{{Short description|Indian Islamic scholar (b. 1950)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = Mawlana | name = Sameeruddin Qasmi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1950|11|06}} | birth_place = Ghutti, [[Godda district]], Bihar {{small|(now [[Jharkhand]])}} | birth_name = Muhammad Samiruddin | education = [[Aalim|Aalimiyyah]] | occupation = | years_active = 1973–present | notable_works = Athmār al-Hidāya, Ash-Sharh ath-Thamīri, Thamrat al-Najah, Thamrat al-Falakiyyāt, Thamrat al-Awzān }} '''Sameeruddin Qasmi''' (born 6 November 1950), also written as '''Samiruddin Qasmi''', is an Indian Islamic scholar based in the UK, specializing in [[Islamic astronomy]], [[hadith]], [[Hanafi jurisprudence]], and [[Islamic Theology (Aqidah)|Islamic theology]].
== Early life and education == Sameeruddin Qasmi was born on 6 November 1950 in the village of Ghutti, [[Godda district]], in the former state of [[Bihar]], India (now [[Jharkhand]]).<ref name="Amīn">{{Cite web |last=Mayūrbhanji |first=Muhammad Rūhul Amīn |date=14 October 2023 |title=مولانا محمد ثمیر الدین قاسمی: مختصر سوانحی خاکہ |trans-title=Maulana Muhammad Sameeruddin Qasmi: A Brief Biographical Sketch |url=https://www.baseeratonline.com/archives/204560 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015075435/https://www.baseeratonline.com/archives/204560 |archive-date=15 October 2023 |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=Baseerat Online |language=ur}}</ref>
He began his early education at a local [[Kuttab|maktab]] and continued his studies at various religious institutions across India. He completed his advanced studies at [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] in 1970, studying under notable scholars such as [[Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad]], [[Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi]], [[Anzar Shah Kashmiri]], [[Naseer Ahmad Khan (scholar)|Naseer Ahmad Khan]], [[Mahmood Hasan Gangohi]], [[Wahiduzzaman Kairanawi]], and [[Muhammad Salim Qasmi]].<ref name="Amīn"/><ref>{{Cite book |last=Nadwi |first=Mohammad Akram |author-link=Akram Nadwi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jvUHEQAAQBAJ&dq=%D8%AB%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A&pg=PA61 |title=Al-Jāmiʿ al-Muʿīn fī Ṭabaqāt al-Shuyūkh al-Mutqinīn wal-Mujīzīn al-Musnidīn |publisher=Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah |year=2023 |edition=1st |volume=6 |location=Lebanon |pages=61–62 |language=ar |trans-title=The Comprehensive Guide to the Generations of Proficient Teachers and Accredited Narrators}}</ref>
He has particularly benefited from Naseer Ahmad Khan in the field of Islamic astronomy<ref name=:"Azami">{{Cite journal|editor1-last=Azmi|editor1-first=Habibur Rahman Qasmi|editor1-link=Habibur Rahman Azami|title=Hai Tujh Se Deeda-e-Mah-o-Anjum Farogh-Geer Maulana Naseer Ahmad Khan: Farooq Azam Aajiz Qasmi|url=https://darululoom-deoband.com/urduarticles/archives/1088|journal=[[Monthly Darul Uloom]]|date=September–October 2009|volume=93|issue=9–10|publisher=[[Darul Uloom Deoband]]|pages=107–112|language=ur}}</ref> and from Wahiduzzaman Kairanawi in Arabic.<ref name="Amīn"/>
== Career == Qasmi began teaching in [[Gujarat]], India, before moving to the United Kingdom, where he taught in institutions including Darul Uloom of Dewsbury and Jamia Islamia of [[Feltham]] and Manchester. In 2000, he transitioned to full-time writing and has authored several works in Islamic jurisprudence and theology.<ref name="Amīn"/>
He serves as the Chairman of the Religious Committee at the Moon Research Centre, UK.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moon Research centre |url=https://www.mrc.org.uk/committee_members.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619231353/https://www.mrc.org.uk/committee_members.php |archive-date=19 June 2012 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=www.mrc.