Muslim scholar Mufti Rafi Usmani passes away

KARACHI, Nov 18 (SABAH): Well-known religious scholar Mufti Rafi Usmani passed away in Karachi on Friday.

Mufti Rafi Usmani died after a protracted illness in Karachi. Born in 1936, Muhammad Rafi Usmani was a religious scholar, jurist and author who served as the President of Darul Uloom Karachi. 

He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband, University of the Punjab and the Darul Uloom Karachi. He authored books including Ahkam-e-Zakat, Al-Taliqat al-nafiah ala fath al mulhim, Islam Main Aurat Ki Hukmrani and Nawadir al-Fiqh.

Muhammad Rafi Usmani was also the current President of Darul Uloom Karachi. He was the son of the late Mufti Muhammad Shafi, the founder of Darul Uloom Karachi and brother of another notable Islamic scholar, Muhammad Taqi Usmani.

Recognized for his knowledge in Fiqh, Hadith, and Tafsir, Mufti Rafi Usmani authored a large number of books in Urdu, as well as some notable treatises in Arabic.