Maulana Mohammad Sufyan Qasmi

The Rector

Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Waqf Deoband

(till date)

Introduction
Mohammad Sufyan Qasmi comes from the Great Qasmi Intellectual Dynasty. He is the grandson of Maulana Mohammad Tayyib R.A.
Maulana Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi is the Rector of Darul Uloom Waqf Deoband, the member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board and the Editor in Chief of monthly Urdu Magazine Nida-e Darul Uloom Waqf Deoband. He was graduated at Darul Uloom Deoband and later moved to Al-Azhar, Cairo for further higher studies in Islamic religious sciences.

Life and Education
Maulana Sufyan Qasmi was born on 26/09/1954. He was admitted to Darul Uloom Deoband at the age of 5 and studies there from the very beginning till the end. After completing his education from Darul Uloom Deoband in 1976, he moved to Al-Azhar, Cairo (Egypt) for further higher studies where he spent three years in Islamic religious sciences. In 1978 he returned from Cairo and actively participated in the preparation for ‘Sad Salaa Jalsa’ (The centenary celebration of Darul Uloom Deoband in 1980).

After the renowned dispute in 1982, he started his teaching career in Darul Uloom Waqf Deoband. He taught many books with enthusiasm and zeal. While taking on great responsibility of development of Darul Uloom Waqf Deoband as a rector, he is also teaching a very important book Muatta Imam Malik in Dawra e Hadith Sharif these days.

Maulana Sufyan Qasmi is very nice, kind and always willing to help both staff members and students.

For last 12 years, he was working as deputy rector of Darul Uloom Waqf Deoband.

On3rd Sep 2014, he was appointed rector of Darul Uloom Waqf Deoband by  the Advisory Board of the institution for his tremendous job in the developments of Darul Uloom Waqf Deoband for last 19 years. May Allah grant him long life! (Aameen)