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Qasmi |first=Sameeruddin |date=May 1998 |editor-last=Hasani |editor-first=Muhammad Hamza |title=Kya Oman ka Ghaar Ashab-e-Kahf ka Ghaar hai? |trans-title=Is the cave in Oman the Cave of the Companions of the Cave? |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/rizwan-shumara-number-005-mohammad-hamza-hasani-magazines-2 |journal=Monthly Rizwan |language=ur |location=[[Lucknow]] |volume=42 |issue=5 |page=19 |via=[[Rekhta (website)]]}}</ref> He has also participated in seminars of the [[Islamic Fiqh Academy (India)|Islamic Fiqh Academy]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Qasmi |first=Qazi Mujahidul Islam |author-link=Mujahidul Islam Qasmi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H1BiDwAAQBAJ&dq=sameeruddin+Qasmi&pg=PA83 |title=The Islamic Concept Of Animal Slaughter |year=2009|edition =1st|publisher=Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah |isbn=978-2-7451-6060-7 |location=[[Lebanon]] |page=83 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Participant Scholars From Abroad In Fiqh Seminars |url=https://www.ifa-india.org/fiqhi-seminars/participant-scholars-from-abroad-in-fiqh-seminars.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619214939/https://www.ifa-india.org/fiqhi-seminars/participant-scholars-from-abroad-in-fiqh-seminars.html |archive-date=19 June 2021 |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=www.ifa-india.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=6 October 2021 |title=Islāmic Fiqh Academy India ke sālāna fiqhī seminar kā inʿiqād |trans-title=Annual Jurisprudential Seminar of the Islamic Fiqh Academy India |url=https://urdu.millattimes.com/archives/75835 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006065050/https://urdu.millattimes.com/archives/75835 |archive-date=6 October 2021 |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=Millat Times |language=ur}}</ref>
In December 2021, Qasmi denied allegations linking [[Tablighi Jamaat]] to terrorism in a video message from the UK. He stated that the Tablighi Jamaat opposes, condemns, and disowns terrorism, focusing solely on the five pillars of Islam and refraining from any negative comments on religions, communities, or countries. Qasmi suggested that the Saudi government may have been misled in its decision to ban the organization.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 December 2021 |title=Darool Uloom asks Saudi Arabia to rethink decision to ban Tablighi Jamaat |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/darool-uloom-asks-saudi-arabia-to-rethink-decision-to-ban-tablighi-jamaat-101639387283000.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213093100/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/darool-uloom-asks-saudi-arabia-to-rethink-decision-to-ban-tablighi-jamaat-101639387283000.html |archive-date=13 December 2021 |access-date=5 November 2024 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 December 2021 |title=Darool Uloom asks Saudi Arabia to rethink decision to ban Tablighi Jamaat |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/world/darool-uloom-asks-saudi-arabia-to-rethink-decision-to-ban-tablighi-jamaat-11639393565814.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213112010/https://www.livemint.com/news/world/darool-uloom-asks-saudi-arabia-to-rethink-decision-to-ban-tablighi-jamaat-11639393565814.html |archive-date=13 December 2021 |access-date=5 November 2024 |work=[[Live Mint]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 December 2021 |title=Deoband asks Saudi Arabia to rethink ban on Tablighi Jamaat |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/deoband-asks-saudi-arabia-to-rethink-ban-on-tablighi-jamaat/20211213.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213084702/https://www.rediff.com/news/report/deoband-asks-saudi-arabia-to-rethink-ban-on-tablighi-jamaat/20211213.htm |archive-date=13 December 2021 |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=[[Rediff]] |language=en}}</ref>
== Literary works == Qasmi has written extensively on Islamic law and theology. His work is often referenced in the field of Islamic beliefs and theology, particularly in the analysis of various intellectual and conceptual perspectives on Allah.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Jhunjhunwala |first=Bharat |date=1 December 2021 |title=Towards a Psycho-Sociological Understanding of Allah |url=https://jurnalfuf.uinsa.ac.id/index.php/teosofi/article/view/1691 |journal=TEOSOFI: Jurnal Tasawuf Dan Pemikiran Islam |language=en |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=329, 336–339 |doi=10.15642/teosofi.2021.11.2.317-346 |issn=2442-871X|doi-access=free }}</ref> Notable works include:<ref name="Amīn"/> * ''Athmār al-Hidayah'' (a thirteen-volume Urdu commentary on [[Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani|Al-Marghinani]]'s ''[[Al-Hidayah]]'' in [[Hanafi jurisprudence]]) * ''Al-Sharh al-Thamīri'' (a four-volume