Nizamuddin Azami | |
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نظام الدین اعظمی | |
Grand Mufti, Darul Uloom Deoband | |
In office 1996–2000 | |
Preceded by | Mahmood Hasan Gangohi |
Succeeded by | office ended |
Personal details | |
Born | November 1910 Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Died | February 26, 2000 | (aged 89)
Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
Personal | |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Islamic Law |
Notable work(s) | Muntakhabat-e-Nizām al-Fatāwa |
Teachers | Shukrullah Mubarakpuri, Hussain Ahmed Madani, Asghar Hussain Deobandi, Izaz Ali Amrohi, Ibrahim Balyawi, Muhammad Shafi Deobandi |
Senior posting | |
Disciple of | Shah Wasiullah Allahabadi |
Nizamuddin Azami (Urdu: نظام الدین اعظمی; November 1910 – 26 February 2000) was an Islamic scholar who served as the twelfth and last Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband. He made contributions in Islamic jurisprudence, and his works include Muntakhabat-e-Nizām al-Fatāwa, a collection of selected fatwas he wrote during his tenure at Deoband.