Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Mufti Taqi Usmani Ulama Mohammed ( Uthmani ) ( Urdu: محمد تقی عثمانی, born in 1943 in Deoband, India) is an Islamic scholar from 1982 to 2002 the office of judge in Sharia Senate ( Shariah Appellate Bench) of the Supreme Court Pakistan ( Supreme Court of Pakistan) has exercised, and from 1980 to 1982 also as a judge in the Federal Sharia Court of Pakistan ( Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan) was represented. It operates in several Islamic institutions as a board. He is according to the Deobandi Sunni movement, Hanafit and Maturidiyyah. However, he defends in his book Fath al - Takmilah Mulhim (Volume 5, page 379-80 ) the beliefs of Ibn Taymiyah, as long as they are not torn out of the " context".
Biography
Usmani completed his studies in Islamic Studies at the Islamic University of Pakistan Darul ' Uloom Karachi in 1961 with the Takhassus / Dars e Nizami, the equivalent of a doctoral degree from. His master's degree in Arabic literature and a Bachelor of Laws he received at the University of Karachi.
He has written numerous books in Arabic, Urdu and English on important Islamic issues, also, he wrote many articles on Islamic banking and finance.
In March 2004, during the annual International Islamic Finance Forum ( IIFF ) in relation to handed him the Prime Minister of the UAE, Muhammad ibn Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai a prize in recognition of his works conforming to the Islamic financial transactions. Ashraf Ali Thanwi Usmani is on as one of his role models.
During the presidency of General Mohammed Zia ul- Haq, he was the enactment of laws relating to Hudud, Qisas and other regulations of Islamic law. He disagreed vigorously the " Women's Protection Act " because it is just window dressing and was only made for it to attract the attention of the (Western) media. Also, it distracts from the real hidden problems, such as the serious shortcomings in the enforcement of existing law - the state authority of the Pakistani government was virtually non-existent in some areas of the country (mostly border provinces such as Balochistan ).
He was known for his teachings of Sahih al -Bukhari on the Islamic University Darul ' Uloom Karachi, where he had once studied himself.
He was a key member of a group of Islamist Sichen scholars that held sway at the time of President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto that the Ahmadiyya are viewed by the Pakistani state while they are disbelievers ( kuffar ): On September 21, 1974 Bhutto consented, and the Ahmadiyya was the Pakistani Parliament declared a " non-Muslim religious community ." Formally, they were asked thus on a par with Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs and Hindus. Furthermore, the Ahmadis were not allowed to call themselves Muslims.
The Islamic scholars, including Usmani, the decision in 1974 did not go far enough so that the Pakistani government was urged to further tightening of the laws. Under Mohammed Zia ul- Haq, the " Ordinance XX. " Was adopted in 1984, whereby the Ahmadis mission activities were banned, including the spreading of literature. Ahmadis were not allowed to call their places of worship mosques. From their mosques signs were removed with the word " mosque", painted lettering. Ahmadis is the salutation Salām, as well as the call to prayer ( adhan ) and the Bismillah prohibited offenses are punishable by prison sentences. Due to these difficulties, Mirza Tahir Ahmad left, the fourth Caliph of the Ahmadiyya, Pakistan and immigrated to London.
The anti- Ahmadiyya laws were and are mimicked in Bangladesh and Indonesia, it is propped up on Usmani. Scholars such as Yusuf al Ludyanwi al Hanafi Deobandi quote Usmani to prove that the Ahmadiyya "infidels " were.
He takes the position that even against non-Muslim countries, Islam is not hostile to behave towards a jihad must be waged with military means.
Miscellaneous
He was one of the 138 signatories of the open letter A Common Word between Us and You (English A Common Word Between Us and You), the personalities of Islam to "leaders of Christian churches everywhere" (English " Leaders of Christian Churches, everywhere ... " ) submitted (13 October 2007).
Compounds
Muhammad Taqi Usmani is a member of the following organizations and institutions:
- International Islamic Law Academy, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ( permanent member )
- Darul Uloom Islamic University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan (Vice President)
- Accounting and Auditing Organization of Islamic Financial Institutions, Bahrain. (Chairman of the Council of Islamic law )
- Bahrain Monetary Agency, Bahrain (Chairman of the Council of Islamic law )
- Amana Investments Limited, Sri Lanka (Chairman of the Council of Islamic law )
- Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, UAE (Chairman of the Council of Islamic law )
- Guidance Financial Group, USA (Member of the Council of Islamic law )
- Meezan Bank Ltd., Pakistan, (Chairman of the Council of Islamic law )
- HSBC Amanah Finance, Dubai
- Bank Islami Pakistan Limited, Pakistan (Chairman of the Council of Islamic law )