Template:Infobox office holder 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 from 1960 to 2012.
Biography
Farooqi was born in 1934 and acquired his primary education in Srinagar.[1]He received an LLB and masters degree in Arabic from Aligarh Muslim University.[2] In 1960, he succeeded his father Qayam u Din as the Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir.[1]
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. [3] 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. [4][5]
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. [6][1]
He died on 12 February 2019. His death was condoled by Satya Pal Malik, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Grand Mufti passes away, demise widely condoled(13 February 2019).
- ↑ Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir Bashiruddin dies at 82(12 February 2019).
- ↑ کشمیر:سرکا خطاب، ملاجلا ردعمل(20 June 2007).
- ↑ مفتی اعظم کشمیر سے موسیقی کے خلاف فتویٰ واپس لینے کا مطالبہ(29 July 2013).
- ↑ Music 'un-Islamic' but J-K's Grand Mufti can enjoy it(27 July 2013).
- ↑ Grand mufti of Kashmir Nasir ul Islam says Muslims mistreated in India, need to demand separate country(30 January 2018).