہتمم دارالعلوم دیوبند مفتی ابو القاسم نعمانی شیخ الحدیث اور مولانا ارشد مدنی صدر المدرسین منتخب . Abul Qasim Nomani, VC of Deoband appointed as Shaykh al-Hadīth, and Arshad Madani as the Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. 14 October 2020 . AsreHazir . 14 October 2020.