Country: Pakistan
Date of Birth: 1943
Source of Influence: Scholarly,
Lineage
Influence: One of the most
senior figures in Islamic finance,
and a leading scholar of the
Deobandi movement
School of Thought: Traditional
His Eminence Justice Sheikh Muhammad Taqi usmani
Leading Scholar of Islamic Jurisprudence
Justice Sheikh Muhammad Taqi Usmani is a leading
scholar of Islamic jurisprudence. He is considered to be
the intellectual leader of the Deobandi movement.
Leading Islamic Finance Scholar
Usmani's chief influence comes from his position as a
global authority on the issue of Islamic finance. He has
served on the boards and as chairman of over a dozen
Islamic banks and financial institutions, and currently leads
the International Shariah Council for the Accounting and
Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions
(AAOIFI) in Bahrain. He is also deputy chairman of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy
of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, one of the highest legal bodies in the Muslim
world.
Deobandi Figurehead
Usmani is very important as a figurehead in the Deobandi movement—one of the most
successful of the Islamic revivalist initiatives of the past century. He was born in Deoband,
India, to Mufti Muhammad Shafi (the former Grand Mufti of Pakistan) who founded the
Darul 'Uloom Deoband, a leading center of Islamic education in Pakistan.
Leading Scholar of Islamic Jurisprudence
Justice Sheikh Muhammad Taqi Usmani is a leading
scholar of Islamic jurisprudence. He is considered to be
the intellectual leader of the Deobandi movement.
Leading Islamic Finance Scholar
Usmani's chief influence comes from his position as a
global authority on the issue of Islamic finance. He has
served on the boards and as chairman of over a dozen
Islamic banks and financial institutions, and currently leads
the International Shariah Council for the Accounting and
Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions
(AAOIFI) in Bahrain. He is also deputy chairman of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy
of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, one of the highest legal bodies in the Muslim
world.
Deobandi Figurehead
Usmani is very important as a figurehead in the Deobandi movement—one of the most
successful of the Islamic revivalist initiatives of the past century. He was born in Deoband,
India, to Mufti Muhammad Shafi (the former Grand Mufti of Pakistan) who founded the
Darul 'Uloom Deoband, a leading center of Islamic education in Pakistan.
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