Muhammad Salim Qasmi

Muhammad Salim Qasmi Siddiqi (8 January 1926 — 14 April 2018) was an Indian Muslim scholar who co-founded the Darul Uloom Waqf in Deoband, India and served as its first rector. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband. He received the fourth Shah Waliullah Award and was honoured with the Mark of Distinction from the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. He was the eldest son of Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi. He graduated from Darul Uloom Deoband in 1948 where his teachers included Hussain Ahmad Madani, Izaz Ali Amrohi, Ibrahim Balyawi and Fakhrul Hasan Moradabadi. In 1982, alongside Anzar Shah Kashmiri, he co-founded Darul Uloom Waqf and was appointed its chief rector.

Qasmi served as the vice-president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and as the president of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat. He was a member of the Aligarh Muslim University's Court, member of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama's advisory board and Managing Committee, and member of the Mazahir Uloom's advisory board. He was a permanent member of the Fiqh Council of the Al-Azhar University. His works include: Mabaadi al Tarbiyat al Islami (Arabic) Jaizah Tarjama Quran Karim Taajdar e Arze Haram ka Paigham Mardaan-e-Ghaazi Ek Azeem Tarikhi Khidmat Safar Nama Burma Khutbat e Khatibul Islam (collection of his speeches) has been published in 5 volumes.

Awards and recognition Qasmi received the Nishan-e-Imtiyaz (Mark of Distinction) from the Government of Egypt for being a distinguished scholar of the Indian subcontinent.

Death and legacy Muhammad Salim Qasmi died on Saturday 14 April 2018 in Deoband, aged 92. Hujjatul Islam Academy held a 3 days international seminar in August 2018 on The Life and Achievements of Qasmi. Jamiatul Qasim Darul Uloom Al-Islamiah organized a one-day seminar in collaboration with the Islamic Studies department of Jamia Millia Islamia on Qasmi's life and works. The seminar was held in the Ansari Auditorium of the Jamia Millia Islamia and was attended by Akhtarul Wasey.