Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi

Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi Siddiqi (born 26 September 1954) is an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and current rector of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband.

Biography Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi was born on 26 September 1954 into the Siddiqi family of Nanauta. His father Muhammad Salim Qasmi was former rector of Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband, whilst his grandfather Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi remained vice-chancellor of the Darul Uloom Deoband for about half century.

Qasmi graduated in traditional dars-e-nizami from the Darul Uloom Deoband in 1975. He studied intermediate classes in private from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). He got a BA and an MA degree from the AMU in private and acquired an MA in Islamic theology from the Al-Azhar University.

Qasmi began teaching at the Darul Uloom Waqf in 1983. He has taught the books of Hadith such as Sahih Bukhari and Tirmidhi along with other primary books of dars-e-nizami. He is also a member of the executive council of All India Muslim Personal Law Board since 2007.