Urdu commentary on [[Al-Quduri]]'s Mukhtasar in Hanafi jurisprudence<ref name="rashidi">{{cite journal |date=March 2006 |editor-last=ar-Rashidi |editor-first=Abu Ammār Zahid |editor-link=Zahid Ur Rashdi |title=تعارف و تبصرہ: ''الشرح الثمیری علی مختصر القدوری'' |trans-title=Introduction and Commentary: 'Al-Sharh Al-Thamiri on Mukhtasar Al-Quduri' |url=http://alsharia.org/2006/mar/taaruf-tabsarah |url-status=live |journal=Monthly Al-Sharia |language=ur |location=[[Gujranwala]], Pakistan |publisher=Al-Sharia Academy |volume=17 |issue=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202184713/https://alsharia.org/2006/mar/taaruf-tabsarah |archive-date=2 December 2020 |access-date=5 November 2024}}</ref>) * ''Thamart-un-Najāh'' (a two-volume Urdu commentary on Ash-Shurunbulali's ''Noor Al-Idaah''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Khalid |first=Obaidullah |date=July 2012 |title=Thamart-un-Najāh Sharh Noor al-Īzāh (a book review) |url=https://deobandi-books.aislam.org/book.php?b=527&p=17 |journal=Monthly Al-Farooque |location=Karachi |publisher=[[Jamia Farooqia]] |volume=28 |issue=9 |page=1 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=5 November 2024}}</ref>) * ''Thamarat al-Aqāid'' (a book on [[Islamic Theology (Aqidah)|Islamic theology]] in which 350 [[Aqidah|beliefs]] are outlined, with each belief supported by ten verses and ten hadiths as evidence,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tariq |first=Qazi |date=13 November 2024 |editor-last=Ahmad |editor-first=Parwaiz Suhaib |editor2-last=Islam |editor2-first=Shahidul |title=عظیم علمی شخصیت ماہرِ فلکیات مولانا ثمیر الدین قاسمی کا دورۂ ہند: دارالعلوم دیوبند کے بعد خانقاہ تھانہ بھون میں استقبال |trans-title=Renowned Scholar and Expert in Astronomy Maulana Sameeruddin Qasmi’s Visit to India: Welcomed at Khanqah Thana Bhawan after Darul Uloom Deoband |url=https://www.dailyhindustanexpress.com/e/arch/13112024/page-02.html |journal=Hindustan Express Daily |language=ur |volume=19 |issue=299 |page=2 |access-date=15 November 2024 |via=www.dailyhindustanexpress.com}}</ref><ref name="books"/> translated into multiple languages,<ref name="Amīn"/> including English and Arabic<ref name="Amīn2">{{cite web |last=Mayurbhanji |first=Muhammad Rūhul Amīn |date=23 November 2022 |title=ڈاکٹر مفتی محمد اللّٰہ خلیلی قاسمی: سوانحی خاکہ |trans-title=Dr. Mufti Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi: A Biographical Sketch |url=https://qindeelonline.com/dr-mufti-muhammadullah-qasmi-by-ruhul-amin/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128164013/https://qindeelonline.com/dr-mufti-muhammadullah-qasmi-by-ruhul-amin/ |archive-date=28 November 2022 |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=Qindeel Online |language=ur}}</ref>) * ''Thamarat-ul-Falkiyyāt'' (a book on [[Islamic astronomy]]) * ''Thamrat al-Awzān'' * ''Thamīri Calendar'' * ''Science Aur Qur’ān'' ({{translation|Science and the Quran}}; in which 95 scientific topics are discussed in the light of the Quran with scholarly analysis).<ref name="books">{{Cite web |last= |first= |editor-last=Khan |editor-first=Mohammad |date=12 November 2024 |title=Darul Uloom Deoband ke baad Khanqah Thana Bhawan mein azeem ilmi shakhsiyat maahir-e-falakiyaat Maulana Sameeruddin Qasmi ka isteqbaal. |trans-title=After Darul Uloom Deoband, the renowned scholar and astronomer Maulana Sameeruddin Qasmi was welcomed at the Khanqah Thana Bhawan. |url=https://hamariduniyanews.com/maulana-sameeruddin-qasmi-visit-india-welcome-thana-bhawan-khanqah-after-darul-ualoom-deoband/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Hamari Duniya |language=ur}}</ref> * ''Hanafiyah ka maslak ihtiyaaṭ par hai'' ({{translation|The Hanafi school of thought is based on caution.}})<ref>{{Cite web |last=Darbhangvi |first=Amir Mu'awiya Qasmi |date=16 November 2024 |title=Hazrat Maulana Sameeruddin Sahab se mulaqat wa ta'assuraat |trans-title=Meeting with Hazrat Maulana Sameeruddin Sahab and Impressions |url=https://alamir.in/hazrat-moulana-samir-uddin-sb-se-mulaqaat-w-taassuraat/ |access-date=18 November 2024 |website=Ilm-o-Amal |language=ur}}</ref>
[[File:Maulana Samiruddin book.jpg|thumb|Title page of ''Al-Sharh al-Thamīri'' (Volume III)]]
His publications focus on Hanafi jurisprudence, aiming to provide detailed discussions on Islamic legal principles and theological issues.<ref name="Amīn"/>
== References == {{reflist}}
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