Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Justice Maulana Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (born 1943) is a prominent Islamic figure in Pakistan. He is an expert in Islamic jurisprudence, hadith, economics and tasawwuf. He has been selected as the most influential Muslim person in the world. He is currently one of the most active figures in Islamic economics. He was a judge of the Central Shariah Court of Pakistan from 1980 to 1982 and the Shariah Appeal Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1982 to 2002. He is the author of the famous commentary "Maariful Qur'an" by Mufti Shafi Usmani. Son and brother of two famous Islamic personalities Maulana Rafi Usmani and Maulana Wali Razi.