Mufti Ashfaq Hussain Naeemi (19 December 1921 – 15 October 2013) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar, jurist and mufti associated with the Barelvi movement. He was widely known by the honorific title Mufti-e-Azam Rajasthan and served as one of the leading Hanafi muftis of Rajasthan during the twentieth century.

Education Naeemi pursued his traditional Islamic education at Madrasa Ajmal-ul-Uloom under Allama Ajmal Hussain Sambhali. He later completed advanced studies in Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), hadith, tafsir and Arabic sciences. He also benefited from the scholarly guidance of Mustafa Raza Khan, the son and successor of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, his other teacher includes Mohaddise azam e hind.

Works Among the works attributed to Naeemi are:

Ikhtiyarat-e-Mustafa

Shafaat-e-Mustafa

Fatawa-e-Mufti-e-Azam Rajasthan

Death Naeemi died on 15 October 2013 (9 Dhu al-Hijjah 1434 AH) at Chaukhan Sharif, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He was buried there, and his annual urs is commemorated on 9 Dhu al-Hijjah.

See also

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

Mustafa Raza Khan

Barelvi movement

Hanafi

References