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{{short description|Former Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{Infobox office holder
|honorific_prefix = Mufti-e-Azam
|name = Bashir-ud-din Farooqi
|birth_date = 1934
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2019|02|12|1934}}
|alma_mater = [[Aligarh Muslim University]]
|office1= Grand Mufti of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].
|predecessor1 = Qayam-u-Din
|successor1 = Nasir ul Islam
|termstart1 = 1960
|termend1 = 8 July 2012
}}
'''Mufti Bashir-ud-din Farooqi''' (also known as '''Mufti Bashiruddin Ahmad''') (1934 – 12 February 2019) was a Muslim scholar and jurist who served as Grand Mufti of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] from 1960 to 2012.

==Biography==
Farooqi was born in 1934 and acquired his primary education in Srinagar.<ref name="gk">{{cite news |title = Grand Mufti passes away, demise widely condoled |author = Mudasir Yaqoob|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/grand-mufti-passes-away-demise-widely-condoled/ |date= 13 February 2019 |accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref>He received an LLB and masters degree in Arabic from [[Aligarh Muslim University]].<ref name="business">{{cite news |title=Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir Bashiruddin dies at 82 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/grand-mufti-of-jammu-and-kashmir-bashiruddin-dies-at-82-119021200391_1.html |accessdate=23 May 2020 |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |date=12 February 2019}}</ref> In 1960, he succeeded his father Qayam u Din as the Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir.<ref name="gk" />

In 2007, the mufti criticized British government, when it addressed [[Salman Rushdie]] with the title of Sir. The mufti said that Rushdie was an apostate and this title was part of a broader conspiracy against Islam. <ref name="bbc">{{cite news |author1=Riyaz Masroor |title=کشمیر:سرکا خطاب، ملاجلا ردعمل |trans-title = Kashmir: The title of Sir and mixed reactions|url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/india/story/2007/06/printable/070620_rushdi_protest_rs.shtml |accessdate=23 May 2020 |publisher=[[BBC Urdu]] |date=20 June 2007}}</ref> In 2013, he faced a severe backlash after he issued a fatwa against all-girls rock band in Kashmir. The mufti had asked girls to stay away from music, and regarded it as impermissible. <ref name="dawntv">{{cite news |title=مفتی اعظم کشمیر سے موسیقی کے خلاف فتویٰ واپس لینے کا مطالبہ |trans-title = Grand Mufti of Kashmir asked to revert his fatwa against music |url=https://www.dawnnews.tv/news/112710 |accessdate=23 May 2020 |publisher=Dawn News TV |date=29 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="indiatoday">{{cite news |author1=Naseer Ganai |title=Music 'un-Islamic' but J-K's Grand Mufti can enjoy it |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/grand-mufti-of-kashmir-ban-on-girls-rock-band-in-kashmir-mufti-bashir-ud-din-171757-2013-07-27 |accessdate=23 May 2020 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=27 July 2013}}</ref>

Farooqi had nominated his son Nasir ul Islam for the position on 8 July 2012 who succeeded him as the Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir. <ref name="first">{{cite news |title=Grand mufti of Kashmir Nasir ul Islam says Muslims mistreated in India, need to demand separate country |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/grand-mufti-of-kashmir-nasir-ul-islam-says-muslims-mistreated-in-india-need-to-demand-separate-country-4327257.html |accessdate=23 May 2020 |publisher=[[Firstpost]] |date=30 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="gk" />

He died on 12 February 2019. His death was condoled by [[Satya Pal Malik]], [[Omar Abdullah]] and [[Mehbooba Mufti]].<ref name="gk" />

==References==
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[[Category:1934 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:Aligarh Muslim University alumni]]
[[Category:Muftis]]
[[Category:Kashmiri Muslims]]
[[Category:People from Srinagar]]

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