Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Muhammad Taqi ibn Muhammad Shafi Usmani (b. 1943 CE / 1362 AH) is a Pakistani Hanafi scholar, former judge of the Shariah Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and one of the world's foremost authorities on Islamic finance. Born in Deoband, India (before the partition), he is the son of the renowned Mufti Muhammad Shafi, the first Grand Mufti of Pakistan and author of Ma'arif al-Quran.

Mufti Taqi Usmani studied at Darul Uloom Karachi and also earned a law degree, combining traditional Islamic scholarship with modern legal training. His scholarly works include Takmilat Fath al-Mulhim, completing the commentary on Sahih Muslim that was begun by al-Kashmiri and continued by his father; Buhuth fi Qadaya Fiqhiyyah Mu'asirah (Discussions on Contemporary Juristic Issues), addressing modern legal questions from an Islamic perspective; and In'am al-Bari, lectures on Sahih al-Bukhari. His works in Urdu, including Taqi's commentary on the Quran and his travelogues, are also widely read.

Mufti Taqi Usmani is considered the architect of modern Islamic finance. He served as chairman or member of Shariah advisory boards for numerous Islamic banks, financial institutions, and the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI). His legal opinions and scholarly framework for Islamic banking, sukuk (Islamic bonds), and other financial instruments have shaped the multi-trillion-dollar Islamic finance industry. He continues to serve as a global authority on Hanafi jurisprudence and Islamic finance from Karachi.