Mufti Ashfaq Hussain Naeemi

Mufti Mufti Ashfaq Hussain Naeemi
مفتی اشفاق حسین نعیمی
Born	(1921-12-19)19 December 1921 Amroha, United Provinces, British India
Died	15 October 2013(2013-10-15) (aged 91) Chaukhan Sharif, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Resting place	Chaukhan Sharif, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Other name	Mufti-e-Azam Rajasthan
Occupations	Islamic scholar, Mufti
Years active	c. 1948–2013
Known for	Islamic jurisprudence, issuing fatwas.
Notable work	Ikhtiyarat-e-Mustafa Shafaat-e-Mustafa Fatawa-e-Mufti-e-Azam Rajasthan
Movement	Barelvi movement
Personal life
Education	Ajmal-ul-Uloom
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Creed	Maturidi
Movement	Barelvi
Muslim leader
Teacher	Mustafa Raza Khan

Mufti Ashfaq Hussain Naeemi (19 December 1921 – 15 October 2013) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar, jurist and mufti associated with the Barelvi movement. He was widely known by the honorific title Mufti-e-Azam Rajasthan and served as one of the leading Hanafi muftis of Rajasthan during the twentieth century.

Education

Naeemi pursued his traditional Islamic education at Madrasa Ajmal-ul-Uloom under Allama Ajmal Hussain Sambhali. He later completed advanced studies in Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), hadith, tafsir and Arabic sciences. He also benefited from the scholarly guidance of Mustafa Raza Khan, the son and successor of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, his other teacher includes Mohaddise azam e hind.

Works

Among the works attributed to Naeemi are:

Ikhtiyarat-e-Mustafa

Shafaat-e-Mustafa

Fatawa-e-Mufti-e-Azam Rajasthan

Death

Naeemi died on 15 October 2013 (9 Dhu al-Hijjah 1434 AH) at Chaukhan Sharif, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He was buried there, and his annual urs is commemorated on 9 Dhu al-Hijjah.

See also

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

Mustafa Raza Khan

Barelvi movement

Hanafi