Mufti-e-Azam Pakistan and author of dozens of religious books Mufti Muhammad Rafi Usmani passed away in Karachi on Friday night after prolong illness.
He was the elder brother of well-known Islami religious scholar, Mufti Taqi Usmani.
Mufti Rafi had been ill for a long time and was under treatment in an intensive care unit of a local hospital in Karachi.
Who was Mufti Rafi Usmani?
He was born on July 21, 1936. He was the eldest son of the Pakistan Movement leader Mufti Muhammad Shafi Usmani.
Mufti Rafi Usmani was the president of Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi and the Patron-in-Chief of Al-Madaris al-Arabiya Karachi.
He was an author of religious books including Dars Muslim, Two Nation Theory, and Navadar Fiqh.
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إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
Really sad news. My respected teacher, Shaykh Mufti Muhammad Rafi’ Usmani (elder brother of Mufti Taqi Usmani) has just passed away. Have no words to describe the sadness.
Please pray for him and the family & all connected to Dar al-Ulum Karachi. pic.twitter.com/juh3j0fnkb
— Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari (@Mufti_Muhammad_) November 18, 2022
Extremely saddened to learn of the demise of Mufti Muhammad Rafi Usmani Sahib, Principal of Darul Uloom Karachi who spent his life in the service of Deen & making Darul Uloom a global centre of excellence. May Allah grant Sabr Jamil to our Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani & the family.
— Dr Yusuf Shabbir (@ibn_shabbir) November 18, 2022
Maulana Mufti Rafi Usmani, the eminent religious scholar of the subcontinent, Sheikh Al-Hadith, may Allah have mercy on him pic.twitter.com/t0GAV1JUrW
— معلم لغۃ العربیہ والانجلیزیہ خاص (@muftikhalidMah2) November 18, 2022
Grand Mufti of Pakistan, President of Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi, Mufti Rafi Usmani, passed away after a long illness. May Allah Ta'ala forgive Mufti Sahib and grant him high ranks!!#مفتی_رفیع_عثمانی pic.twitter.com/dYMXGAD3B1
— abdurrahman tahir (@abdurrahman433) November 18, 2022
انا اللہ و انا الیہ راجعون۔
مفتی اعظم پاکستان مفتی محمد رفیع عثمانی صاحب ، اب اس دنیا میں نہیں رہے۔
اللہ تعالیٰ درجات بلند فرمائے۔ pic.twitter.com/YDdYWkKd23— Abdul Jabbar Nasir (@ajnasir) November 18, 2022