Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi


Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar who served as Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband for more than half a century. He was grandson of Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, the founder of the Darul Uloom Deoband.

Biography

Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi was born in 1892 or 1897 into the Siddiqi family of Nanauta. He served as Deputy Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband from 1344 AH to 1347 AH. He succeeded Habibur Rahman Usmani as Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom in mid-1348 AH and resigned on August 9, 1982 AD, after disagreements and disturbances erupted in Darul Uloom Deoband in 1980. He also founded the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and headed it until his death.
His poetical compositions have been published as Irfan-e-Arif.
He died in Deoband on 17 July 1983. His funeral prayer was led by his eldest son Muhammad Salim Qasmi.

Literary works

Muhammad Tayyib’s books include:
  • Al-Tashabbuh fil-Islam
  • Mashaheer-e-Ummat
  • Kalimat-e-Tayyibat
  • Atyab al-Thamar fi Mas'alat al-Qaza wal-Qadr
  • Science aur Islam
  • Talimat-e-Islam aur Maseehi Aqwaam
  • Mas'alah Zuban-e-Urdu Hindustan Mein
  • Din-o-Siyasat
  • Asbab Urooj-o-Zawaley Aqwaam
  • Islami Azadi Ka Mukammal Program
  • Al-Ijtehad wal Taqleed
  • Usool Dawat-e-Islam
  • Islami Masawat
  • Fitri Hukumat
Translations of his books
  • Human Being: A Distinguished Creature
  • The Maslak of Ulama of Deoband
  • ''Islam and Sectarianism''