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{{Short description|Indian Muslim scholar and jurist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Mufti]], Mawlāna
| name             = Khalid Saifullah Rahmani
| image            = Khalid Saifullah Rahmani (2018).jpg
| caption          = Rahmani in 2018
| office           = President of [[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]]
| term_start       = 3 June 2023
| predecessor      = [[Rabey Hasani Nadwi]]
| office1          = General Secretary of [[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]]
| term_start1      = 2021
| term_end1        = 2023
| predecessor1     = [[Wali Rahmani]]
| successor1       = [[Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi]]
| office2          = General Secretary of [[Islamic Fiqh Academy, India]]
| module           = {{Infobox religious biography|embed = yes|religion=[[Islam]]
| birth_date       = {{birth year and age|1956|11}}
| birth_place       = [[Darbhanga]], [[Bihar]], India
| main_interests   = [[Islamic Jurisprudence]]
|notable_works =  Qamusul Fiqh, Contemporary jurisprudence
| alma_mater       = [[Jamia Rahmani Munger]], [[Darul Uloom Deoband]] 
| website          = {{URL|khalidrahmani.in}}
| nationality        = Indian
|relatives = [[Mujahidul Islam Qasmi]] (uncle)
|founder = [[Al Mahadul Aali Al Islami, Hyderabad]]
|children = {{Bulleted list|[[Omar Abedeen Qasmi Madani]] (son)|Zafar Abedeen Nadwi (son)}}
}}
}}
'''Khalid Saifullah Rahmani''' (born November 1956) is an Indian Muslim scholar, author and jurist who serves as the fifth president of the [[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dasgupta |first=Sravasti |date=22 August 2024 |title=Naidu and Nitish to Oppose Waqf Bill in Parliament, Says Muslim Personal Law Board |url=https://thewire.in/politics/naidu-and-nitish-to-oppose-waqf-bill-in-parliament-says-muslim-personal-law-board |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fatima |first=Heena |date=2024-08-23 |title=Naidu, Nitish assured they will oppose Waqf Bill, says AIMPLB chief. 'Nationwide stir if it's passed' |url=https://theprint.in/india/naidu-nitish-assured-they-will-oppose-waqf-bill-says-aimplb-chief-nationwide-stir-if-its-passed/2235078/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[ThePrint]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2024 |title=Gyanvapi mosque row: Varanasi court ruled in 'haste', says All India Muslim Personal Law Board |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/gyanvapi-mosque-row-varanasi-court-ruled-in-haste-says-all-india-muslim-personal-law-board-11706876462295.html |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=[[Live Mint]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-08-24 |title=Muslim Personal Law Board president, AIMIM chief meet CM Revanth over Waqf Bill |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/muslim-personal-law-board-president-aimim-chief-meet-cm-revanth-over-waqf-bill/article68563274.ece |access-date=2024-08-24 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He is the general secretary of [[Islamic Fiqh Academy (India)|Islamic Fiqh Academy of India]]. He has authored books including ''The Islamic Jurisprudence: Introduction and Codification'' and ''Kitāb-ul-Fatāwa''.

==Biography==
Khalid Saifullah Rahmani was born in November 1956.{{Sfn|Ghāzi Qāsmi|Haseeb Qāsmi|2011|p=395}} He is the nephew of Islamic scholar and jurist, [[Mujahidul Islam Qasmi]].{{Sfn|Ghāzi Qāsmi|Haseeb Qāsmi|2011|p=395}} He received his primary education at home and studied at Madrasa Qasimul Uloom Hussainia for two years. He graduated from Jamia Rahmani in [[Munger]] and studied "dawra-e-hadith" (the [[hadith]] class of [[Dars-i Nizami|Dars-e-Nizami]]) again at [[Darul Uloom Deoband]], and graduated from there in 1395 [[Hijri year|AH]].{{Sfn|Ghāzi Qāsmi|Haseeb Qāsmi|2011|p=396}} He later specialized in Islamic law and jurisprudence at Amarat-e-Sharia, [[Patna]]. His teachers include [[Sharif Hasan Deobandi]], [[Mahmood Hasan Gangohi]], [[Naseer Ahmad Khan (scholar)|Naseer Ahmad Khan]], [[Nizamuddin Azami]], [[Anzar Shah Kashmiri]], and [[Muhammad Salim Qasmi]]. Rahmani also benefitted from his uncle Mujahidul Islam Qasmi.{{Sfn|Ghāzi Qāsmi|Haseeb Qāsmi|2011|p=396}}

In 1398 AH, Rahmani started to teach at Madrasa Sabeelus-Salam, where he was appointed head teacher in 1399 AH. He taught there for 22 years and went on to establish [[Al Mahadul Aali Al Islami, Hyderabad]].{{Sfn|Ghāzi Qāsmi|Haseeb Qāsmi|2011|p=398}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-05-18 |title=Seminary with a modern outlook |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/seminary-with-a-modern-outlook/article3429765.ece |access-date=2024-08-24 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He has also helped to found institutions such as Sabilul Falaah and Madrasa al-Falihat in [[Darbhanga]]; Madrasa Nurul Uloom, in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and Madrasa Talimul Quran lil-Banat in Karnataka.{{Sfn|Ghāzi Qāsmi|Haseeb Qāsmi|2011|p=404}}

