Muhammad Taqi Amini

Muhammad Taqi Amīni ( 5 May 1926 – 21 January 1991) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar, jurist, Urdu author and the dean of Theology faculty of Aligarh Muslim University. He is known for his works on Islamic jurisprudence, and his book Fiqh Islami ka Tareekhi Pas-e-Manzar is a required reading for master's degree in Islamic studies at the Islamic University of Science & Technology.

Amīni was an alumnus of the Jami’ul Ulum, Kanpur and the Madrasa Aminia. During his career, he taught at Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama and served as the Principal at Darul Uloom Muiniya in Ajmer. He became a Dean Professor in the Theology faculty at Aligarh Muslim University and retired in 1986. He wrote books including Reconstruction of Culture and Islam, Ijtehad Ka Tareekhi Pas-e-Manzar and Ahkam-e-Sharia Mai Halat-o-Zamana Ki Ri'ayat.

Biography Muhammad Taqi Amīni was born on 5 May 1926 in Subeha, Barabanki, United Provinces of British India (now Uttar Pradesh). He acquired his primary education in local madrassas and then went to Jami’ul Ulum in Kanpur. He completed his dars-e-nizami studies under Kifayatullah Dihlawi at Madrasa Aminia in Delhi. He became a professor and department head, then the Dean of the Faculty of Theology, and stayed at the AMU until 1986. However, the Vice Chancellor of the AMU, Sayyid Hashim Ali extended his post up to 1989. Amīni was a member of Majlis Tahqeeqat-e-Shariah, a jurisprudence council established by Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.

Literary works Amīni's books include: Ahkam-e-Sharia Mai Halat-o-Zamana Ki Ri'ayat Fiqh-e-Islami Ka Tareekhi Pas-e-Manzar Hadees Ka Dirayati Meyar Hikmatul Quran Ijtehad Ka Tareekhi Pas-e-Manzar Islam Ka Zar'i Nizam Ka’inat mai Insan ka Maqam La-mazhabi Daur Ka Tareekhi Pas-e-Manzar Muraslat: Ilmi wa Deeni Tahzib-e-Jadīd ki Tashkīl