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Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi

Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi (known as Qari Muhammad Tayyib) 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.^[3][4]

Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi was born in 1892 or 1897 into the Siddiqi family of Nanauta.^[a][5] He served as Deputy Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband from 1344 AH to 1347 AH (1924 to 1928 AD).^[6][7][b] He succeeded Habibur Rahman Usmani as Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom in mid-1348 AH (1929 AH) and resigned on August 9, 1982 AD (Dhu al-Qadah 18, 1402 AH), after disagreements and disturbances erupted in Darul Uloom Deoband in 1980 (1400 AH).^{[9][7][10][11][12]} He also founded the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and headed it until his death.^[3][4]

He wrote devotional poetry in Urdu to Muhammed, entitled Nabi e Akram Shafi e Azam. His poetical compositions have been published as Irfan-e-Arif.^[4]

He died in Deoband on 17 July 1983. His funeral prayer was led by his eldest son Muhammad Salim Qasmi.^[3][13]

Muhammad Tayyib’s books include:^[4]

• 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 ^[14]
• The Maslak of Ulama of Deoband^[15]
• Islam and Sectarianism^[16]

• List of Darul Uloom Deoband alumni

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• Shah, Syed Ihsan Ullah; Ullah, Atta (2021). "Hakim ul Islam Qari Tayyab Qasmi style of acting in biography". Malakand University Research Journal of Islamic Studies (in Urdu). 3 (2): 51–63. ISSN 2708-6577.
• Sanaullah, Syed; Shah, Syed Hayder (2018). "Qari Muhammad Tayyab as seerah Writer". Rahat-ul-Quloob (in Urdu). 2 (2): 216–228. doi:10.51411/rahat.2.2.2018.43. ISSN 2521-2869. S2CID 239101350.
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