Rahmani is a member of the [[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]]'s Legal Council<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-02-11 |title=Nadvi expelled from AIMPLB for meeting Sri Sri without permission |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/nadvi-expelled-from-aimplb-for-favouring-ayodhya-formula-1502583614.html |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] |language=en}}</ref>{{Sfn|Ghāzi Qāsmi|Haseeb Qāsmi|2011|p=404}} and the general secretary of [[Islamic Fiqh Academy (India)|Islamic Fiqh Academy]].{{Sfn|Ghāzi Qāsmi|Haseeb Qāsmi|2011|p=404}} He is a regular columnist of the Friday edition of ''Munsif'', and editor of ''Three Monthly Behs-o-Nazar'', an Islamic juristic journal that Mujahidul Islam Qasmi had started.{{Sfn|Ghāzi Qāsmi|Haseeb Qāsmi|2011|p=406}} In 2021, he was appointed interim, and subsequently prominent, general secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board following Wali Rahmani's death,<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 April 2021 |title=Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani is the new acting general secretary of Muslim Board |url=https://muslimmirror.com/eng/maulana-khalid-saifullah-rahmani-is-the-new-acting-general-secretary-of-muslim-board/ |access-date=16 May 2021 |website=[[Muslim Mirror]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-04 |title=Muslims going through more difficult situation than in 1857, 1947: AIMPLB official |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/muslims-going-through-more-difficult-situation-than-in-1857-1947-aimplb-official/articleshow/90642601.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-08-24 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-09-02 |title=AIMPLB slams BJP, says action against madrassas "unconstitutional" |url=https://theprint.in/politics/aimplb-slams-bjp-says-action-against-madrassas-unconstitutional/1114181/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> after having served as a secretary of the Board.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 February 2018 |title=AIMPLB accepts Salman Nadvi's 'disassociation' |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/aimplb-accepts-salman-nadvi-s-disassociation-118021100590_1.html |access-date=15 September 2024 |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> On 3 June 2023, he was elected as the fifth president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board following the demise of [[Rabey Hasani Nadwi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 June 2023 |title=Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani elected fifth president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board |work=ANI |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/maulana-khalid-saifullah-rahmani-elected-fifth-president-of-all-india-muslim-personal-law-board20230604061553/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mohammed |first=Syed |date=2023-06-08 |title=Fight against Uniform Civil Code a key challenge, says AIMPLB president |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/fight-against-uniform-civil-code-a-key-challenge-says-aimplb-president/article66946675.ece |access-date=2024-08-24 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-17 |title="A meeting against UCC": Akhilesh Yadav meets All India Muslim Personal Law Board chief |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/a-meeting-against-ucc-akhilesh-yadav-meets-all-india-muslim-personal-law-board-chief/articleshow/101806019.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-08-24 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-06-04 |title=Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani elected fifth president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board |url=https://theprint.in/india/maulana-khalid-saifullah-rahmani-elected-fifth-president-of-all-india-muslim-personal-law-board/1610945/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 June 2023 |title=ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड को नया अध्यक्ष मिला, मौलाना खालिद सैफुल्लाह रहमानी AIMPLB के अध्यक्ष |trans-title=All India Muslim Personal Law Board gets new president, Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani becomes AIMPLB president |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/politics/aimplb-gets-new-president-maulana-khalid-saifullah-rahmani-news/articleshow/100737504.cms |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=[[Navbharat Times]] |language=hi}}</ref>

==Literary works==
Rahmani's works include:{{Sfn|Ghāzi Qāsmi|Haseeb Qāsmi|2011|p=409}}
* ''Aasaan Tafsir-e-Quran Majid'' (A commentary on the [[Quran]])
* ''Fiqh-e-Islāmi: Tadwīn-o-Ta'āruf'' (The Islamic Jurisprudence: Introduction and Codification)
* ''Islām ka Nizām Ushr-o-Zakāt''
* ''Khawātīn ke Māli Huqūq: Shariat-e-Islāmi ki Nazar mai''
* ''Kitāb al-Fatāwa'' (The Book of the Fatāwa)
* ''Qāmus al-Fiqh''
* ''Qur'ān: Ek Ilhāmi Kitāb''
* ''Asan Usul-e Hadith''<ref name=":Kaleem">{{Cite thesis |last=Kaleem |first=Mohd |title=Contribution of Old boys of Darul uloom Deoband in Hadith Literature |publisher=Department of Sunni Theology, [[Aligarh Muslim University]] |year=2017 |location=India |language=ur |hdl=10603/364028 |type=PhD |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/364028 |access-date=24 October 2023 |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024044219/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/364028 |url-status=live |pages=207–208}}</ref>
*''Prophet for the World'' (English translation of his Urdu book ''Paighambar-e-Aalam'')<ref name="book launching">{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-09-14 |title=Telangana CM releases book 'Prophet for the World' |url=https://theprint.in/india/telangana-cm-releases-book-prophet-for-the-world/2268204/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="book launching2">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-09-15 |title=Revanth terms Asad Owaisi as the voice of poor |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/revanth-terms-asad-owaisi-as-the-voice-of-poor/article68643041.ece |access-date=2024-09-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Omar Abedeen Qasmi Madani]]
* [[Muhammad Azam Nadwi]]

== References ==
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===Bibliography===
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* {{cite book |author-last1=Ghāzi Qāsmi |author-first1=Aftāb|author-last2= Haseeb Qāsmi |author-first2=Abdul|title=Fuzala-e-Deoband Ki Fiqhi Khidmat|trans-title=Services of the Graduates of Deoband in Islamic Jurisprudence |url=https://besturdubooks.net/tag/fuzala-e-deoband-ki-fiqhi-khidmat-pdf-book/ |publisher=Kutub Khana Naimia |location=[[Deoband]] |pages=395–410 |chapter = Khalid Saifullah Rahmani|date=February 2011 |language=ur}}
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