Kifayatullah Dehlawi

Kifayatullah Dehlawi
Interim President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
In office
November 1919 – November 1920
Preceded by"position established"
Succeeded byMahmud Hasan Deobandi
2nd President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
In office
6 September 1921 – 7 June 1940
Preceded byMahmud Hasan Deobandi
Succeeded byHussain Ahmed Madani
2nd Rector of Madrasa Aminia
In office
"unknown" – 31 December 1952
Preceded byAmin al-Din Dehlawi
Succeeded byAhmad Saeed Dehlavi
Personal
Born1875
Died31 December 1952(1952-12-31) (aged 77)
ReligionIslam
Nationality British Indian (1875-1947)
 Indian (1947-1952)
ChildrenHafizur Rahman Wasif Dehlavi (son)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
MovementDeobandi
Notable work(s)Ta'limul-Islam, Kifāyat al-Mufti
Alma mater
Senior posting
Influenced by

Kifayatullah Dehlawi (also known as Mufti Kifayatullah; c. 1875 – c. 31 December 1952), was an Indian Islamic scholar and a Hanafi jurist, who served as the second rector of the Madrasa Aminia. He was appointed as an interim president of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind on its foundation, and as its second president following the death of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi. He was regarded as the Grand Mufti of India.[1][2]

He was a founding member of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, and was on its foundation committee, which was headed by Mahmud Hasan Deobandi.[3][1][4]

  1. ^ a b Mufti Azam Hind, Maulana Kifayatyullah Shahjahanpuri Thumma Dehlawi (2005 ed.). Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library.
  2. ^ "Mufti Kifayatullah" (PDF). shodhganga. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. ^ Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi. "جامعہ میں آر ایس ایس کے اندریش کُمار کا گوشت سے متعلق جھوٹا بیان". najeebqasmi.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. ^ "About Mufti Kifayatullah" (PDF). ShodhGanga. pp. 90–91. Retrieved 26 March 2020.