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Biography: Contemporary

Maulana Justice Mufti Taqi Usmani

Mufti Taqi Usmani is one of the leading Islamic scholars living today. Author of more than 40 books, he is an expert in the fields of Islamic law, Economics and Hadith. For the past 35 years, he has been teaching at the Darul-Uloom in Karachi that was established by his father Mufti Muhammad Shafi, the late Grand Mufti of Pakistan. He also holds a degree in law and has sat as Judge at the Shari'ah Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He is a consultant to several international Islamic financial institutions and has played a key part in the move toward interest free banking and the establishment of Islamic financial institutions. He is the deputy chairman of the Jeddah based Islamic Fiqh Council of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).

Writings

Here is a partial list of publications authored by Justice Taqi Usmani.

English Books:

1. The Authority of Sunnah
2. The Rules of I'tikaf
3. What is Christianity?
4. Easy Good Deeds
5. Perform Salah Correctly

Arabic Books:

1. Takmila Fathul Mulhim (An encyclopedic work of interpretation of Sahih Muslim in six volumes).
2. Ma Hiya An-Nasraniyah? (What is Christianity?)
3. Nathrat 'Abarah Houl At-Ta'limi Al-Islamiyah (About Islamic Education).
4. Ahkamu Al-Auraq An-Naqdiyah (Rulings regarding paper money).
5. Bahouth Fee Qadaya Fiqheyah Ma'asirah (Juristic discussions on some important contemporary issues).

Urdu Books:

1. Asan Nakian (Easy Good Deeds)
2. Undulus Mei Chand Rooz (A Few Days in Andulusia)
3. Islam aur Seasate Hazra ( Islam and Contemporary Politics)
4. Islam aur Jidat Pasandi (Islam and Modernism)
5. Islahe Ma'ashara
6. Islahi Khutubat
7. Ihkami I'tikaf (The Rules of I'tikaf)
8. Islam or Jadeed Ma'eeshat wa Tijarat
9. Akabir Deoband Kea They?
10. Bible sey Quran Tak
11. Bible Kea Heh? (What is the Bible?)
12. Tarashey
13. Taqleed Ki Shari'i Hasiat
14. Jahaney Deda (Travelogue)
15. Hazrat Mu'awiyah (Radi-Allahu anhu) aur Tarikhi Haqa`iq (Harat Mu'awiyah Radi-Allahu anhu and the Historical Facts)
16. Hujjiat Hadith (Authenticity of hadith)
17. Hudhur (Salla-Allahu alayhi wa Sallam) ney Farmaya (Prophet Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam said)
18. Hakeemul Ummat Kay Siasi Afkar (Political Thoughts of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi)
19. Dursey Tirmidhi
20. Deeny Madaris ka Nisab wa Nitham
21. 'Iesayat kea hey? (What is Christianity?)
22. 'Uloom ul-Quran
23. 'Idalatey Fesly
24. Fard key Islah
25. Fiqhi Maqalat
26. Maasir Hazrat Aarfi (Sayings and memories of Dr Adbul Hai Aarfi)
27. Merey Walid Merey Sheikh (My Father, My Sheikh)
28. Milkiate Zamion aur us key tahdid (Land ownership and its limitation)
29. Nuqooshe Raftigan
30. Nifaze Shariat aur us key masail (Establishment of Sharia: Problems)
31. Namazein Sunnat key Mutabiq Parhey
32. Hamarey 'A`eli Masa`il (Our Family Issues)
33. Hamara Ta'lemi Nizam
34. Hamara Ma'ashi Nizam

[Taken from albalagh.net]