AMN / New Delhi
Senior leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Maulana Rafique Ahmed Qasmi passed away on Saturday (June 06) at a local Hospital here due to a massive heart attack. He was 75.
Maulana Rafique Qasmi is survived by his wife, four daughters and six sons.
Several Muslim organisations and individuals have condoled the passing away of Maulana Qasmi, terming it as big loss to the community.
Maulana Rafique Ahmed Qasmi was born in Datauli, District Balrampur and hailed from Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. He was Nazim e Ilaqa – Bareilly and later became the Ameer e Halaqa of Uttar Pradesh Zone (1986-1995). Later during the tenure of Maulana Sirajul Hassan, he was summoned to Markaz and worked as National Secretary (1995 till 2019).
He was the Secretary Islami Muashera until the last term that ended in March 2019. He was currently a member of the Majlis e Numaindgaan as well as member of the Markazi Majlis e Shoora. He was executive member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and
Maulana was a prolific speaker and had excellent relations with the Ulema of other schools of thought as well as the religious leaders of other communities. Allah had blessed Maulana with a commanding personality and he had a very refined sense of humor. The Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Syed Sadatullah Hussaini along with senior Jamaat leaders offered their condolences and prayed to Allah for granting him forgiveness and blessing him with eternal paradise.