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| Ameer of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam | |
| In office 1949–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Shabbir Ahmad Usmani |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Ali Lahori |
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| Born | 4 October 1892 [13th of Rabi’ al-Awwal, 1310 AH] Deoband, India |
| Died | 1974 Pakistan |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Modern |
| Region | Indian subcontinent |
| Political party | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam |
| Main interest(s) | Jurisprudence Pakistan Movement activist |
| Notable work(s) | I'la al-Sunan |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Ashraf Ali Thanwi |
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Zafar Ahmad Usmani (also known as Zafar Ahmad Thanwi) (Arabic: ظفر أحمد العثماني) (4 October 1892 – 1974), was a 20th Century Sunni Muslim Jurist who became an influential figure of the Hanafi school of Sunni jurisprudence's Deobandi Movement. He also was a prominent Pakistan Movement activist.[1][2]
He is most famous for having written I'la Al-Sunan, a 20 volume Hadith encyclopedia of Hanafi proofs, written as a refutation by the Hanafi school against the objections raised by the growing Ahl-i Hadith movement, as per the request of his uncle Ashraf Ali Thanwi.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Dawnwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Nazaria Pakistan Trust (NPT) sitting on Usmani The Nation (newspaper), Published 9 December 2014, Retrieved 2 March 2020
- ^ Zaman, Muhammad Qasim. Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi: Islam in Modern South Asia. Oneworld, 2008. pg. 54-60