Taqi Usmani | |
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مُحَمَّدٌ تَقِيٌّ عُثْمَانِيٌّ | |
.jpg) Taqi Usmani | |
| Title | Mufti, Qadi, Imam and Sheikh-ul-Islam |
| Personal | |
| Born | 5 October 1943 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
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| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Main interest(s) | Quran, Arabic[disambiguation needed], Shari'a, Hadith, Fiqh, Tafsir, Sufism, Islamic finance, Kalam |
| Notable idea(s) | Evolution of Islamic economics, Islamic banking, Meezan Bank, The Hadith Encyclopedia, The Jurisprudence of Trade |
| Notable work(s) | Muhammad Taqi Usmani bibliography |
| Alma mater | |
| Relations | Muhammad Rafi Usmani (brother) |
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| Senior posting | |
| Disciple of | Abdul Hai Arifi |
Influenced | |
| Awards | Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) by the President of Pakistan in 2019 |
| Website | muftitaqiusmani |
Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (Urdu: مُحَمَّدٌ تَقِيٌّ عُثْمَانِيٌّ; born 1943) is a prominent Islamic figure in Pakistan. He is an expert in Islamic jurisprudence, hadith, and economics. He has been selected as the most influential Muslim person in the world. He is currently one of the most active figures in Islamic economics. He was a judge of the Central Shariah Court of Pakistan from 1980 to 1982 and the Shariah Appeal Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1982 to 2002. He is the translator of the famous commentary "Maariful Qur'an" by Mufti Shafi Usmani into English.
